Members and Friends Update

NEW VENUE, POTATO DAY, SPRING LECTURE and TALKS PROGRAMME!

NEW VENUE
We know that most of you are very keen to get back to meeting face-to-face – and we are too. It’s been rather more difficult than the last time, but we have now secured a lovely venue – St. John’s Church in Carrington.  It’s the right size, we can make hot drinks, it’s got good access and transport links, and local street parking. There is going to be a change after years of meeting on Tuesdays - we have had to change to Wednesdays. We hope, of course, that all our members and friends will be unaffected by this change, and are really looking forward to seeing you again – or meeting you for the first time – at St. John’s next year.
Now we have got a venue, we are getting together a programme! More below about our regular meetings, but first, two bigger events!

POTATO DAY - 28th January 2023 10am-4pm at Sherwood United Reformed Church.
This year we fully intend to return to more-or-less our old approach – no bookings, choose your own tubers, pay by the tuber. We do however appreciate that some of you will still be being very careful not to catch covid – or any of the other bugs going round. So we will be making sure it doesn’t become an old-style jumble sale - or mosh pit!
We will be able to share the varieties list soon. There will be a range of stalls, including Coosh Bakery from Mapperley, and we’ll be running a cake stall and teas. So we’ll be asking for volunteer help later in January.

SPRING LECTURE – Saturday 25th March – Dave Goulson
Yes! We are having a Spring Lecture again! And an excellent speaker and passionate scientist and spokesman for the insect world. Dave Goulson has written books including ‘Silent Earth’ and ‘The Garden Jungle’. We are using a new venue, Squire Performing arts Centre, who provide staff and audio-visual equipment. We’ll be sending out more details and how to book in the new year, in the meantime – save the date!

MEETINGS PROGRAMME 2022-23    
Thursday December 15th
Wreath making demo and festive social with Bethan – you should have received an email about this already – but all the information is here .

Saturday December 17th
Festive Fuddle at the NOGs Allotment from 11am.
Our lovely team of volunteers invite you to celebrate a great year of growing with them.

REGULAR WEDNESDAY EVENING MEETINGS AT ST. JOHN’S, CARRINGTON - 7:30 – No booking required - just turn up! Free to members – guests £2.
Wednesday Jan 11th
‘Potatoes – how to choose, how to grow’
Our first meeting at St. John’s, Carrington. Come and have a catch-up and tell us how your potato growing went last year (tricky season, wasn’t it?), get advice, and find out about the varieties we’ll be selling. Of course you’ll be very welcome even if you don’t grow potatoes – come and see the new place and say hello!
February 8th - Andy Callow – ‘Building a Wildlife Pond’
March 8th – TBC
12th April – AGM plus talk TBC
Massive thanks to the NOGs committee for getting all this sorted! We hope to see you at one of these events, in the meantime have a lovely Christmas and New Year.
Karen and the NOGs team