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HEAD OFFICE
National Secretary:
Sonia Gallagher Administration: Lisa Fox and Midnight Lengalenga
Legal Advisor: Tyler Harris
Marketing and PR Officer: Charlotte Watts
Officers of the Society Interim President: Jeff Barber Chairman: Mike Farrell Treasurer: Jeff Davies
Governance Committee
Mrs Libby Earle
Mr Wyn Marshall Mr Keith Meakin Dr Gareth Owen Mr Alastair Watson
Patron: King Charles III
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TAKE A LOOK INSIDE 5 CHAIRMAN’S
COMMENTS
6 ADMIN
7 SNIPPETS
8 MEMBER BENEFITS
10 LEGAL
12 SEASONAL JOBS
14 CREATIVE PLOTTER
15 YOUNG PLOTTERS
16 CHARD RECIPES
17 FRUIT
18 VEGETABLES
20 THE KINGS PLOT 22 COMPOSTING
24 BIO-DIVERSITY
25 COMMUNITY
32 REGIONAL UPDATES Northern................................................32 Yorkshire.................................................33 Nor th West .......................................... 34 East Midlands........................................36 Wales........................................................ 37 West Midlands.....................................38 Eastern ..................................................... 40 South West............................................42 South East..............................................44 London .................................................... 46
LOCAL GREEN SPACE 10
RECIPES 16
SAVE THE SWIFT 24
COMMUNITY 25