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AGM
Saturday 14th June 2025
The 2025 Annual General
Meeting of the National Society
of Allotment and Leisure
Gardeners Ltd will be held on
Saturday 14th June 2025 at
Woodland Grange, Leamington
Spa. Details of the speakers
attending the event will be
confirmed.
This is a residential conference
venue and hotel offering a quiet
retreat-style setting, set in 6 acres
of beautiful gardens providing
award-winning hospitality and
accommodation. Woodland Grange
is located just outside Leamington
Spa and is easily accessible between
Birmingham, Warwick and Coventry.
It is also a short distance from both
Leamington Spa and Warwick train
stations. If you’re travelling by car, the
venue is easily accessible from the
M1, M69 and M40.
NAS delegates will be offered
morning refreshments as well as a
2-course hot & cold buffet lunch;
any dietary requirements should be
included on the Delegate form.
MESSAGE
FROM OUR
AMBASSADOR
"I'm delighted to be an ambassador for
the National Allotment Society and to
support the fantastic work they do in
championing allotments and homegrown
food. Growing your own isn’t
just about fresh produce—it’s
about community, wellbeing, and
reconnecting with nature. I look
forward to working with the Society
and its members to promote
the benefits of allotments
and share my passion for
gardening. Keep an eye
out for the next issue,
where I'll be answering
your questions in
a dedicated Q&A
section!"
Adam Frost
TAKE 5
Protecting Our Members from Scams – Working with Take Five
At the National Allotment Society, we’re
of the moment, it’s easy to forget this.
always looking for ways to support and
Take Five to Stop Fraud is a national
protect our members. That’s why we’re
campaign that offers straightforward advice
exploring ways to work with Take Five
on how you protect yourself from scams.
to Stop Fraud, a national campaign that
We encourage everyone to:
provides straightforward advice on how to
•
STOP: Take a moment to stop and think
safeguard yourself against scams.
before parting with your money or
Criminals are experts at impersonating
information. It could keep you safe.
people, organisations and the police. They
•
CHALLENGE: Ask yourself, could it be
spend hours researching you for their
fake? It’s ok to reject, refuse or ignore any
scams, hoping you’ll let your guard down for
requests. Only criminals will try to rush
just a moment.
or panic you.
Many people may already know the dos
•
PROTECT: Contact your bank
and don’ts of scams – that no one should
immediately if you think you’ve been
ever contact them out of the blue to ask for
scammed and report it to Action Fraud
their full PIN or full password or ever make
at actionfraud.police.uk or on 0330 123
them feel pressured into moving money to
2040.
another account. The trouble is, in the heat
We’ll keep you updated on how we’re
working with Take Five to help keep our
members safe. In the meantime, you can
find more information onfraud prevention
at www.takefive-stopfraud.org.uk.
Stay vigilant and stay safe!
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