The Windmill hill Garden and Allotment Association is a
voluntary, non-profit making organisation. It was established on
the l2th April 1976 by allotment holders in West Bletchley for their
mutual benefit. The Association welcomes all leisure gardeners.
Our main activity is to bulk-buy a wide range of gardening items
like plant-seeds, potting composts and fertilisers etc., to sell back
to our Members at reduced rates. We have no paid personnel. All
Committee Members and Helpers are volunteers. The only
occasions we would pay for work would be for specialised trades
such as electricians, roof workers etc. It takes in excess of 1000
person hours per annum to run the Association. We are always
seeking Helpers and Committee Members. If you are interested,
please have a word with Mike Collins or leave your telephone
number with someone serving in the Hut. Some of the activities
with which we need help are: serving behind the counter; moving
stock from the external store into the Hut; stacking shelves;
weighing and bagging various bulk items, such as seed potatoes,
potting composts and dressings; assisting with the unloading of
deliveries to the Hut and store; helping some of our physically Less-
able Members by taking their purchases to their cars; maintenance
of the Hut and store and their surrounds, including repairs and
improvement works; cleaning floors and shelving; disposal of
packaging etc., and stocktaking.
Our Helpers and Committee are a great crowd to work with and,
Like most Associations, they come from all walks of life. There is
one thing they all have in common however, the love of our
wonderful hobby, gardening. Why don't you join them, even if you
have only recently taken-up gardening? After all, the Hut is a great
place to seek advice, even bad advice!