The KAS AGM was held on Thursday, 10th September, in the Market Hall, where the results of this year’s allotment judging were announced. How the judging works Each year the allotments at Sparrow Lane, Mereheath Lane and Warren Avenue are judged, with certificates and cash prizes awarded for the best plots at each site, plus...
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Minutes of AGM September 2025
Minutes of the Knutsford Allotment Society Annual General Meeting 2025 Held on Thursday 4th of September 2025 at 19:00 at the Angel Hotel, Knutsford Committee Present: Steve Dutton (Chairman), Joanne Wooler (Acting Secretary), Graham Thornley (Treasurer), Kevin Griffiths (Web Master), Stewart Blunstone (Site Rep Warren Avenue) Apologies: Angela Froggatt-Smith (Secretary) Minutes of the last AGM:...
National Allotment Society Membership
In February, the Knutsford Allotment Society joined the National Allotment Society (NAS), with 112 of our allotment holders signed up as affiliate members. Membership will be renewed annually, and a small fee of approximately £3 will be added to each affiliated member’s annual rent. Affiliates can log in to the NAS website’s members’ area to...
Mereheath Allotments Newsletter – February 2025
Mereheath Lane site reps Jackie, Sikha, and Kathryn say hello in February’s newsletter and cover several topics, including: – The manure pile – Site security – Path repairs – The National Allotments Society – Seed exchange – The wildlife garden – World Naked Gardening Day – A seasonal recipe Click the link below to read...
Minutes of AGM September 2024
Minutes of the Knutsford Allotment Society Annual General Meeting 2024 Held on Thursday 19th of September 2024 at the Angel Hotel Knutsford Committee Present: Steve Dutton (Chair), Joe Godden (Site rep Warren Avenue and minute taker), Graham Thornley (Treasurer), Bev Roberts (Events organiser), Paul Jackson (Site Rep Sparrow Lane) Apologies: Angie Frogatt (Secretary) Present: Jackie...
In the Kitchen
I smelt the picked carrots And realised how Fresh grown produce Can give you a WOW! Then the onions joined in With their pungency strong, And cabbage, tomatoes And more came along And added to the rest Like the bars of a song… Until smells fresh and wonderful Filled the whole room, And...
Homeward Bound
Nothing too exciting and yet, The joy of digging is what I get When turning soil allotment bare And meeting fellow diggers there
26 Things I love about our allotment
The click of the gate (which always needs at least two clicks to fasten – so maybe that’s two already) The white of the first few strawberry flowers The mews of the two buzzards wheeling overhead The changing nature of the damson tree – white froth a month ago through pale green stipple to the...