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The National Allotment Society in the Potting Shed at the Edible Garden Show
Staff and volunteers from the Society spent 3 days at the end of March promoting the Society at the Edible Garden Show in Alexandra
managing a plot organically, planning a new plot and growing seasonally. Our Legal and Operations Manager Liz Bunting
Palace, London. We shared a stand with Shield Vantage insurance, where we displayed our new leaflets and magazines and chatted to members and other show-goers. Volunteers also shared their allotment knowledge and experience with visitors to the Potting Shed area.
A team of knowledgeable NAS volunteers from
the region ran the Allotment Advice Clinic
gave a presentation
on the Sunday about common legal issues for allotment associations and how membership of the Society can help to address them.
A team of knowledgeable NAS volunteers from the region, along with our horticultural expert
Mike Thurlow ran the Allotment Advice Clinic in the Potting Shed where
Thanks to the efforts
of our volunteers we
recruited a significant
number of new members and quite a few affiliate members took the opportunity
to subscribe to their own copy of the magazine.
Mike Thurlow gave talks every day about
HIPPO were also promoting their Britain’s Best Allotment Competition. Have you entered your plot yet? Check out the entry page on the news, events and campaigns tab of the Society’s website.
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