The Grosvenor Road Allotments is managed by the Sale Horticultural and Allotment Society (SHAS) which is run day to day by a management committee.
Join the committee
We’re always looking for enthusiastic members to help steer SHAS and support the allotment community. No prior experience is necessary, just a bit of time and a desire to get involved.
Committee meetings
The management committee meets every 6-8 weeks in person to discuss ongoing issues and planning for the Grosvenor Road Allotments. If you have any topics you think need to be raised at the next meeting please email the committee chair at least one week before the meeting date.
Committee meeting dates
The dates of the committee meetings are:
- 12 January 2026
- 23 February 2026
- 30 March 2026
- 18 May 2026
- 06 July 2026
- 24 August 2026
- 12 October 2026
- 30 November 2026
Minutes of meeting
Formal minutes are taken of all meetings and are available to members on request from the committee secretary. At this time minutes are not published online. Any minutes issued to members will be redacted to ensure no sensitive data is shared.
Our Committee
Executive Roles
The constitution requires the following executive roles to be filled (click the arrows to see key responsibilities of each role):
Chair
- Lead / Co-ordinate committee meetings / AGM
- Liaison with local authority
- Liaison with residential neighbours
- Point of Contact for Membership
- Communication of issues arising / key information
Secretary
- Communication with membership (distribution)
- Minuting and distribution of minutes at both committee meetings and AGM
- Key document storage
- Contact management
- Distribution of meeting documents
Treasurer
- Management of accounts
- Distribution of funds
- Liaison with utilities
- Insurance
Membership secretary
- On-boarding of new members
- Management / communication and collection of plot rent and membership fees
- Management of waiting list
Plot Manager
- Initial communication with plot holders including show round
- Offering of plots
- Management of waiting list
- Plot inspections including communication following where required
- Review of procedures in line with plot inspections
Our current committee
The constitution allows for a maximum of 10 members on the committee. Since 2025 it has been agreed that all committee members shall officially stand down from their positions and nominate themselves to be elected along side any other members who may want to join the committee at the AGM. The currently elected (or co-opted committee) is:
- Louise Virabi (Chair)
- Tina Cooper (Secretary)
- Phil Gorman (Treasurer)
- Phil has announced his plan to retire from the committee at the 2026 AGM.
- Bernadette Miller (Membership Secretary)
- Rosemary Budd (Plot Manager)
- Janet Cripps (Trading Hut Manager)
- See the Trading Hut page for the latest news.
- Valerie Mulligan (Social Secretary)
- Valerie has announced her plan to retire from the committee at the 2026 AGM. A decision has been made by the committee to not have a formal social secretary role after Valerie’s retirement.
- See the What’s On page for the upcoming social dates.
- Matt Shrimpton (Co-opted September 2025)
- Jayne Slim (Co-opted October 2025)
- Anne Wemyss (Co-opted December 2025)
Joining the committee
The management committee has a maximum capacity of 10 persons and currently has vacancies. If you are interested in joining the committee please contact the Committee Chair. If you are interested in helping out in other ways please see the Get Involved page.
The official process to join the committee is by nominating yourself by the deadline before the AGM and be voted in by members at the annual general meeting. Any member can nominate themselves and do not have to have been co-opted or elected before.
During the year the committee can agree to co-opt a member onto the committee who must then stand for election at the next AGM following the above process.