WEYBRIDGE ALL0TMEr HOLDERS, AND GARDENERS, ASSOCIATION IWAHGA) ANNUAL REPORT 20 THE OWEGfs OF THE CIOAFE" 1) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILMES FOR ALLOTMEpirs IN WEYBRIDGE SURREY IN THE INTERES OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OThER LEISURE TIME mPATK)N FOR TrIE PUBUC AT LARGE wrrH THE OWECTOF IMPROVINGTHEIR CONDMONS OF U 2) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFrr OF THE PUBUC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMEiif IN. AND BORDERING. WEYBRJDGE ALLOTMENTS. SURREY IN PARTICULAR THRLXJGH ThE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, THE IMPROVEMENf OF WILDUFE DIVERSttY AND PROVIDING OPPOFUUNMES FOR In 21r24 WAHGA was abla to contlnue to expand the ways In which ft playE an Important role In the support of vegetable and fiower growers in Weybrldge. In the Interests of socad wellare. These Inibatsves have be both practlcal and share In bulk purchasa of manwe. compost and se&J F. In add11k. locally grown and copplced hazel poles were added to the bulk wrchase Ilst as a mora sustalnable altemthe to Imwt&J bamboo cane& These woved to be exiremely popular. Prtl advlce from othw WAH&A members vhK) have gardenlng experfence whlch they are keen to shara VAS akn a feature of 2024, wlth th8 aver popular Jobs for the Month, Mat spthalty for Weytxldge growlng conditlons was distiilxrted to all frthib kJK)wl* arKI Increase alloknart gardws. enjownent of thelr life. WAHGA continues to look Imaginatively at way3 tt can add to the Men health beneffts that Th8 WAHGA CIO donat1 woces8 was knFxoved durlng W24. wlth a wccessful application for Gfft Ald to be added to and an automated donati( 1Xrt add&J to the WAHGA websfte. Membershlp, whlch is op1 to local garS and allotmerrt holdw& stood at 323 at the aKI of 224
ikAII soclal m8dla. the focus on these ¢¢tInUed In 2024. thnIqUeS as well as wildllfe arKI gAtstalnatMTty Inforniakn are focus areas. Th8 238 at the WKI of 2024. p)pul¥ (217 p)sts w8 made durlng 2Y24 AGM. 5th Aprll 2024 The WAHGA AGM was atterKJed by 49 Mernb After the formal part of the COMMUNITY QUIZ NIGHTS In order to Ing the WAHGA memb8thlp togethw to foster an allotment holdws and gardenlng communlty and to ralse funds for WAH a qulz nlght was organi1 In 224. 78 membws and their frSerKls came to th8 9th Novwnber Qulz nlghL These evenlry c1xrtrirt nèt funds of £395 to WAHGAS nmnlng THE BROADER COMMUNITY WAHGA combln8d with St James Churth. Idge to contrltxrte to thelr vegetable and fruit collactlons &mday rrrning during the summer. Members contrllxrted to these collectlons and many ¢xat&8 of fruit and vegetables wwe dellver8d to the Chu hall over the pwlod. Oatlands Primary SC1K held thelr anr fets orb 30th June. WAHGA ran a stall and supplled plants and seeds which ts chlldm wwe able to plant out. No charge w&s made and the planSe were donat by WAHGAto support thfs outreach
PLOT JUDGING In order to rnre a fo$ on wlldllfe. blod1v8Ity and staInabIlIty the plot Judglng fterla Introduced In wera agaJn used &8 the crttwla for ludglThJ plots nomlnated by a110trnt holder& An InslTUCtor at RHS Mefrfst wc and Kew Gard was ged for the thlrd to revlvw the plots. The crlterfa we publlshed well In advance of Judglng and pl0t-holds were InvSted to enter thelr pl0 15 Mernbs their plots loard. and wwe award to the best full and half plots as well as best newcomers, best plot for biodiversity and ovwdl Judge's favourits. The ludge was most hnrKessed by plots wlih a large varlety of vegetables and fru flowws and Itss whlch attract polllnators a1 plots with weeds under control. and whlch wwa well lald out. Ptots were akn checked for well-ullllsed comF#)St blns, To Increase tha oPpwtty for 183mlng, all parpants