Margaret's Solo Art Exhibition - will run from on Thursdays, Friday and Saturdays (10.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.) from March 11th to April 2nd at Neo-artists small gallery in Corporation St.

The Preview is 6.00 - 8.00 p.m. on March 10th - drinks and ice cream!

Margaret

Mentoring

Alan Hull (Allotments Regeneration Initiative) visited the site on 15th February. He walked the site with members of the Steering Group and there was a discussion in the brew room afterwards. He has invited the Society to bid for a Travel Bursary which will funds site visits for the Group to two self-managed sites in St Helens. The bid has been submitted.

The Steering Group is meeting on March 8th to review progress.

Margaret Jackson
Site Secretary

Mentoring

The Secretary has contacted the Allotments Regeneration Initiative (a charity which provides advice and support to Allotment Associations). Its North West Adviser (Alan Hull) has agreed to make a visit to the site and afterwards to act as a mentor to the Steering Group on Self-management.

Once Alan has visited the site and had discussions with the Steering Group, we will be able to post further information.

We have still had no response from the Council following the submission of the "Issues List" that they requested at the beginning of January.

We will continue to liaise with Malcolm Russell and our local councillors to try to keep the momentum going, hopefully we'll be better able to push forward after Alan Hull's visit.

SHOP OPENINGS

The Allotment Shop will now be open each Sunday from 6th February onwards from 12.00 to 1.00 p.m. (It will also be open on Bank Holidays and on Good Friday and Easter Monday - times to be announced).

The shop now stocks a selection of seed potatoes, onion sets and Dobies Seeds plus the usual variety of composts, fertilisers etc.

The shop is open to non-plotholders (who must take out free country membership before buying), however all plotholders who are "paid up" members of the Harpers Lane Allotments Society will receive a 10% discount on all purchases.

We hope to see you there