About
the Guildford Allotment Society
> Click here to read the Lease and Agreement by which GAS leases the allotment sites from Guildford Borough Council who own the land
Guildford
Allotment Society (GAS) was born out of a merger of
two previous Societies within the Borough of Guildford.
It began in January 2004 and manages 15 sites within
the Borough providing a variety of sites in differing
locations. There must be one close to you. GAS aims
to provide a high standard of service in the provision
of allotments to all those people and groups interested
in taking on a plot. GAS have an open, non discriminatory
policy of provision for allotments consistent with
generally accepted standards and guidelines set out
by the National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardens
(NSALG). GAS is a member of the NSALG and promotes
good gardening practices throughout its sites.
GAS
is set up with a Constitution and Rules, under which
a Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and 3 Committee members
are elected to a Committee of Management whose core
aim is to manage and continually improve the sites
and services in the Borough. Co-Operation and support
is given by Guildford Borough Council who lease the
land to GAS under a formal Management and Lease arrangement
and together GAS and Guildford Borough Council are
committed to improve the provision of allotments having
both signed up to a 10 year Strategy Plan.
Each
of the 15 sites has a site representative (Warden)
who manages their respective site and who deals with
day to day issues arising from that site. Regular
meetings of the wardens to address issues arising
ensures all tenant issues are heard and addressed/resolved
quickly wherever possible.
In
addition to the Committee of Management and the Wardens
GAS is always pleased to welcome volunteers who can
get together to address particular issues, either
locally on their site or sometimes on a number of
the sites, for example manure deliveries and plot
clean ups.
If
you would like to know more about GAS or about our
10 year plan please contact us. Also if you have any
suggestions on any improvements or would like to volunteer
again we would love to hear from you.
 
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