News
Trading store re-opens on 5 February - potato and onion orders will be ready for collection.
New Site Supervisors appointed
April and Eric Mullen have been appointed as our new Site Supervisors. If you have any matters which need reporting or acting on please initially approach April or Eric; they can usually be found on their plot 80b which is towards the southern end of the central roadway.
If you need to report a crime (which is non urgent) please report it to the police by phoning 101.
In an emergency you should still dial 999.
Winter working parties 2012
Every Winter we organise working parties carrying out practical tasks on the site. You can join in, even if you do not have a plot yet.
Our next dates are 11, 18 February
Meet at the Pretoria Road gates at 10.00am.
Everyone is welcome, no special skills needed. Refreshments provided.
Annual General Meeting
This year's AGM was held at 8pm on 15 November 2011 at Ashby Hall, Abbotts Close, Romford. Thank you to all members who attended.
Welcome to the new members of the management committee : Justine Smith and James Bunting; April and Eric Mullen and Kevin Gillard.
Minutes of the meeting are available by clicking here
The revised rules and objectives of the Society can be found here.
Annual open day - 13 August 2011
Thanks to everyone who helped with the big day. We had lots of donations of fruit, vegetable, jams, chutney and cakes, all of which sold very well. We had many visitors who enjoyed making purchases and walking round the site. Photographs of the day can be seen by clicking here to visit our photogallery
More people lent a hand this year helping to get the marquee unpacked, erected and repacked at the end of the day which was very much appreciated.
The Mayor of Havering, Councillor Melvin Wallace kindly presented the Society's annual awards
which were as follows:
10 Rods
& Over 1st Place
April & Eric Mullen 2nd Place Ray
Carvalho 3rd Place
Tricia & David Moore Under 10
Rods 1st Place Mr
Balgobin 2nd Place Mr
& Mrs Young 3rd Place
Charlie Thorn Highly
Commended Kevin
Gillard Peter
Green Mr & Mrs
McSweeny Mr
Gentry Jamie &
Samantha Peat Jason
Hall Best
Newcomers James Bunting
and Justine Smith
Disposal of Green Waste
Havering Council has decided to charge us to remove waste from the site and the Society's management committee has resolved that the two big waste bins on the site can only be used for disposal of non compostable materials e.g. plastic, metal etc. They cannot be used for rubbish brought in off site.
The Society's Rule on Composting (7.16) states:
Members must compost all their green waste on their own plots or dispose of it off site….
So, if you do not intend to take your green waste off site, or to bury it on your plot, would you please ensure that you have a compost bin. This will provide you with a source of free compost which you can use on your plot.
Compost bins of varying sizes and types can be obtained at subsidised prices from http://www.havering.getcomposting.com/.
Alternatively bins can be built from wooden pallets, fixed together. Instructions on how to do this can be found on the BBC Gardeners' World website at http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/projects/compost-bin/
Hosepipe and sprinkler charges for 2011 have now been set by the management committee and are as follows:
1 - 5 rod plots will be charged £15 to use a hosepipe and an additional £8 to use a sprinkler.
6 - 10 rod plots will be charged £30 to use a hosepipe and an additional £15 to use a sprinkler.
11 - 20 rod plots will be charged £55 to use a hosepipe and an additional £28 to use a sprinkler.
21 rods and above will be charged £80 to use a hosepipe and an additional £40 to use a sprinkler.
Please note that, as stated in the Society's rules under section 6.6, 'using a hosepipe by laying it on the ground or supporting it by any means other than being held by a person will be considered as use of a sprinkler.'
Hose and sprinkler charges are payable upon first use, anyone found using a hose or sprinkler without paying the relevant charges risks having their membership of the Society terminated.
You can pay the above charges in the Society's trading store on Saturday mornings between the hours of 10.00am - 12.00pm or on Sunday mornings between the hours of 9.30 - 11.30am.
If you cannot get to the store send a cheque to Daniel Smart at 16 Moray Way, Romford, RM1 4YD. Please make cheques payable to the Romford Smallholders Society.