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Contents...
Lady Chairs Report................................................................... 06 News from the Trustees January 2019...................................... 07 Kelvin’s Comments................................................................... 08 From the kitchen....................................................................... 10 Perennial Vegetables: A New Beginning: Part 5 ........................ 12 Confessions of a Novice ........................................................... 14 Growing Damsons.................................................................... 16 Making Crosses in Plant Pollination........................................... 20 Climate Change........................................................................ 23 What’s On ................................................................................ 26 National Vegetable Society Annual General Meeting ................. 29 Seasonal jobs........................................................................... 36 Jersey ...................................................................................... 42 Scottish Branch ..................................................................... 43 Northern Branch ..................................................................... 47 Midland Branch ...................................................................... 54 Southern Branch .................................................................... 56 Welsh Branch ......................................................................... 60
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As you know, the law on data protection changed on May 25th, 2018, that’s over one year ago! In your 2018 Spring edition & the 2018 Autumn edition of the SV Magazine, you received a consent form which we requested that you complete and return. This was to be read in conjunction with the NVS Privacy Notice. We are getting there slowly, and we continue to receive members consent forms and would like to thank all who have returned them to date.
I would like to reiterate the importance of swift return of your consent form, especially by our officers, judges, lecturers & Branch Committee Members (BOTH SIDES REQUIRED). If we don’t receive your form back, we will now sadly have to remove your name from the summer Directory edition onwards. We will, of course, add it back in upon receipt of your consent form. Thank you for your assistance. The sooner we do this, the sooner we can release more information to local clubs, groups and societies when they request a list of local judges in their area to assist in judging a show. For your information, we are now sitting at approximately 77% of our members who are detailed in the Directory having returned their forms. Can I especially ask DA officers to check and send a form if you have not yet done so and this helps members know who to contact should they wish to join your DA.
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