recelved a copy of the as well as lots of posftive and Const fwJbacK Th8 five category wlnners the annual summer plcnic. The judge% hints ar tips were publish to all mwnbe to further dlstlll the18amlng Ints the WAHGA COMMUNITY PICNIC AND PRIZE4MNG The summer event Wds held on 18th August 224. and was attended by 26 Membe who brought thelr friends and famllla& WAHQA took the opportunlty to award pfizes to wlnners of th8 plot4udging arKI gave a gjmmary of leamlThJ ints from the plot-ludgirYJ to encourag& growers to improve the wlldllfe, dlvwslty on thelr plot4 and to leam more ab(xrt SLL%tsinable h(xb(lts BULK PURCHASE It is important that WAHGA SUP1s the ImwOv of th8 physlcal and natural envlmnment. Supporting growws to Increase yields Is also a prl(ty and supports fc swrity Initlativas. Uslng Its knowl&*e of hlgh qualty suppliers WAHGA manag&J the bulk purchase of key Indudlng hlgh quallty manure, peat fre& composL and se&1 &toe> In Febnwy October a total of 15LK) bags of manure and compost wer8 tIk purctrHsed at a discwnL Localty sourcaj and copplced 8 foot hazel poles wwe the now addluon of WAHGA offerings In 2024, repladng the order for Import bamboo l&S mado in prev1 years. 61x1 hazel wles w8 rChal by 41 ENCOURAGEMEKfAND RECORDING OF LDuFE AND BIODIVERsrrY WAHGA was able to mak8 headway In the course of 2024 In the conservatlon, OlOn, and Improvement of the physlcal and natural envIronmL Partlcular focus areas were improving soll condition, Increasing yIdS, and a reduction in pests as a result of a h• balanwl Wem. Attractlon of pollinators remalns a key objective.
the Wlklllfe Ald Cerrtye (where InJw&J wlldllfe Is taken). T1r savlces are truste8s may at any tlme alter those tm and corKlltions or Tvrfoka th8 d81egatlon. WAHGA bijstees for 2(r24: Lella Brown. Carollne Frern, Phlllppa Graeme, James Hlggins accordance wlth Ils ObJts and wlth duo regard to the Chartty Commlsslon's publlc benefit rw4ulrement Above all, it OurageS PardpatIOn In the ¢>Jltlvation of allotrnents and in the weswatiM or enhanc of wlldlife arKI blodiverslty both contlnues to manage finances In a respmsible manner. SPWKling In line with WAHGA becam6 a reglstered charlty (CIO . Asdakn) on 22nd May 2020. END OF REpoKr
EYBRIDGEALLOTMENT HOLDERSAND GARDENERS Assoc0 CIO 118 MIA Annual accounts for the perlod 111n4 To Pertod •l•rt 12A1r24 Sectioii A Stateineiit of fiiiancial activities (includlng summary income and expenditure account) Rèstrfeted Unrntrlct Inci>m• Efido*rn•nt lund• fund• fund• Ptlor y•ar fund• T4>tal ltsnJ• F01 F02 F03 F04 FOS 105 105 129 8.417 38 8,417 4.116 31 303 Expend[ 320 7.413 1.491 429 320 7.413 1.491 429 3,1C6 1,255 303 9.652 9,652 Net IncNnl?xP0fidi> bpforn tax lor th• Y•portlng perfod 511 Net IncomellexpdlrQ) afterlax Investrn•nt galrtsl{loss•s) 511 Net IncryeXpOndItUrn) Extr¥¢xdinary IteThrs 511 ottr recogni5ed gain(lOS$•$). 1.092 1.092 511 Rawjdllakn offimd$." 20.517 20,006 rotri funds ¢•edfon¥• 18,914 18.914 18.914
Wovbri(Yaè Allolmenl Ilnlderr and Giirdener5 A550C13tion Section B Balance sheet at 31 December 2024 Uni••trl¢l•d A••trlct•d lund• Incom• Tot•1 th1• y••r Totsl l••t y••r Fixed assets Tanglblfr assets 109 109 109 319 319 TO ffxod •M•ts Current assets Debtors Prepayment Cash at b4Trk and In h•nd 18,708 18.804 18,708 18.804 20,410 20,410 Creditoys: amounts falllTrg due *thln onè yèar- IUnp•ld qulz expen#e 2023 and 2022 GreenspKes Grant) 724 Ilet cuffentasse(1IabuI1IesJ 18.804 18,804 19.686 Totalassets less curreni Ilabllftles 18.914 18,914 20,tJ36 Credltors: arnMts falllng due after oneyear Provlslons for liJbllliSBs Totsl netassets orllabHAUes Funds of the Charity 18.914 18.914 20.006 EnOThent fvnd5 Tt)tsl funds Date of appro d&1 S•3nJ by ortr Inthes teha Print Name