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Kat Macdonald
Jan 11, 20241 min read
New Discount - 5% off at 'Ecocentric Us'
Exciting news! 🌿 Claygate's new zero-waste store 'Ecocentric Us' (7 The Parade) is offering a 5% discount for all CGS Members. What a...
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Claygate Gardening Society
Jan 8, 20242 min read
Emily’s Allotment Blog #2 - Jan 24
Many hands make light work… I need to start this post with a huge thank you to those that gave up their Sunday morning to help with the...
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Kat Macdonald
Jan 7, 20243 min read
Membership Cards Update - Jan 24
Hello all and a happy new year! We are already nearly 400 strong for the year! I'm looking forward to hearing from those of you yet to...
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Claygate Gardening Society
Jan 5, 20241 min read
Keith Clare - Welcome Back
We are delighted to welcome Keith back home after a lengthy spell in hospital and send our very best wishes for a continued and speedy...
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Ellie Bland
Dec 22, 20232 min read
Ellie's Allotment Diary #1
To those of you I’ve not yet met my name is Ellie and it’s been about a month since getting the metaphorical ‘keys’ to plot 7F. I caught...
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Claygate Gardening Society
Dec 20, 20231 min read
CAHA Vale Road - 2023 Dec Update
2023 has been a busy time of regeneration at Vale Road allotments. The most visible activity has been the clearance of scrubland to...
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Claygate Gardening Society
Dec 19, 20233 min read
Emily's Allotment Diary #1
Welcome to our new regular blog from one of the new allotment holders, Emily, at Vale Road! December 2023 We’re fast approaching the end...
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Claygate Gardening Society
Dec 18, 20231 min read
Tree planting at Claygate Primary School
We did it! A huge thank you to members of the Claygate Gardening Society, with the support of Claygate Primary School children who have...
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Ken Kilmister
Dec 11, 20231 min read
Happy Christmas to all our members!
The CGS committee would like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a Prosperous (and healthy) New Year. And remember, its wonderful...
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Claygate Gardening Society
Dec 6, 20231 min read
Update on Digital Membership Cards
Great news, we are now able to create digital passes for membership for 2024, and will roll these out soon. Work is still ongoing for the...
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Ken Kilmister
Nov 28, 20231 min read
An opportunity for some outdoor exercise.
If you've fancied yourself as a bit of a lumberjack (or Jill), and are reasonably fit and mobile, now's your chance. One of the local...
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Claygate Gardening Society
Nov 27, 20231 min read
Help children at Claygate Primary School plant a tree!
Calling all helpers to Claygate Primary School on Thursday 7 December 2023 from 10.00 a.m. We are delighted to have been given 400 trees...
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Ken Kilmister
Nov 21, 20231 min read
AGM 2023, Annual Accounts
At the AGM on Thursday 23rd November the annual accounts for the year ending 30th September 2023 will be tabled for your approval. Janet...
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Ken Kilmister
Nov 13, 20231 min read
It's Poinsettia time again!
Woodlark Nurseries, Hersham, will start selling their Poinsettias with an "open day" on 26th November. Plant prices will be cheaper than...
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Ken Kilmister
Nov 9, 20231 min read
In Memoriam
We are sorry to announce that Jan Saunders, who many longer-standing members will remember, died last week at her home in Portishead,...
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Kat Macdonald
Nov 5, 20231 min read
Members Area: Depot products online?
I've raised a question with the depot team about the possibility of making some products possible to buy, preorder and then collect, from...
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Ken Kilmister
Oct 17, 20231 min read
Depot report, 2023
Volunteers who had helped to organise and run the CGS Depot for the 2023 season carried out a review in September 2023. There were many...
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Ken Kilmister
Oct 15, 20231 min read
Further discounts at Chessington GC!
In case you have not yet noticed, Chessington GC have a 30% discount on all outdoor, potted plants until the end of October (excluding...
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Ken Kilmister
Oct 15, 20231 min read
CGS planting bears fruit!
Claygate's very own Pearmain, planted by CGS in the new family garden on the rec. in March, 2022, has borne its maiden fruit! Only...
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Claygate Gardening Society
Oct 12, 20232 min read
CGS 2024 Membership is open!
Some photos from this year's fun! So much to offer for only £5! What a year we've had with CGS. We've run exciting group talks and...
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