There’s exciting news from the OUWG who run the nature reserve next to the allotments. The Trust for Oxfordshire’s Environment has confirmed new funding for a vital Grassland Restoration & Living Libraries project on the nature reserve, as featured in the Oxford Mail last week, read more here.
The OUWG invites all EWAA members to come to the nature reserve, find out more and get involved. Join the Spring Celebration Public Open Afternoon and get close to nature this Friday. Bring your family and friends.
Allotment Security
This week a plot-holder reported theft of materials from a plot on the Shop Lane.
Please be alert to any suspicious behaviour, and report it to the Committee immediately on contact@ewaa.org.uk
REMEMBER Always lock the gate, even if you are only visiting for a few minutes.
There is more information in this post: Thefts from the site
EWAA Committee
Thank-you from the Committee!
Last Sunday 33 EWAA plot-holders attended the EGM at the allotment Shop to discuss the association’s constitution, and to ratified the revised document and accompanying licence. Minutes of the meeting will be published later this week on the usual page (Committee Meeting Minutes).
Both of the documents approved are available to view:
This is an important first step in the process of forming an incorporated body which will happen over the course of the next few months. Watch this space!
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EWAA Committee
Compost has arrived!
Fresh stocks of compost are now on sale in the allotment Shop.
Come along tomorrow morning – we close at noon.
- BIG TOM super tomato planter 55L
- WESTLAND peat-free + J Innes 50L
- MELCOURT All-purpose Peat-free – 40L
- SYLVAGROW compost – 40L
- Muck ‘n’ Mulch – blended manure & mush compost
- Bulb & potting mix 10L
EWAA allotment rules apply to YOU and
to ALL the visitors you bring onto the site, at ALL times.
NO VEHICLES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Members have disregarded this announcement on at least three occasions over the last two weeks.
We all need to protect our soft lanes from the adverse weather conditions.
EWAA Allotment Committee
REMINDER: please attend the EGM this Sunday
Extraordinary General Meeting to Approve an Updated EWAA Constitution
Date: Sunday 17th March 2024
Time: 12 noon
Location: Allotment Shop
All plot-holders should attend to take this important decision about how our allotment association runs
The proposed constitution is here in English and in translation.
Full details are in the notification circulated in February:
Notice of EGM to Approve an Updated EWAA Constitution – East Ward Allotment Association
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EWAA Committee
SHOP: fresh stock of potatoes, alliums & seeds
REMINDER: the allotment shop re-opens on Sunday 25th February.
It opens on Sunday mornings as follows:
- Feb-March 10.00-12.00
- April-July 11.00-12.00
- Sept-Nov 11.00-12-00
- Closed in August, December & January
Details of the seed potatoes are here.
Items in stock are listed here.
Send an email to the Shop.
Notice of EGM to Approve an Updated EWAA Constitution
All the Oxford Allotment Association on land owned by Oxford City Council are currently preparing to sign a new long-term lease with the City Council, as the old lease expired over two years ago. The Oxford & District Federation of Allotment Associations (ODFAA) reports that negotiation of the details is progressing well, and agreement should be reached soon. To meet the requirements of the new lease we need to update our existing constitution (read it here) to make it more detailed. The City Council has also confirmed that Oxford allotment associations must become incorporated entities, whereas previously they have been managed as unincorporated associations. This means that the EWAA will need to form some type of incorporated body to sign the lease, whereas previously individual trustees took on that responsibility. The purpose of this change is to end the need for trustees to give personal unlimited financial guarantees when they signed the lease, and to improve the governance of associations across Oxford.
This is why we now need your support and help to approve a new constitution, which is the first step in preparation for incorporating the East Ward Allotment Association. Later this year we will need to decide what form of incorporation to choose, and the proposed constitution defines how the EWAA will take its decisions. It puts in place better Annual General Meeting procedures, provides a mechanism to wind up the current unincorporated allotment association and transfer its assets to a new body, and also introduces a new plot-holder licence agreement which all plot-holders must sign when they next pay their annual rent.
Please take time to read through the proposed constitution and the licence agreement (links below) and let us have any queries or comments no later than Sunday 25th February, so that we can respond to any questions well ahead of the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) which will be held at 12pm on Sunday 17th March in the allotment shop. This should be a short meeting to ratify the two new governance documents proposed here.
- NB – there is a “Translate” button in the top right-hand corner of the EWAA website pages.
- Proposed EWAA Constitution
- Proposed Plot-holder Licence
- Email any queries to contact@ewaa.org.uk
Many thanks for your time, and we hope to see you at the EGM!
EWAA Committee
Straw bales
- We have been in touch with a local farmer who can deliver a load of barley straw bales to the EWAA site, providing we order at least 10.
- Each bale measures approximately 100cm x 50cm x 40cm, and weighs around 18kg.
- One bale costs £6.00
- If you are definitely interested in buying one, or would like to find out more, please email the Shop
NB – because we cannot store bales, there won’t be another opportunity to get one this year.
Seed potatoes are on their way…
The EWAA supply of seed potatoes for sowing in spring 2024 will arrive later this month, and the shop will be open each Sunday between 25th February and 28th July until mid-day.
Category | Variety |
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First Earlies | Arran Pilot Foremost Red Duke |
Second Earlies | Charlotte Jazzy Pink Fir Apple |
Main Crop | Desire Golden Wonder |
We also have a comprehensive stock of seeds from Kings & Suffolk Herbs, a good supply of Muck and Mulch bags, potting compost, and a wide range of useful non-perishable items, such as netting, ground cover, etc.
During February and March you will be able to make purchases over a two-hour period, 10.00-12.00
If you have any questions, please email shop@ewaa.org.uk