Fund raising questions

[stevie77]

Hello fellow plotties
I have been made secretay of our assoc and am looking at various fund raising ideas and need some advice please

if we had a plant / produce sale of donated goods
1) can we sell to the general public
2) are we limited to how long we can sell for   ie 4 hours a week is what i've been told is okay by the older plotties on site.
3)are there any rules/regs about how much we can charge
4) if we have an open day can we sell stuff then as well

any ideas/thoughts would be welcome  thanks Steve

[stevie77]

[Isleworth]

Hi,

Not sure if you are already aware of this but if you visit:  http://www.farmgarden.org.uk/ari/grants/grant-schemes.html

You can download a guide to fundraising for allotment associations.


HTH,

IsleworthTW7

[Trevor_D]

Are you a Council-owned site? If so, ask them. If not, ask your landlord. Basically, each site is going to be different and - as far as I'm aware - there aren't any national rules or laws regulating it. It's built in - or not - to your lease.

But if you intend to open the site to non-members, it might be wise to check with your insurance to see how you stand in case of any accident.

[manicscousers]

we've just had our annual (only the second year) plant sale, two weekends, starting may day weekend (3 days, 11 to 2 ), following weekend, (2 days 11 to 2), after that, if the gate is open, people can come to buy if there's anything left  ;D
last year, we made 1000 profit, this year, 1300 so we're improving  ;D

[saddad]

We had an NGS open Day yesterday 11-5pm and turned over £860... and £350 two weeks earlier... It is hard work, I was up from 8am-11pm on Sat setting up.
::)

[stevie77]

Thanks for the advice. ;D
we are a private site and have a tenancy agreement but it doesn't say anything about selling on stuff.
i have been told we were visited by trading standards a few years ago because one of the shops in the village complained  ??? we were taking his trade hence the 4 hours only a week  :o but others tell me thats no longer right.
it is very confusing. ??? ???
i have been in touch with NSALG but the guy i need to speak to is away till 10th june.