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Fiona’s roundup
FIONA SHENFIELD FNVS, NVS GENERAL SECRETARY
Mimi Competition cancelled
Sadly, Brexit red tap has hampered the ability for Marshalls to provide us with the Mimi Tomato seed that we had previously announced in your January edition of the SV Magazine (p35).
At time of writing this article, the seed remains stuck at East Midlands Airport and it has been decided that this delay, combined with legislation of additional germination testing, that the seed would not be available in time for distribution for your Magazine.
We would like to thank Marshall’s for their efforts with the seed in addition to their continued generous support in providing sponsorship for our National Championships and all our Branch Championships around the country.
Meetings and AGM’s in times of Covid
The National Vegetable Society have certain requirements, detailed within our Constitution and Rules regarding the holding of Meetings and AGM’s. These include National, Branch and District Association requirements.
Owing to the Coronavirus Pandemic and the ever-fluid Government legislation, certain NVS requirements may not always be able to be met. For your information, the Charities Commission and Government have issued additional guidelines and rules for charities to follow during these difficult times. This includes guidance on allowable methods for holding meetings e.g. using the internet (e.g. Zoom), allowable methods for voting
regarding officer positions in AGM’s and rules for postponing and cancelling meetings and AGM’s.
You will have noticed that some meetings have been cancelled/postponed or switched to being held on line via Zoom, in addition to postponement of some AGM’s.
The NVS is continuing to monitor
the requirements and updates from the Charities Commission and Government to ensure that we remain compliant.
For your information, all Branches and DA’s have been provided with extracted up-to-date guidelines on what we can and cannot do along with any additional records we are required to maintain.
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