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Contact details
Head Office
Legal and Operations Manager:
Liz Bunting
Administration and Facilities Manager: Sonia Gallagher Administration: Karen Maher, Liz McInally, Sarah Green Marketing and Mentor Coordinator: Di Appleyard Legal Assistant: Tyler Harris
Officers of the Society
President: Mr Phil Gomersall Chairman: Mr Tony Heeson Treasurer: Jeff Davies
Governance Committee
Chairman: Prof. Ron Jones, Mr Alastair Watson, Mrs Libby Earle and Mr Paul Merryweather
Patron:
HRH Prince of Wales
PLEASE NOTE:
NSALG enquiries and magazine submissions:
NSALG Head Office,
O’Dell House, Hunters Road, Corby, Northants NN17 5JE
Tel: 01536 266576
email: natsoc@nsalg.org.uk www.nsalg.org.uk
Registered in 1930 under the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts No:11144R
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ON THE COVER:
Image Credit:
Mick Webb
SUBMISSION CLOSING DATES:
Issue 3.19 (Aug): 5th June 2019 Issue 4.19 (Nov): 4th Sept 2019
Magazine Submissions:
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Vice-Chairman’s comments......................4 President’s scribblings..................................5 Legal ...........................................................................6 Health and Safety ..............................................8
GENERAL
Book reviews......................................................12
Growing up ..........................................................14
Garden doctor ...................................................16
Seasonal jobs to do .......................................18
On the Kings plot.............................................26
Artists corner ....................................................28
Cooking with Erin ...........................................30
Fruit: Blueberries...........................................36
Vegetables: Pumpkins, Squashes and Courgettes ........................................................... 38
Just got a plot....................................................40 Pollinators in cities........................................42 Let's talk allotments....................................44 Write an article.................................................46 Unpack your member benefits.............48 France.....................................................................50 NAS holiday.........................................................51
AROUND THE REGIONS
Northern ...............................................................52 Yorkshire ............................................................... 53 North West ..........................................................56 East Midlands....................................................58 West Midlands ..................................................60 South East............................................................60 Eastern...................................................................61 Southern ...............................................................62 South West ..........................................................63 Wales .......................................................................64 London....................................................................68
THINK FOR A MOMENT
The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies
Gertrude Jekyll
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NSALG Management Committee, Officers, 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, Officers, 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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