The next Tidy Sunday is Sunday 3rd March 2019. Please note this date for your diary:
Sunday 3rd March 2019
These are the areas and tasks that we plan to focus on:
Looking forward to seeing you there!
The topic of Tidy Saturdays was discussed at the CACG (Craven Arms Community Garden) AGM held on Saturday 2nd February 2019. In order to maintain maximum flexibility for plotholders in attending these monthly communal area maintenance days, it was agreed to change from the first Saturday of the month to the first Sunday of the month.
Hence Tidy Saturdays Are Now Tidy Sundays.
The planned Tidy Sundays dates for 2019 are shown below:
This change to Sunday morning also means that with the kind support of Grant Wilson, Centre Manager, Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, we can link up with Discovery Centre volunteers when larger tasks need to be tackled.
Please note the following date for your 2020 diary. The Craven Arms Community Garden AGM (Annual General Meeting) is to be held on Saturday 1st February 2020 starting at 14:30 at the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre (SHDC). Free refreshments will be provided.
The 2020 AGM will provide the opportunity to review the past year and to make plans for 2021.
The AGM is also the ideal time pay any rents due on plots.
Please note the following date for your 2019 diary. The Craven Arms Community Garden AGM (Annual General Meeting) is to be held on Saturday 2nd February 2019 starting at 14:30 at the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre (SHDC). Free refreshments will be provided.
The AGM provides the opportunity to review the past year and make plans for 2019.
The AGM is also the ideal time pay any rents due on plots.
25th May 2018
Craven Arms Community Garden (CACG) is a not-for-profit organisation that operates for the personal benefit of plotholders.
Even so, the GDPR does apply to CACG because some limited personal data of plotholders is used for administration.
I am not a Committee member but I will be working with the single Committee member to bring the operation into compliance with GDPR over the coming weeks.
Over the next week a Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy document will be provided on the Web site, and these will outline the information that we collect using cookies, and how we use very limited personal data within the administration of CACG.
This Web site does not collect any personal data from visitors.
Sean
25th May 2018
The September Tidy Day is Saturday 5th September when once again we hope to see members of the Community Garden attend and help to maintain the communal areas.
We are still experiencing warm and wet weather and the weeds are strong.
Our main focus on the 5th September will be the following areas and tasks:
The photograph below illustrates the rubbish that has accumulated in the shed area.
Community Garden Rubbish August 2015
The photograph below illustrates the compost area and the weeds that have grown up in front.
Community Garden Compost Bins August 2015
If the weather is against us and it rains then there is polytunnel work to be completed including:
The photograph below illustrates the path inside the polytunnel. Work is under way to relocate the pathway and this requires to be completed.
Polytunnel Pathway 16th August 2015
We are still in the holiday season and so some regulars who rarely miss a Tidy Day are enjoying a well-earned break. Also, other regulars will be working on our stall at the Craven Arms Farmers Market.
This makes it essential that many more members step up and make a contribution to the essential communal maintenance of the Community Garden.
As well as contributing to the Community Garden you will have the chance to meet fellow members and we enjoy a mid-morning break with tea and coffee generously provided by the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre.
The Tidy Days are held on the first Saturday of the month to coincide with the regular Craven Arms Farmers Market event and members are reminded that they are obliged under the terms of the Ground Rules for Plot Holders to contribute time and effort to these monthly Tidy Days.
The Craven Arms Farmers Market takes place at the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre on the first Saturday of each month.
At the last two Farmers Markets the Community Garden have had a stall selling plants and produce and these have been very successful.
Liz Wynn and the Seedy Saturday Stall Saturday 6th June 2015
At the August market the range of produce sold from the Community Garden included:
Our Chair, Liz Wynn cannot be available for the September and October Farmers Markets due to family commitments. So we are seeking volunteers to help on the stall and at least one volunteer to take charge of the stall on one or both of the next two dates – which are:
The role involving taking charge of the stall is quite simple and Liz will explain the coordination that’s required. If you can help on the stall on either or both of these dates – or if you would take charge of the stall on either or both dates – then please contact Liz as soon as possible.
There will be produce and plants available for sale and it would be a real shame to miss out on the opportunity to sell fresh, local produce to visitors to the farmers Market.
The August Tidy Day is Saturday 1st August 2015 when we hope to see more members than usual in the Community Garden to help with the maintenance of the communal areas.
The recent warm and wet weather means that the weeds are attempting to take over – and succeeding in some areas!
Our main focus on the 1st August will be two areas:
The extent of the weed problem in the compost area can be seen in the photograph below:
Weeds in the Compost Area
Some of the regulars who rarely miss a Tidy Day are working on our Seedy Saturday stall at the Craven Arms Farmers Market which makes it essential that many more members step up and make a contribution to the essential communal maintenance of the Community Garden.
As well as contributing to the Community Garden you will have the chance to meet fellow members and we enjoy a mid-morning break with tea and coffee generously provided by the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre.
The Tidy Days are held on the first Saturday of the month to coincide with the regular Craven Arms Farmers Market event and members are reminded that they are obliged under the terms of the Ground Rules for Plot Holders to contribute time and effort to these monthly Tidy Days.
Please note the following date for your 2016 diary. The Craven Arms Community Garden AGM (Annual General Meeting) is to be held on Saturday 6th February 2016 starting at 11:30 at the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre (SHDC).
The AGM is a chance to discover the work that the Committee have carried out on your behalf during the year and also your opportunity to put your views forward to the Committee.
There will be brief presentations including a summary of the year from the Chair and the Treasurer’s Report.
At the AGM the current Committee will step down and an election will be held for fresh officers for the year.
Closer to the meeting date I will be asking members to advise any items that they wish to attach to the Agenda for discussion at the AGM.
We are very grateful to SHDC who are providing the venue free of charge to us. Tea and coffee will be provided by SHDC from 11:15 and expensed from Community Garden funds.
If you have not visited the Secret Hills Exhibition and met the Mammoth there is an opportunity for attendees of the AGM to visit the exhibition free of charge courtesy of SHDC who are also offering a free guided tour of the Onny Meadow after the AGM. Closer to the date of the AGM I will contact members to gather numbers attending and also identify who is interested in the Secret Hills Exhibition and/or tour of the Onny Meadows.
You can also expect regular reminders about the AGM within our new E-Newsletter.
The July Tidy Day is Saturday 4th July 2015 when we hope to see many members in the Community Garden to help with maintenance of the communal areas. Everything is now growing fast in the garden – including the weeds! Our focus this Saturday will be on clearing the weeds from the main border area on the North Western side of the garden, and the photograph below shows the extent of the weed development including some major clumps of grass.
Weeds in the Craven Arms Community Garden
Some of the regulars who rarely miss a Tidy Day are unavailable for this Saturday and so it is especially important that all other members who can help do come along and make a contribution. As well as the maintenance contribution there is also the opportunity to meet fellow members of the Community Garden.
The Tidy Days are held on the first Saturday of the month to coincide with the regular Craven Arms Farmers Market event and members are reminded that they are obliged under the terms of the Ground Rules for Plot Holders to contribute time and effort to these monthly Tidy Days.