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News in brief
2017 Potato Days
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Saturday 11th February 2017
West Yorks Organic Group Potato Day
Shipley College, Exhibtion Road, Saltaire 10am to 2pm
Tubers available from one upwards. Approx 40 varieties including those we know and love, and some new varieties.
Saturday 11th February 2017
East Anglia Potato Day
Mid-Suffolk Showground, Stonham Barns, Pettaugh Road, Sstonham Aspal, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 6AT (on the A1120 – two miles from A140)
9.30am to 1.30 pm
Saturday 11th February 2017
Codford Potato Day
Codford Village Hall, Codford, Warminster, BA12 0LD
10am to 1pm
Codford Horticultural Society and Pennard Plants. Refreshments available.
Sunday 12th February 2016
Roots & Shoots Potato Day
Walnut Tree Walk, Lambeth, SE11 6DN 11am to 2pm
Refreshments and other stalls available. Admission charges apply, all funds go to Roots & Shoots.
Saturday 18th February 2017
Ilfracombe Potato Day and Seed Swap
Lantern Centre, High Street, Ilfracombe, EX34 9NH
11am to 3pm
Organised by Incredible Edible Ilfracombe. Craft and produce stalls, childrens workshops, demonstrations. Free entry, refreshments available.
Sunday 19th February 2017
Dulverton Potato Day
Dulverton Middle School, Fishers Mead, Dulverton, Somerset, TA22 9EE
11am to 3pm
Organised by Dulverton Gardening Club Refreshments, free admission.
Saturday 25th February 2017
Maiden Newton Potato Day
Village Hall, Station road, Maiden Newton, DT2 0AE
10.30am to 2pm
Refreshments. Maiden Newton Allotments and Pennard Plants. Free admission.
Saturday 25th February 2017
South East Essex Organic Gardeners Potato Day
Growing Together Westcliff, corner of Fairfax Drive and Prittlewell Chase. Please use the entrance in Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 9AG
10am to 2pm
Trust Links is delighted to be hosting again this year Seed Potato Day in conjunction with South East Essex Organic Gardeners. With approximately 40 varieties of seed potato, some organic, sold individually at 15p per tuber (same price as last year!). There will also be Stuttgart Giant and Turbo onion sets for sale, plus organic fertiliser! Trust Links will also be selling the plants and vegetables raised in the Growing Together Garden. Refreshments will be available including jacket potatoes.
Sunday 26th February 2017
Growing Frome Potato Day and Seed Swap
The Cheese & Grain, Market Yard, Justice Lane, Frome, BA11 1BE
10am to 3pm
Organised by Incredible Edible Frome. Fantastic food, workshops, talks and children’s activities. Admission charge applies.
Saturday 4th March 2017
Weston (Bath) Potato Day and Spring Bulb competition
All Saints Centre, High Street, Weston, Bath, BA14BX
10.30am to 1.30pm
Weston Village (Bath) Garden Club Admission 50p. Refreshments available.
Sunday 5th March 2017
Damerham Potato Day
Damerham Village Hall, Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 3HQ
10.30am to 1.30pm
Damerham & District Horticultural Society and Pennard Plants
Saturday 11th March 2017
Get Seedy! Seed Swap and Potato Day
Timsbury Conygre Hall, North Road, Timsbury, nr Bath, BA2 0JQ
10am to 2pm
Free parking, refreshments and bar
Free talks, children’s activities and more. Entry £1.00, U16’s Free.
Members’ e-newsletter
Are you receiving the Members’ e-news? This is emailed out to all our contacts and site secretaries are encouraged to circulate to their plot holders. However, you can subscribe yourself in the members section
of the website. If you have a role based email (ie secretary@anytown allotments.org.uk) you may not be getting the e-news because of a mail-chimp quirk that stops us from uploading those addresses but you can subscribe yourself.
Protecting your
Allotment - Safety
Advice lea et
A useful new guidance document has been prepared by a team of police support volunteers based in Blaby District, Leicestershire. The guidance is written for allotment organisers so that they can recognise vulnerabilities in their own sites, understand what can be done to reduce risk of nuisance and criminal offences, and what the cost implications might be. The lea et can be found in the Downloads and Resources section of the website.
Membership Fees
On the 1st January membership fees for societies and associations rose to £3 per plot holder.
Making a Difference
Our website now has a new page where we can tell the world about all the hard work that our members do to support the Society and promote the allotment movement. Have you got an allotment hero or heroes in your locality? Please let us know and we can feature them on the page. Email diane@nsalg.org.uk
Shows and Events
RHS Early Spring Plant Fair
14-15 February 2017
Newbury Flower Show
7-9 April 2017
RHS Cardiff Flower Show
7-9 April 2017
Suffolk Flower Show
15-17 April 2017
Harrogate Spring Flower Show
20-23 April 2017
RHS Malvern Spring Festival
11-14 May 2017
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