- Feb 24, 2019
Members of CPAGA's Management Committee and its President met on Sunday 24 February 2019 in the John Gray Centre, the first meeting of 2019.
Agenda items included matters arising at the previous meeting on 18 November 2018, the reports of Officers, the communications by Merton/idverde about the intended use of the waste bay, Merton's policy for the supply of water to the Site and idverde's implementation of that policy, and an initiative to organise the sale of teas, refreshments and jams.
The next meeting of the Management Committee is scheduled for 7 April 2019. The Committee plans to meet during 2019 on 7 April, 12 May (if required, being the first Sunday after the Annual General Meeting on 5 May), 23 June, 28 July, 15 September and 17 November.
- Feb 10, 2019
CPAGA understands from the Allotment Administrator that the water supply to the Site and, consequently the John Gray Centre and the toilets, will not be restored until the end of March or the beginning of April, weather permitting.
CPAGA's Management Committee knows that people visiting the Site value the availability of flushing toilets. If plotholders are concerned about the consequences of idverde's implementation of Merton's policy, a point of contact is the Merton Cabinet Member for Community and Culture, currently Councillor Nick Draper (St Helier ward).
- Dec 2, 2018
Following Merton's decision to turn off the water supply to the Site over Winter (see news item, 29 October 2018), by majority vote, the Management Committee has decided to lock access to the Shop's toilet block from today, the end of the season.
When the water supply is off, the toilets do not flush and, due to the actions of some inconsiderate users, become foul and unusable. That has happened during November. This is despite the attempts of the Committee to encourage considerate use.
When they are available and flushing, the toilets are kept clean by volunteers. It is not fair to expect or ask those volunteers to deal with the foul state of the non-flushing toilets.
The Committee knows that people visiting the Site during Winter value the availability of flushing toilets. If plotholders are concerned about the consequences of Merton's policy, a point of contact is the Merton Cabinet Member for Community and Culture, currently Councillor Nick Draper (St Helier ward).
