Clonmel Allotments

With spring in the air and National Tree week just behind us, Clonmel Allotments and Community Gardens Association have been pursuing one of their first projects for 2010. Thanks to Local Agenda 21 funding secured through South Tipperary County Council, the group has been able to supply native Irish varieties of fruit trees, from Irish Seedsavers, free of charge to local schools and residents’ groups. Four schools accepted the offer of trees: Loreto, Presentation primary, St. Olivers NS and St. Mary’s Parochial, as well as the residents in Cooleens Close and Ard na Sidhe. Association chairman Michael Murphy visited each to supply the trees, help plant them and give advice on their future care.

A couple of photos can be seen in the Gallery.

7th February 2010

The minutes of the AGM, and the newly adopted Constitution, are now up on this site.

A review meeting was held with Clonmel Borough Council on 1st February. This was a positive meeting and we will have more to report once we have progressed the issues arising, including expansion of the pilot scheme, community gardens initiatives and rainwater harvesting.

**Asbestos** – Any plotholder finding fragments of asbestos roof sheeting on their plot should report it immediately to the Association, who will then notify the Borough Council. Plotholders should avoid handling asbestos, it will be properly disposed of by the council.

Clonmel Allotments & Community Gardens Association will hold their first AGM on Monday 14th December, at 8pm in Hearn’s Hotel. Anyone interested in helping to achieve the aims of the Association is invited to come along on the night and consider joining the committee – you don’t have to be an allotment plotholder to join. The aims of the Association are: to represent the views and interests of allotment and community garden holders at Clonmel Borough Council site(s); to campaign for more allotment and community garden sites in local communities; to promote allotment and community gardening as a healthy and sustainable activity; and to cooperate with other bodies interested in promoting allotments and community gardens. The AGM is open to all, whether or not they are interested in getting involved. If you would like more information, please contact the Secretary, Ellen Wisniewski, 052 6190406, ewiz.