Our secretary (who is 78) has been talking about giving some of her duties and i have said i will have a go at the newsletter, our newsletter is just one side of sheet of A4 and there was talk of making it bigger :o
I was wondering if any of you could tell me what your newsletter covers, ours is about the next event coming up (open day, halloween etc) work on the road/fence and that's about it.
There is a copy of our newsletter at the foot of the 'About Us' page of our website www.growit.ik.com
I make about 3 a year and every plotholder receives one, either by hand or by post.
Betty
If you pm me your email addy, I'll send you our last one (.pdf file)
Send me your Email, I can send you a copy of ours very easily since I get it by Email.
Thanks for all your replies :) PM's have been sent.
Thanks for the link squash63
Hi legendaryone,
For the benefit of those reading this topic and can't see the newletters you've been emailed, I will tell you what is included in the ones I send out:
I always start off with the most topical item which is either security (sadly) or pest-invasion! Plot holders always like to be kept up to date on what is being done to improve/prevent these. Then I thank anyone who has helped on any communal projects we have had. Then there's wood chip orders/deliveries, equipment hire, reminders on not using the waste bin for compostable waste (a problem on most sites I would imagine!), encouragement on using compost heaps and having bonfires, gentle reminders of certain broken rules ie dogs off lead (another common problem too?!), news city/town wide in the allotment world ie open days etc. Keep to one A4 sheet to avoid reader-fatigue. :)
I send one out every two months, by email as an attachment to most plot holders and a copy is displayed on the notice board, costs nothing! ;) I know it is appreciated as people tell me their friends on other sites get miffed at not getting one from their committees.
Thanks for that Fraxinus, very helpful :)
and welcome to the site too, Fraxinus :)
Hi, have you thought about putting a recipe in for things that are around at the time. Over the years I have come across books that have good old fashioned gardening tips in so a couple of tips go into ours. Just a thought.
Our newsletter usually has a recipe, and we always include something to do now - spray tomatoes, order garlic, plant fruit, etc. Plus general advice, like how to water effectively, etc. That's in addition to the news & general info from the committee.
Recipes sound like a good idea, thanks for the tip :)