Category Archives: Committee

December 2025 General Meeting Minutes, Slides & 2025 Tenant Survey Results

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A Happy New Year to all our Blog Readers. It’s been a while since we last posted, so here is a bit of a catch-up…

December General meeting – 15th December 2025

As we did not have a designated speaker, we had an update meeting along with some seasonal Mulled Wine/Mince Pies. Please click on the images below to obtain a copy of the Meeting Minutes and Slides.

There was a question raised at the meeting about the use of Paving Slabs on plots under a list of items in the cover letter for the 2026 rent renewal. We have sought clarification and Paving Slabs will still be able to be used, however all tenants must request permission from the Council before they are laid. Please be aware, paving slabs CANNOT be laid on any kind of concrete/mortar base.

Tenants Survey from 2025

Click on the image below to obtain your own copy of the WTC Tenant Survey that was carried out in 2025. Apologies for the late delivery of these, there was a delay in it moving through the Council and getting it in a sendable format from the Council.

Vacant plots

With a number of tenants receiving termination notices and a number of long term tenants leaving the site, we now have 37 vacant plots for occupation from the waiting list. We are currently in the process of clearing a number of these (in some cases of rubbish left by previous tenants) and covering with weed suppression material. All the plots will be marked with Red topped stakes to redefine them as part of the Councils/Committees long term plan to remark all plots on the site to re-establish accurate boundaries.

That’s it for now. We will be issuing a few more updates over the coming weeks.

Many thanks &
Kind regards

Mike McNamara
Chair – WATA Committee

Latest WATA Committee Meeting Bullet Points

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Please find below Bullet Points from our last Committee meeting on the 11th Dec. 2025. Simply click on the image below if you would like a PDF to download and read offline.

If you have any questions/comments, then please let us know by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post – ‘Leave a Reply‘- or by emailing readingroadplots@woodley-allotments.org.uk and we will get back to you with a response.

Finally, we continue to build up our revised Mailing List, if you have not already joined it, you can opt-in here.

WATA General Meeting – Monday 15th December – Update and Christmas Social

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Hi everyone. Our next Association General Meeting will be held on Monday 15th December 2025 at 7.30pm at the Oakwood Centre in Woodley.

Unfortiunaltley, due to some last minute logistical issues, we will not be having a guest speaker. We will instead have another update meeting – and a Q & A session, combined with a Christmas Social with Mulled Wine and Minced Pies available.

Please let us know as soon as possible via readingroadplots@woodley-allotments.org.uk or by replying to this post if you will be attending so we know how many people to cater for.

Looking forward to seeing you on the 15th.

Many thanks &
Kind regards

Mike McNamara
Chair – WATA Committee

Latest WATA Committee Meeting Bullet Points & WATA/WTC Meeting Bullet Points

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Please find below Bullet Points from our last Committee meeting (13th Nov. 2025) and the last Committee/Woodley Town Council meeting (14th Nov. 2025). Simply click on the image below if you would like a PDF to download and read offline.

If you have any questions/comments, then please let us know by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post – ‘Leave a Reply‘- or by emailing readingroadplots@woodley-allotments.org.uk and we will get back to you with a response.

Finally, we continue to build up our revised Mailing List, if you have not already joined it, you can opt-in here.

WATA – Monthly Meeting Minutes – 10th November 2025

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Please find below a link to the minutes of the above meeting.

Whilst, we did cover some allotment business (see minutes). The main event was for listening to our guest speaker, Tony Lack from the Wokingham Beekeepers Association

Another great presentation, I did not know the life of bees were so involved.

Many thanks go to our secretary Wendy Wilkinson for managing to capture all that she did for these minutes.

If you have any questions about items in the minutes, please contact us on readingroadplots@woodley-allotments.org.uk at this email address, and the Committee will be happy to provide any information required.

Look out for information about our next monthly meeting on Monday 15th December.

Many thanks &
Kind regards

Mike McNamara
Chair – WATA Committee

WATA/WTC Meeting Bullet Points – 17th October 2025

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Please find below Bullet Points from our last Committee/Woodley Town Council meeting. Simply click on the image below if you would like a PDF to download and read offline.

If you have any questions/comments, then please let us know by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post – ‘Leave a Reply‘- or by emailing readingroadplots@woodley-allotments.org.uk and we will get back to you with a response.

Finally, we continue to build up our revised Mailing List, if you have not already joined it, you can opt-in here.

Managed Bonfires and Site Entrance Clear up

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Managed Bonfires

As mentioned in a previous Special Bulletin (See below), WTC has given us permission to hold Managed Bonfires outside the normal post-4pm restrictions. This allows tenants to dispose of wood rubbish on their plots who may not want to have individual plot bonfires during the darkening hours of autumn and winter.

With that in mind, we have chosen Wednesday, 12th November at 10:30am as the date for the first Managed Bonfire.

From today (30th October), tenants may deposit wood only (e.g., loose branches, old/broken pallets, old timber) at the designated collection point near the back gate, marked by red-topped stakes — see below image. Please do not deposit any other materials besides wood.

Site Entrance Clean-Up

As also mentioned recently, a working party will be formed to clean up the gate and noticeboard area. The Committee has chosen the weekend of Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th November for this task and is asking for volunteers to come along and help.

The work will include:

  • Strimming
  • Removal of undergrowth and brambles
  • Topping off some bushes

The aim is to create a clean, flat area around the noticeboard and nearby space, where we can lay weed-suppressant material, cover it with gravel or stones, and add raised beds for flowers and shrubs.

If you can help, please reply to this email, and we’ll add you to the list of volunteers. We plan to meet inside the main gate at 10:30am on Saturday, 15th November. If extra time is needed, we’ll return the following day.

Many thanks &
Kind regards

Mike McNamara
Chair – WATA Committee

WATA – Monthly Meeting Minutes – 13th Oct. 2025

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Please find below a link to the minutes of the above meeting.

Whilst we did cover some allotment business (see minutes). The main event was for listening to our guest speakers, Daniel Tyrkiel & Dr. Frida Mariana from the Soil Ecology Laboratory.

What an amazing presentation, it was also great to get some of our Compost/Soil samples analysed in front of us. Many thanks go to our secretary Wendy Wilkinson for managing to capture all that she did for the minutes.

If you have any questions about items in the minutes, please contact us readingroadplots@woodley-allotments.org.uk and the Committee will be happy to provide any information required.

Look out for information about our next monthly meeting on Monday 10th November.

Many thanks &
Kind regards

Mike McNamara
Chair – WATA Committee

WATA Committee Meeting Bullet Points

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Please find below Bullet Points from our last Committee meeting. Simply click on the image below if you would like a PDF to download and read offline.

If you have any questions/comments, then please let us know by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post – ‘Leave a Reply‘- or by emailing readingroadplots@woodley-allotments.org.uk and we will get back to you with a response.

Finally, we continue to build up our revised Mailing List, if you have not already joined it, you can opt-in here.