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Contact details
Head Office
Legal and Operations Manager:
Liz Bunting
Administration and Facilities Manager: Sonia Gallagher Administration: Karen Maher, Susan Garley 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
Mr 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
@Nationalallotmentsociety
Advertising enquiries...
Crest Design & Publish
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SUBMISSION CLOSING DATES:
Issue 2.22 (May) 21st February Issue 3.22 (August) 23rd May
Issue 4.22 (November) 22nd August
Magazine Submissions:
• Email to natsoc@nsalg.org.uk
• Include your contact details
• Up to 600 words in a word
document
• Send images as separate jpegs of
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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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Chairman’s comments.......................... 5 President’s scribblings.......................... 6
How does your association membership work? ............................... 8
Bugs, Bees and Broccoli! ...................... 8 Reps Q&A................................................ 9 GENERAL
Book Review ......................................... 10 The Young Plotters Club...................... 12 How to... ................................................ 14 Garden Doctor ...................................... 14 Cooking with Erin................................. 20 Why are hen eggs different colours? . 22 Coming to a (sustainable)
hive near you......................................... 23 Fruit ....................................................... 24 Vegetable .............................................. 26 Bird feeders on an allotment:
what are the pros & cons? .................. 27
Avoiding pests and diseases when sowing seeds and transplanting ........ 28
Readers articles ................................... 30 News from Europe............................... 32
AROUND THE REGIONS
Northern ............................................... 33 Yorkshire ............................................... 34 North West............................................ 38 East Midlands ....................................... 41 West Midlands ...................................... 46 Eastern.................................................. 49 South East............................................. 52 Southern ............................................... 54 South West............................................ 56 Wales ..................................................... 58
THINK FOR A MOMENT
A garden is a grand teacher.
It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust. Gertrude Jekyll
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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
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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