STATHERN Gardening Club

Our February meeting was an enjoyable, educational  and very personal introduction to St Ann's allotments In Nottingham. The talk was given by Cherry Wells who lives in Stathern and recently the organisation she manages was responsible for the area.   Several of us visited last year and after this talk I suspect we will be going again.  The allotments are within 1.5 kilometers of the Council House in central Nottingham but within them it is similar to being in the countryside.  There are over 30 miles of hedging which surround the individual plots many of which are 3 times the size of the Function Room at The Plough Inn.  We saw images of the dereliction which with support from various funding bodies has been cleared to create the productive areas that exist today.  

The talk was preceded by the Annual General Meeting of the Stathern Garden Club.  Kate reported on the previous years' activity.  The Committee with one exception will be carrying on as before,  Our long term Treasurer, Sharon Wilson has decided to finish as our Treasurer after 10 years in the role and a presentation was made in appreciation of her efforts.  Kirsty McDonald was introduced as her replacement,  Welcome Kirsty.