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Welcome aboard Rachel!

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On November 6, 2017

In News

I am delighted that Rachel Martin has agreed to help with the website.  Rachel recently swapped her Micro-plot for Plot 99A and has made a cracking start on it. 

Rachel has made an equally impressive start to her work on the website and brings a professional eye, real technical know-how and lots of experience with her.  She has helped spot and remove some site clutter and added many new and more up to date features.  I especially like the new header and slider and the social media buttons on each post.  There will be all sorts of new stuff to follow, so if you have not already done so, this would be a good time to subscribe, to make sure you get notifications of new posts and improvements as they appear.  Don’t forget too, we are always keen to have new stories, photos and comments: keep them coming please.

So, go for a prowl around and tell us what you think.

There are exciting times ahead for our website: watch this space!

Blown away by AGM

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On November 4, 2017

In Events, General Meeting, News

I want to thank everyone who turned up to make our AGM and General Meeting such successes today.  I am still buzzing with the ideas raised in discussions.  Or perhaps it’s from the free-flowing prosecco!

It was wonderful to see so many there and to get such positive messages and suggestions.  Wonderful too to get the two vacant places on our Committee filled with willing nominees from the floor.  My thanks and congratulations to Alex and Gillie.

Special thanks go to Bruce for his very interesting talk, Soil: and how to improve it. We hope to get a copy online in the next week or so for the benefit of those you could not make it along today.

Thanks too to Michael and Jacqui for the excellent cakes.  I expect we will see them on Britain’s got Baking Talent next year.  So, thanks again everyone.  Clearly, we are going to need a bigger room from now on!

The Shed Squad Strikes!

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On October 31, 2017

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With a shed to move from A to B on site today, we assembled a crack squad of plotters and volunteers.

Left to right: Grant, Mike, Gordon, Phil, Stuart and Graeme – what a fine body of men!

All went well, but we could have done with a couple of extra handlers when we came to the first corner: we had not realised that we had Lewis Hamilton driving and would be going around on two wheels.

Its Your Neighbourhood Success

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On October 29, 2017

In Events, News, Uncategorized

It is with great pleasure that I can tell all GFAA members, volunteers and friends that at the recent Britain in Bloom hosted, It’s Your Neighbourhood Awards Day, GFAA were awarded an Outstanding Level Award and, better still, our first Certificate of Distinction.  Gill and Phil attended the event on our behalf.

Our IYN Assessors, Ian and Sandra Maclennan, were full of praise and warm words for your efforts and achievements over the season.  A copy of their Garthdee Field Allotments Association 2017 report is attached.  The Evening Express Coverage was very positive about GFAA.

We are obviously delighted with this success and I want to thank all who contributed to the effort over the year. It’s been a super season on so many fronts, but nothing could be done without the continued support of plotters, volunteers and friends.

We are planning to share congratulations and celebrations at our up-coming AGM and General Meeting on Saturday 4 November at 11.00am at RGU Riverside East Building Room 346. I hope we will have a really big turnout.  Everyone is welcome.  We want your help to set directions and priorities for the coming year.

With best wishes,  Stuart.

Our Beechgrove Celebrity

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On October 15, 2017

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There was only one topic of conversation on site this weekend.  Everyone was talking about Sandy Inkster’s appearance on Beechgrove Garden.

It was wonderful to see the Beechgrove team’s recognition of Sandy’s expertise and knowledge when they visited on the occasion of his winning the P&J Garden Competition for the whole of the North East. It was lovely too to see the warmth of Carole Baxter’s appreciation of Sandy’s efforts in his ninetieth year and the esteem in which she clearly holds him.

I am sure we all want to join in offering hearty congratulations to Sandy and his wife.  They have built a garden the rest of us can only dream of having.

 

Magic Moments and Butterflies

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On October 6, 2017

In News, Photos

One of the joys of being on site at this time of year is catching sight of these visitors.

Sedum seems to attract them in huge numbers.  I counted a dozen on this plant at different points in the day.

Ah well, their days are numbered down to precious few I guess, but they certainly add more than a little magic while they are with us.

I’ll have Sedum to split for the coming season: if you’d like one let me know.  You will have to find your own butterflies, however: these are hefted to my plot – I hope!

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