- 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.
- Oct 5, 2018
idverde, on behalf of Merton Council, has issued invoices for allotment fees and charges for the year ended 30 September 2019 (2018/19). The invoices state that payment must be made by 31 October 2018.
The invoices set out possible payment methods: bank transfer, by card by phone and by cheque. The Allotment Adminstrator has requested that plotholders pay by bank transfer if they can.
The relevant bank account is set out in the invoices and plotholders should quote the invoice number as a reference for the transfer to ensure correct allocation of the payment.
Please note: the relevant bank account for 2018/19 is different to that in previous years.
