Beighton Allotments

Committee & Trustees

The Beighton Allotment Association is a private allotment site that is run by three Trustees, overseen by a committee with major changes normally ratified at an annual AGM. The Trustees are elected every three years by the Full Members at the AGM. If you have specific proposal you would like to put to the vote at an AGM, please contact one of the Trustees for consideration by the 15th February at the latest in the year you would like your proposal to be considered. Any resolutions must then be made at the meeting, by the Full Member, or a proxy, putting the resolution forward at the AGM.

The committee meets 9 times a year at 12:15pm on the last Sunday in each month (excluding November, December and January). The Committee Members are appointed by the Trustees and each one has a designated role and responsibility within the Committee. If you have any issues you would like to raise at a committee meeting, please contact any of the Trustees or Committee Members. You can do this is by contacting the Association email address at beightonallotmentassociation@gmail.com If you prefer to contact an individual committee member directly, please find their contact details below or speak to them while on site.

All the Trustees and Committee Members are listed below, together with their areas of responsibility.

Alan Fergus

President

Alan has been President since being elected at the 2017 AGM. Alan also chairs the monthly committee meetings and is responsible for all legal duties.

You can find him on plots A24 and B23.

Alan can be contacted at beightonallotmentassociation@gmail.com

Richard Longden

Secretary & Safeguarding Lead. (Trustee)

Richard is interim secretary and should be your primary contact for all general correspondence. Richard is also the primary contact for the reporting of any safeguarding issues and is one of the three Trustees who are responsible for managing the site.

His plot is B11.

Richard can be contacted at richard.longden@hotmail.com

Dave Brown

Treasurer (Trustee).

Dave has been a member for 4 years and has been on the committee for most of that time. He was elected as Treasurer at the 2023 AGM.

He is responsible for procurement & accounts and is one of the three Trustees who are responsible for managing the site.

His plot is D3.

Dave can be contacted at davidbrown7758@googlemail.com

Helen Longden

Committee Member & Lettings Officer. (Trustee)

Helen is our Lettings Officer and should be contacted if you are wanting a new plot, if you are wanting to transfer plots, or have any issues with your plot.

Helen is one of the three Trustees who are responsible for managing the site.

She can be found on plot B11.

Helen can be contacted at helen.longden@hotmail.com

Julie Williams-Ridge

Committee Member jointly responsible Allotment Community Events.

Julie is committee member jointly responsible for Allotment Community Events, including the Summer Fayre, together with Sue Rowbotham.

Julie has been on site for many years and is the plot holder of B17.

Julie can be contacted at

goldie03@hotmail.co.uk

Sue Rowbotham

Vice President

Sue has been a member of the Association for many years and has been Vice President since being elected at the 2019 AGM.

Sue supports Julie with Allotment Community Events, including the Summer Fayre and Community Garden

Sue can be contacted at beightonallotmentassociation@gmail.com

Karl Collins

Committee Member responsible for Site Maintenance & Security.

Karl is a new plot holder to our site and joined the committee in June 2025. He is responsible for the maintenance of all the power tools owned by the Association and for arranging the loan of strimmers, rotavators & hedge cutters to our members.

Karl can be found on plot B28

Karl can be contacted at karljcollins@hotmail.co.uk

Sarah Vause

Committee Member with responsibility for Fund Raising and PR.

Sarah is relatively new to our allotments but has already transformed her own plot (C11) and brings a huge amount of enthusiasm to her role of fundraiser for the site.

Sarah can be contacted at sarahtvause@gmail.com

David Fairest

Committee Member responsible for Bee Keeping on site.

David has been a member of the Association for many years.

He is jointly responsible for the Association policy on bee-keeping on site. He can bee found on plots D12 and 14.

David can be contacted at davidfairest@gmail.com

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