Members
Over Allotments and Leisure Gardeners' Association has existed for many years in one guise or another. Its current incarnation dates from 2006, when it was reformed with a written constitution (click here for the Constitution).
All plot-holders are automatically eligible to join the Association as Full Members,
and those who work alongside them on their plots are eligible to join as Affiliate Members.
A subscription is charged annually:
- £10 per Full Member
- £5 per Affiliate Member
The membership year commences 1st June, when the annual subscription becomes payable. Occasional General Meetings (GMs) may be held during the year (usually Spring and Autumn), and the AGM is held in October. Meetings usually take place at the Dingle Centre, High Street, Winsford (next to the Library), though other venues may also be used.
Benefits of Association membership include:
- Free use of manure, when available
- Free use of woodchip, when available
- Use of Association machinery (a small hire charge is made)
- Use of the Plotters' Rest (tea shed) gas supply
- Purchase of products from the Association shop at discounted prices, including good quality compost
- Copies of General Meeting and Annual General Meeting minutes
- Frequent personalised newsletters and announcements, circulated by email
- Admission to the Association Facebook page (a private group, for Association members only)
- Concessionary rates at paid-for events (where possible and if finances permit)
- Support should representation in disputes be deemed necessary
- The right to attend Association meetings
- The right to vote in Association ballots and elections
| Position | Name | Plot | Keyholders (Container) | Keyholders (Shop) |
| Chair | Fran Johnson | Plot 49 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vice Chair | Richard Parker | Plot 39 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Treasurer | Mike Allen | Plot 50 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Secretary | Chris Jones | Plot 29 | ||
| Subs Secretary | Anita Lucock | Plot 36 | ||
| Shopkeeper | Graham Johnson | Plot 49 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bee Secretary | Anne Briscoe | Plot 51 | ||
| Signaturer | Viv Kettle | Plot 8 | ||
| Key holder | Glenn Beswick | Plot 16 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Affiliate | Ken Betley | Plot 37A |