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Tuesday 6th November 2018, 7 PM

THE PURIFIER BUILDING

At the rear of Morrison’s car park

Stonebridge AGM 2017minutes: stonebridge agm 2017 minutes

The meeting in the Purifier Building on Wednesday 26th July brought members up to date with site progress and plans. There was a lively informal discussion when members questions, ideas and suggestions were noted.

The minutes of the meeting are attached.

open meeting 26.7.17

Alan Pordage and family have completed the clearance of the stream formerly blocked by bullrushes adjacent his plot.

Alan, with the help of his daughter, Donna and her husband have completed the work started in May, to open up the stream which has been blocked for 15 years or more. The bullrushes are being composted in the enclosure at the end of the main drive, set aside for this specific purpose.

The earlier work cleared one side of the stream and linked to similar clearance by Noel Perkins further west along the stream carried out last year.  The new tenants of plot 12, Dee and Nathan Thomas, plan to extend the work to the east by their plot later in the year.

The committee congratulate them for this important initiative intended to restore and enhance the site.

Work is now well under way.  Working from tempoprary staging, SERCO have installled piles and the deck structure so far.

This was another successful event, with a stream of plants carried in and out by happy tenants, new and old.

Thanks to Noel Perkins for organising the event, Margy Perkins and others for the tasty array of snacks on offer, and Andy Freeman for the constant supply of tea and coffee, and offerings from his family barbecue.

This is the second year the event has been held, and is now a much-anticipated annual event.

Alan Pordage and family have cleared the stream by plot 14A, utilising the new facility to compost the bullrushes close by.  This extends the section of stream opened up by Noel Perkins last year.

The committee have thanked the family on behalf of the membership for this welcome contribution to solving a long term problem.  Medway River Board advisers to Swale have been unable to suggest any other alternative to the hard slog of cutting and lifting the reeds from this isolated waterway.

It is hoped to clear the two remaining sections at each end of this waterway later in the year, to restore the active flow.

As in previous years, Vicky Ellis will bringing bagged manure to site this saturday at 3pm.

Manure is 50p a bag as before, delivered to your plot.

To pre-order and avoid disappointment, ring Vicki on 07506 190675 during the day, 01795 532400 evenings.  If she does not answer during the day while she is working, leave a message of try again.

Simon Picot and John Guthrie teamed up to install new fencing to the new allotment entrance and to fill gaps around the main weir this week.

Sally Kerin has thanked them for their brilliant work.  Maureen on plot 25 is particularly pleased as there is now a clear boundary to her plot by the carpark.

Simon and John, with his partner Maya, are tenants of the new allotments and have been actively involved in the completion works since occupying their plots a few weeks ago.  Both have got stuck in to preparing their ground, despite the dry weather making the going tough.  John has a deadline as Maya is six months pregnant.