Saturday 28 February 2009

Dig Hadfield is officially launched!

As previously notified, we held our inaugural Annual General Meeting on Friday 20th February. Quite a lot came out of that meeting, but the most important are as follows:
  • A formal constitution was adopted
  • Officers were elected for various posts
  • A bank account is to be opened
  • Meetings were scheduled on a regular basis for the future
  • Membership subs were agreed
Meetings will now be held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7.30 p.m., with the venue being the New Lamp in Hadfield.

Membership subscriptions were also agreed - £10 annually, or £6 annually for concessions. Membership entitles and individual to attend all meetings (i.e. not just our regular meetings), to vote on proposals and also to belong to our online discussion group.

We hope as many people in possible can join and help us to move the group forward.

Sunday 15 February 2009

Inaugural Annual General Meeting - Friday 20th February

We have decided to formally consitute our group, in order that we can apply for funding in future and formalise the way we operate. Therefore, we are delighted to invite all Hadfield residents interested in an allotment to our inaugural Annual General Meeting.

The meeting is to be held this coming Friday 20th February 2009 at 7.30 p.m. Our venue will be the Scout Hut which is on Pingott Lane (the small lane to the right of the Palatine Public House).

All are welcome.

Wednesday 4 February 2009

Joint press release with GAFA regarding High Peak Borough Council meeting

We have issued a joint press release with Glossopdale Action for Allotments (GAFA) about last month's meeting with High Peak Borough Council about allotment provision, and it is reproduced below:

Campaigners are calling for a further show of people power as they seek to persuade council chiefs to act quickly and provide Glossopdale with more allotments.

Two voluntary organisations, Dig Hadfield (DH) and Glossopdale Action for Allotments (GAFA), have been challenged by High Peak Borough Council to identify suitable sites in the area to meet burgeoning demand for allotments.

The Council is thought to have over 100 people on a waiting list and has a statutory duty to provide a sufficient quantity of plots. At present, Jordan Street is the only Council run allotment site in Glossopdale and has a long waiting list. Any other allotment sites in the Borough are privately run or let by Parish Councils.

Mark Alix of GAFA said: "Both groups want the council to provide a larger number of smaller allotment sites, in both Glossop and Hadfield. Last summer, our petition attracted over 450 signatures, all of whom we will be contacting during February to confirm that they remain interested.

"Both groups are delighted with the number of people who are on board and with the progress being made, but I can't help feeling there is more interest out there", he added.

A spokesperson from Dig Hadfield added: "We now have a dialogue with the Council and they have been left in no doubt as to the level of demand out there but at the moment, nothing is on the table for Hadfield.

"The Council has challenged us to suggest sites we consider suitable for allotments in both Hadfield, Tintwistle and Glossop, and we need to hear from readers who have feasible suggestions.

"It's incredibly important that anybody who is interested gets in touch without delay", he urged.