{"id":198,"date":"2025-11-23T21:42:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T21:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evtraof.cluster121.hosting.ovh.net\/?page_id=198"},"modified":"2025-12-26T15:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T15:39:08","slug":"evgs-agm-30-01-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.evtra.org.uk\/garden-society\/evgs-agm-30-01-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"EVGS AGM 30\/01\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Recap on the year<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We digitised records on Notion to enhance continuity and accountability (Benjamin)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A maintenance schedule was established, including clear-up and get-together dates (Sally)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We refreshed the plot plans and organization (Paige)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We secured a lottery grant to refurbish the space near the canal, selected a contractor, and received assistance from the CIC to complete the work before winter (Paige &amp; Benjamin, Sayra, Peter, and everyone involved!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Water bill management was improved by installing locks on new water taps (Benjamin &amp; Myrtille)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Finances<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Our treasurer is currently unwell, but we expect a detailed report once they recover. We can highlight a \u00a3700 surplus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The \u00a3200-\u00a3300 from the current fund, along with this year\u2019s member fees, should cover the identified work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There will be no increase in fees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Proposed work for 2025<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Replace hoses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mark out new boundaries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compost heaps will be maintained in the canal side allotment area, and plastic bins other than the compost heap will be removed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Members can email or WhatsApp us to request tasks to be considered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Proposed amendments to the rules<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Members must ensure their plot is used and well-maintained, including woodwork treatment, or it will be reallocated to another household<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attendance at least two communal cleaning sessions is required<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep leaves off the woodwork.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allotments should be used for gardening, not for planting shrubs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Allotment reallocation<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Committee members and those who significantly contributed this year get first choice, followed by long-standing members and then new members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Insurance<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Needs to be applied for once we know rough number of members for the coming year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2025 Committee<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chair (Sayra)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comms and secretary (Ben and Gavin)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insurance (Sally)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Treasurer (Peter)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keys (Helene)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintenance (Helene and Tracy)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plots and membership (Paige)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Third space brainstorm (Michelle)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recap on the year Finances Proposed work for 2025 Proposed amendments to the rules Allotment reallocation Insurance 2025 Committee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":455,"parent":196,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-198","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.evtra.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.evtra.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.evtra.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.evtra.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.evtra.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.evtra.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":199,"href":"https:\/\/www.evtra.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/198\/revisions\/199"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.evtra.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/196"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.evtra.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.evtra.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}