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Contact details
Head Office
Legal and Operations Manager:
Liz Bunting
Office and Facilities Manager:
Sonia Gallagher Administration: Karen Maher, Susan Garley and Lisa Fox Legal Advisor: Tyler Harris Research and Development Officer: Dr Deborah Burn Marketing and PR Co- Ordinator: Lauren Lawless
Officers of the Society President: Phil Gomersall Chairman: Tom Terrence Treasurer: Jeff Davies
Governance Committee Mr Alastair Watson Mrs Libby Earle
Mr Paul Merryweather Mr Wyn Marshall
Mr Keith Meakin Dr Gareth Owen
Patron:
King Charles III
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Chairman’s comments ............................... 5
David Allison joins the NAS
as the new Horticultural Advisor ............ 5
President’s scribblings ............................... 6 King Charles & gardening ........................ 8 Legal matters .............................................. 10
GENERAL
Book reviews ................................................ 11 Snippets.........................................................12 Hot topic ....................................................... 14 The young plotters club........................... 16 Allotments on a shoestring .................... 18 Seasonal jobs to do ...................................20 Creative plotholders ................................. 22 On the Kings plot .......................................24 Cooking with Erin ......................................26 Chickens .......................................................28 We want your opinion!..............................30 Bees ................................................................ 32 Fruit ............................................................... 34 Vegetables....................................................36 Biodiversity ..................................................38 Protect your house and
your home away from home.................. 40 Greenhouse Creation ............................... 41 Readers articles..........................................42
THINK FOR A MOMENT
There are no gardening mistakes, only experiments. Janet Kilburn
Phillips
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AROUND THE REGIONS
North West.................................................. 46 East Midlands..............................................47 West Midlands ........................................... 48 Eastern ......................................................... 49 Wales............................................................. 49 London ..........................................................50
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