News items can also be found in the links below.
Important stuff
The allotment site will remain open but all members are asked to maintain a minimum of 2 metre spacing and adhere to the government guidelines re exercise. Use it as your exercise period but when you return home do not return to site on the same day.
The store will not open on Sundays until further notice and the tea room is of course closed.
Frank Rust
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Frank Rust our Membership Secretary. He died in Frimley Park Hospital after contracting the Covid-19 virus. We will pay tribute to Frank on this site at a later date which will show what a huge loss he is to the Allotment Association and the community he served for so many years. His family have asked for privacy at this time and we ask all to respect that. He was a very special man and will be greatly missed
AGM Postponed
THE EASTER EVENT HAS NOW BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL A LATER DATE AND WE WILL LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS WE CAN
ALL FUTURE EVENTS WILL BE ASSESSED NEARER THE TIME. WATCH THIS SPACE
PLEASE READ
To Everybody (especially Newcomers)
From The FUNRAISERS (We are Moira Bawn, Audrey Cook, Jackie De La Haye, Barbara Horton, Val Read, Trish Sutherland, Rosemary Tabram, Helen Williams)
What We Do Organise social/charity fund raising throughout the year
A Tea/Coffee/Cake every Sunday morning 10am to 12 midday
And a craft afternoon on the last Wednesday of each month.
Thank you To the Committee and all who have supported us this year
Requests More Volunteers – especially for Sunday Morning Tea Rota. If interested contact Moira Bawn (01252 671404) or Helen Williams (01252 328027) or any other Fun Raiser.
Local Charities supported to date: Phyllis Tuckwell, Parkside and CSSEF (Chloe and Sophies Special Ears Fund).
Looking Forward
Plants are needed to sell at the Open Day on May 16th and on Sunday mornings. For details see any of the Fun Raisers, eg Val Read, Rosemary Tabram
Please note a new mini kitchen with running water will be installed in the meeting room in the spring
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH
EVICTION
Members of the committee today ( July 2nd 2019 ) confronted a plot holder who had been caught stealing. After making it very clear as to why we were confronting said person we showed the evidence, took the gate key and then escorted said person off the site again making it clear said person was being evicted and not to return. We have decided not to involve the police in this instance.
CCTV Installation
CCTV installation is now done and covers key areas of the site.
We are watching.
All members are reminded that any theft is to be reported so that we can at least log it but we can only act if we catch people at it. If the culprit is a plot member we will evict immediately ( By-law 8.13 ) and the police will be notified.
EMERGENCY ACCESS
There is now a Security Key Box on the main gate for use by the Emergency Services. If you have an accident on site and need to call for an ambulance they have the code for the box. Stay on the phone to help them find you. If you are attending someone stay with them until you know the ambulance is on site.
Christmas Event
The Funraisers held their last event of 2019 on Sunday the 15th January and raised an amazing total of £262.85 for our charities. Those who came along looked as if they were having a jolly good time and as usual we had plenty of lovely seasonal food!! A huge thank you to everyone for supporting both this event and all the other events we have held this year. We have been overwhelmed by the generosity of our plotholders. This year our events have raised a staggering total of £3000. We are not sure we can better this!! However we look forward to organising the events again next year. A list of these, with dates, will be sent to you all and placed on the web site early next year.
THE FUNRAISERS
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OPEN DAY 2019
Thank you, thank you, thank you wonderful people of Aldershot and District Allotment Association.
The plant sale held on site on the 18th May (and remaining plants sold on the 19th) raised a massive £1318 – this is double the amount raised last year and we couldn’t have done it without you all.
Our thanks go to everyone who supported us, whether you helped us set up on the day, generously gave us a fantastic selection of plants, delicious cakes, helped man the stalls, bought plants, drank tea and ate cake or brought along family, friends and neighbours – it was a fantastic day only made possible by YOU!
The Fun Raisers
TV Fame
We were recently featured on Freeview Channel 7 and the video is available on Youtube. Despite his amazing on screen presence no acting roles have been forthcoming for our esteemed Membership Secretary but who knows as more people see it. The other two featured members were asked to look as though they were working. Nobody was, is or will be convinced.
RHS IT’S YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
The ADAA were awarded “Outstanding” in this 2019’s event which is something we can all feel very proud of.
“Donated Items”
We have had a number of items left in the bottom car park some of which, we will generously assume, have been left for others to use. In the future would all plot holders note that if you have any items you wish to donate bring them to the shop on a Sunday morning where an assessment can be made about it’s potential for sale. All monies raised goes to charity. Obvious rubbish should not be brought to the shop nor dumped in the bottom car park and action will be taken if you are seen to do so. See By-Laws 7.1
