- Nov 18, 2018
Members of CPAGA's Management Committee and its President met on Sunday 18 November 2018 in the John Gray Centre.
Terri Pilgrem resigned from the Committee, having given notice of her intention to do so earlier in the year. In accordance with Paragraphs 7(a) and (b) of the Constitution, the Committee co-opted Bree Halliday to the Committee and appointed her to the post of Trading Manager.
Agenda items included matters arising at the previous meeting on 16 September 2018, the reports of Officers, a proposed communication from idverde to all plotholders in respect of the intended future use of the waste bay, the turning off by Merton of the water supply to the Site and the adverse consequences for the availability of flushing toilets during Winter, and plans for the Christmas Party on Sunday, 2 December 2018.
The next meeting of the Management Committee is scheduled for 24 February 2019.
- Nov 11, 2018
Everyone is invited to the CPAGA
Christmas Party
Sunday 2 December 2017 11.30 am in the John Gray Centre (the Shop will close at 11 am).
Please join us for a glass of mulled wine, seasonal nibbles and festive garden cheer.
Food to share is very welcome or just come along!
- Oct 29, 2018
Merton has turned off the water supply to the Site. The Site has a single supply for its stand pipes and tanks, its toilets and the kitchen in the John Gray Centre.
Merton Council's published aim for its allotments is to turn off the supply every autumn and turn it on again in the spring. Merton imposes on idverde a contractual duty to take responsibility for management of water at the Site including turning the water off and on to coincide with the growing season and to prevent freezing and burst pipes.
The intention is to protect the exposed parts of the system from the possible effects of icy weather. In practice, this means no water, flushing toilets or kitchen facilities during November to February (Winter).
The Management Committee of CPAGA knows that people visiting the Site during Winter value the availability of flushing toilets. The Committee has explored, through idverde, whether, with the help of volunteers, water can be available during some periods over Winter when the risks from icy weather are remote. However, it appears that is not possible unless those volunteers bear themselves all of the financial consequences if ever the system were damaged.
During periods when flushing toilets are not available, the Committee tries to warn people with notices on the toilets and on its web site. Unfortunately, last Winter, such notices were vandalised.
During periods when the toilets do not flush, the Committee asks that people use a bucket of water from a tank to flush the toilets after use to be considerate of other people.
