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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 and Lisa Fox Marketing and Mentor Coordinator: Di Appleyard Legal Assistant: Tyler Harris
Officers of the Society
President: Phil Gomersall Chairman: John Irwin Treasurer: Jeff Davies
Governance Committee
Chairman: Prof. Ron Jones, Mr Alastair Watson,
Mrs Libby Earle and
Mr Paul Merryweather Wyn Marshall
Patron:
HRH Prince of Wales
NAS enquiries and
magazine submissions...
NAS 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
Advertising enquiries...
Crest Design & Publish
12 Brooklands Court,
Kettering Venture Park, Kettering, Northants NN15 6FD
Tel: 01536 317000
email: jayne@crestpublications.com www.crestpublications.com
SUBMISSION CLOSING DATES:
Issue 1.21 (Feb): 23rd November 2020 Issue 2.21 (May) 22nd February 2021 Issue 3.21 (August) 24th May 2021 Issue 4.21 (November) 20th August 2021
Magazine Submissions:
• All submissions should be sent to natsoc@nsalg.org.uk
• Include your contact details in case we need to get in touch
• Articles should be limited to 600 words.
• Please send text as word document
• Please send images as separate jpegs
• Images need to be good resolution, 300dpi is ideal
If you need help with any of the above please call
Jayne at Crest Publications on: 01536 317000 or email: jayne@crestpublications.com
COMPOSTABLE WRAPPERS
The potato starch wrappers can be put in your compost bin or out with your food waste. Made from 100% compostable industrial by-product.
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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 specified 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 disqualified. 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 NAS) in full accordance with data protection. The decision of the judge is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Winners will be notified by phone, email or post; a list of winners is available on request from Crest Publications, 12 Brooklands Court, Kettering Venture Park, Kettering, Northants NN15 6FD
Regional reps and mentors .................. 4 Chairman’s comments.......................... 5 President’s scribblings.......................... 6 Legal matters ......................................... 7
GENERAL
NAS history ............................................. 8 International message ........................ 10 Snippets and book reviews ................. 12 The Young Plotters Club...................... 14 Seasonal jobs to do.............................. 16 Artists corner........................................ 18 On the Kings plot.................................. 20 Cooking with Erin................................. 22 Fruit: Apricots....................................... 24 Bees....................................................... 25 The not so humble Potato ................... 26 Biodiversity ........................................... 28
Readers Articles:
“G-space” and whimsically
unearthing my inner gardener ........... 32
Fantastic Phacelia!............................... 34
Beware of brothers-in-law
offering gifts.......................................... 35
Still learning! ........................................ 36 News from Europe............................... 37
AROUND THE REGIONS
Northern ............................................... 38 Yorkshire ............................................... 41 North West............................................ 45 East Midlands ....................................... 47 West Midlands ...................................... 47 Eastern.................................................. 50 South East............................................. 53 Southern ............................................... 55 South West............................................ 58 Wales ..................................................... 60 London .................................................. 61
THINK FOR A MOMENT
“A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows. ” Doug Larson
NAS 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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