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In this issue...
Regions & Reps ......................................................... 4 Chairman’s Comments .......................................... 5 From the President...................................................5 Legal Update ............................................................... 6 GENERAL International.................................................................. 8 Competition winners............................................. 11 Book Reviews .......................................................... 16 Feature on... Chickens ....................................... 20 On the Kings plot ................................................... 22 Feature on... Strawberries ................................ 24 Grow Your Own Stir-fry ....................................... 25 Q&A with Mike Thurlow ...................................... 30 Planting for Bees .................................................... 31 Seasonal jobs........................................................... 32 Expert guide to chives......................................... 34 Growing back in time ........................................... 43
The Edible Garden Show
and Good Life Live ................................................ 46
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Northern ......................................................................47 Yorkshire......................................................................48 North West.................................................................51 East Midlands...........................................................54 West Midlands.........................................................55 Eastern.........................................................................56 Southern .....................................................................58 South East .................................................................59 South West................................................................60 Wales ............................................................................61
AROUND THE REGIONS
Contact details
Head Of ce
Legal and Operations Manager:
Liz Bunting
Legal Assistant: Christian Kirkpatrick Administration: Karen Maher,
Liz McInally, Sarah Green
Marketing and Mentor
Coordinator: Di Appleyard Horticulture Consultant: Mike Thurlow
Of cers of the Society
President: Mrs Karen Kenny Chairman: Mr Tony Heeson Vice Chairman: Mr Rod Weston Treasurer: Mr Dave Morris
Local Authority Representative
Cllr C Loakes
Standing Orders Committee
Chairman: Prof. R Jones, Mr M Merrill, Mr P Merryweather and Mrs L Earle
Patron:
HRH Prince of Wales
PLEASE NOTE:
NSALG enquiries should be made to: Head Of ce, O’Dell House, Hunters Road, Corby, Northants NN17 5JE Tel: 01536 266576
Fax: 01536 264509
email: natsoc@nsalg.org.uk
web: www.nsalg.org.uk Registered in 1930 under the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts No:11144R
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Tel: 01536 317000
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ON THE COVER:
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SUBMISSIONS ADVICE:
Letters and articles for publication should be sent to: NSALG Head Of ce
CLOSING DATES:
Issue 3. 2016: 3rd June 2016
Magazine Submissions:
All submissions should be sent by email to Head Of ce. Articles should be limited to 600 words. Please include articles in a word document (.doc le) and images as separate jpegs or tiffs. We will wherever possible include articles that are sent in by post but cannot guarantee their inclusion. When submitting articles, please provide name, address, phone number and email address if applicable. If submitting by email, the subject line should read ‘NSALG magazine’.
Photographs and images:
Ideally your images should be of good resolution, 300dpi (photos taken with mobile phones are not good enough quality).
If you need help with any of the above please call Jayne at Crest Publications on: 01536 317000 or email: jayne@crestpublications.com
NSALG Management Committee, Of cers, Editor and Publishers, do not necessarily agree with the views expressed by contributors to this magazine and do not accept any responsibility for any errors in transmission in the subject matter of this publication. All advertisements are included in good faith and NSALG Management Committee, Of cers, Editor and Publishers, cannot therefore accept any responsibility for any services offered by advertisers. No part of this publication may be reproduced without express written permission of the Society and Publishers.
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Competition terms and conditions : Competitions are open to all UK residents aged 18 or over, excluding employees or agents of the associated publishing company and their families. One entry per person. The prizes and giveaways are as speci ed on the relevant pages.
No cash alternatives. Entries must be via post or email as stated (no purchase necessary). Illegible entries and those that do not abide by these terms and conditions will be disquali ed. No responsibility is held for entries lost, delayed or damaged in the post, proof of posting is not proof of delivery. Your details will be processed by Crest Publications (publishers of ALG magazine on behalf of the NSALG) in full accordance with data protection. Crest Publications may wish to contact you with information of other services we provide which may be of interest. Please indicate on your entry if you do not wish to receive such information by post, phone or email. The decision of the judge is nal and
no correspondence will be entered into. Winners will be noti ed by phone, email or post; a list of winners is available on request from Crest Publications, 1 Rothwell Grange Court, Rothwell Road, Kettering, Northants NN16 8FB