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ShieldVantage Bespoke Insurance for Allotment Associations
Premiums for Public Liability for the Association and plot holders start from just under £50.00 (including Insurance Premium Tax) and the following examples show how the costs vary for the basic liability cover according to the level of protection you want and number of plot holders on the site: The insurance is designed to allow you to ‘pick and mix’ any of the optional extras desired and set the level of cover needed for your specific needs. This means you can tailor your insurance to provide the level of benefits needed without paying for cover you do not want. To include protection for buildings worth £10,000 starts at £40.28 and for 7,500 cover on equipment the cost can be as low as £39.75.
NAS Legal
Advice
The National Allotment Society provides a range of legal advice to members, covering the following areas: • Allotment legislation and
disputes
• Tenancy Agreements
• Planning
• Health and Safety
• Environmental Law
• Contract Law
• Data Protection
• Company Law
We do receive up to 100 calls per week, which my colleague Holly Clark and
I endeavour to answer as quickly as possible. In order to provide this service, the NAS are required to carry Professional Indemnity Insurance to ensure that the guidance given is delivered by professionally qualified personnel. This insurance is renewed on an annual basis, with a full declaration of professional qualifications.
For many years prior to joining NAS I have advised agricultural suppliers, farmers and commercial organisations in many aspects of the
law. Throughout that time I adopted the philosophy that prevention is always better than cure. With the ever- growing number of enquiries to this office, I would like
to think that members
feel confident to discuss emerging problems and how best to handle them before any action is taken. This normally proves to be the most time-efficient approach and helps to avoid disputes, with the resultant poor reflection on all concerned.
From the beginning of 2015 I have been compiling a Legal Toolkit which will eventually sit in the members’ section
of the website, covering all the areas above where advice is given. This kit will also provide draft documents and templates to help assist with the running of allotments sites. We will keep you informed on the progress
of this project which should prove a valuable addition to your membership.
Liz Bunting Legal and Operations Manager
Coverage
Number of Plot-holders on site
£2.5m Liability cover for the Association
£2.5m Liability Cover for the Association and the plot holders £5m Liability cover for the Association
£5m Liability Cover for the Association and the plot holders
20 £47.40 £61.39 £58.00 £75.49
50 70 £63.25 £82.61 £98.24 £130.91 £77.81 £102.02 £121.54 £162.38
To speak to one of our specialist team of allotment insurance experts, call 01277 243 054.
Annual General Meeting and Conference Saturday 6th June 2015
The 2015 Annual General Meeting of the National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners Ltd will be held on Saturday 6th June 2015 at the Woodland Grange Conference Centre, Old Milverton Lane, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 6RN. Telephone: 01926 336621
We look forward to welcoming as many of you as possible to the AGM in historic Leamington Spa, where we have negotiated a special overnight rate so you can enjoy a mini break. The luxurious Woodland Grange Conference Centre offers delegates use of their leisure facilities including fitness room and gym, sauna, Jacuzzi, bars, restaurant and Wi-Fi.
Woodland Grange is a stunning residential conference venue in Warwickshire. It has the best of all worlds – a building full of character, state-of-the-art facilities, 16 acres of beautiful grounds and a convenient location at the heart of the motorway network (the M40, M42, M6 and M69 are all within a 20 minute drive).
It is one of only fourteen conference venues in the UK to have achieved the Accredited in Meetings (AIM) Gold Award for superb meeting room facilities and it is a Conference Centre of Excellence, the highest measure of quality within the conference venue sector. The extremely comfortable bedrooms, some with idyllic views across the Warwickshire countryside, all have ironing facilities, en suites with toiletries, 26” flat screen HDTVs with Freeview, radio channels, complimentary Wi-Fi, data points, phones and coffee making facilities.
Leamington Spa is a popular location with its wide boulevards, Georgian and Edwardian architecture and expansive, award-winning parks providing a sophisticated backdrop to the AGM location and we are sure you will have much to explore.
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