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WATA General Meeting – 20th April 2026 – Minutes & Speaker Notes

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Hi Everyone

As you will remember, quite a number of items came up during the talk and therefore, we set out below a series of images that it click on your will be able to download your own copy of..

  • a copy of the minutes from the meeting
  • a copy of the slides used for the talk
  • a copy of the compost menu that was discussed
  • a copy of an IRDC survey questionnaire (for you to complete, if you would like) that Krishna talked about
  • a list of Krishna’s Nepalese colleagues who have plots on our site
  • a copy of BBC article about the IRDC.

It was a very interesting evening — enjoy your reading.

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 (9th April 2026) and the last Committee/Woodley Town Council meeting (17th April 2026). Simply click on the images 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 – Monday 20th April – Sustainable Growing

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Hi all,

Our Association’s first monthly meeting of 2026 will be held at the Oakwood Centre in Woodley on Monday 20 April at 7:30pm.

We will begin with a short update on allotment business, followed by a talk by Krishna Neupane, a member of the Integrated Research and Development Centre (IRDC) in Berkshire. The IRDC works with the University of Reading on growing produce sustainably.

Some of their aims include evaluating plant variety performance and testing whether promoted varieties perform well in real-world or specific conditions. They also focus on understanding environmental interactions—recognising that what works in the lab does not always work in the field. Their work also involves trialling products and practices under natural variables such as rainfall, temperature, soil types, pest pressures, and farm management styles.

Krishna is one of several Nepalese plot tenants at our allotment site, and I am sure this will be a very interesting presentation.

The talk will last approximately 45 minutes. We look forward to seeing you all at our first meeting of 2026.

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 (12th March 2026) and the last Committee/Woodley Town Council meeting (13th March 2026). 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.

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 (12th February 2026) and the last Committee/Woodley Town Council meeting (6th February 2026). 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.

Notice Of Woodley Allotments Tenants Association – Annual General Meeting

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The Woodley Allotments Tenants Association (WATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Thursday 26th March 2026 at 7.30pm at the Oakwood Centre, Woodley: https://www.woodley.gov.uk/council-services/oakwood-centre/

Committee Elections
In accordance with the WATA Constitution (9th February 2022), elections will be held for non-office bearer Committee members.
The Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer elected at the 2025 AGM do not need to stand for re-election. The four current non-office bearer members will stand for re-election.

Any WATA member (as defined in Para 1b of the Constitution) may stand as a non-office bearer Committee member. Nominations must be submitted in writing to the Secretary (secretary@woodley-allotments.org.uk), including a proposer and seconder, by Thursday 26th February 2026 (4 weeks before the AGM).

Nominees must attend the AGM and will have the opportunity to speak before the election. Voting will take place at the AGM by ballot or show of hands.

AGM Agenda
A full agenda will be issued nearer the date. Motions or business for inclusion must be submitted in writing to the Secretary by Thursday 26th February 2026.

Members are encouraged to share feedback. Informal comments or suggestions can be sent to readingroadplots@woodley-allotments.org.uk.

We look forward to seeing you at the AGM.

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 (8th January 2026) and the last Committee/Woodley Town Council meeting (9th January 2026). 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.

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