Unusually cold weather is forecast from the night of Sunday, 25 February 2018 through the morning of Saturday, 3 March 2018.
As a consequence, following Merton Council's published aim for its allotments during Winter, the water supply may be off during the period.
When the supply is off, there are no flushing toilets. Please use a bucket of water to clear the toilets, if you do use them in this state.
Members of CPAGA's Management Committee and its President met on Sunday 25 February 2018 in the John Gray Centre.
Agenda items included matters arising at the previous meeting on 19 November 2017 and the reports of Officers.
It was noted that Garth Ezekiel (Plot 64) had resigned as Vice Chairman of CPAGA on 13 December 2017.
The Treasurer reported that draft accounts had been prepared for CPAGA for 2017, which showed a small surplus of income over expenditure. The draft accounts will now be reviewed by the independent examiner.
The next meeting of the Management Committee is scheduled for 8 April 2018. The Annual General Meeting of CPAGA is scheduled for 6 May 2018.
The Site has a single water 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. The intention is to protect the exposed parts of the system from the possible effects of icy weather. In practice, this would mean no water, flushing toilets or kitchen facilities during November to February (Winter).
The Management Committee of CPAGA is currently working with the Council, through idverde, to see if, with the help of volunteers, water can be available during some periods over Winter when the risks from icy weather are remote. This has been possible in past Winters. The Committee knows that people visiting the Site during Winter value the availability of flushing toilets.
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, this Winter, such notices have been quickly 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.
