PPAA Plant Sale; Minutes for May 2026 Committee meeting

Plant sale

The plant sale is set to be held from 11:00 to 14:00 on Saturday, May 16th, by the communal poly tunnel near to the southeast gate.

This isn’t just an opportunity to buy young vegetable plants at very reasonable prices, but also to meet, to chat, and to socialise at what is a convivial annual event.

Let’s hope for nice weather then!

Minutes for PPAA Committee meeting held on 5th May, 2026, at the Cricketers, Cathedral Road, Cardiff

Present: Mike Powell (Acting Chair), Wendy Gunter (Treasurer), Gordon Goldsmith, Sue Pasek (Acting Site Representative), Rhys Williams, Lewis Evans, Nerys Lloyd-Pierce.

Apologies: Martin Pasek.

The meeting opened at 19:00.

Matters arising from previous Minutes: 

To be covered in agenda.

Chair’s report:

• Mike attended the CAHA meeting on 22nd April.. Its main focus was to discuss the Economy & Culture Scrutiny Committee meeting held the day before, where CAHA had been invited to raise concerns with the service provided by the Allotments department. The full meeting may be viewed at https://cardiff.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/1081729

• Plot Inspections have commenced. The first round identified the need for forty-four “Letters of Concern” to be sent. The second round of plot inspections is ongoing.

• The annual plant sale will be held on Saturday, 16th May, from 11:00-14:00, by the communal poly tunnel at the southeast end of site. 

• Two vacant plots have been cleared by volunteers. Following the Council’s guidelines,  the PPAA Committee will bill one of the previous plot holders for the cost of the rubbish removal.

Site Secretary’s report:

• Sue reported that there had been no recent progress on the Orkastrate system, and that the requested up-to-date waiting lists were still awaited.

Treasurer’s report:

• Wendy has submitted the verified PPAA accounts to the Council. She awaits the payment of our 2026-2027 grant. 

• A card reader has been purchased. 

AOB:

• A Welsh Water (Dwr Cymru) inspector has visited site, and confirmed that the underground water leak is significant. They have issued Cardiff Council, as the land owner, with a Notice to repair the leak, or possibly to face prosecution. The Council have thirty days to respond to them.

• Mike raised the issue of the need for people to stand for the vacant Committee Officer posts. Sue has stated that she has acted in the capacity of Site Representative for several years, but will not be doing so after the AGM. 

There was no further business, and the meeting ended at 20:15.

The next PPAA Committee meeting will be at the AGM, at 11:00 on Sunday, 14th June 2026 near to the southeast entrance of the PPA site.

PPA Website Team