[Hazelhurst-Customers] Fwd: CORRECTION the AGM is Sunday 11 October!

[Hazelhurst CSA Vegbox]

 Hi

 Oops, I made a mistake with the date please change it in your diaries! 
 The time and place are correct more details to follow

 So sorry

 Joan
 07505129329
 01142498613


> On 14 Sep 2015, at 18:01, Hazelhurst Admin <admin at hazelhurst.coop> 
> wrote:
>
> Dear All
>
> This letter brings you mostly good news, some not so good news, an 
> important proposal and a request for a response. It is a warm up to the
> AGM to be held on Sunday 11th October from 5 pm at the Heeley 
> Institute. It is a cut to point summary with more details following 
> next week within the annual report.
>
>
> The good news is that we continue to have a viable business, we have 
> maintained the customer base and made a surplus of approximately £2000
> this financial year which can be used to offset borrowing from 
> previous years. Our new worker Kim has settled in really well, as has 
> the new grower Nick who started in January and had worked wonders in 
> this short time. We have successfully restarted volunteering on the 
> land on a Wednesday from 10-14.00 and behind all this land based 
> success, Sheffield Organic Growers is thriving.
>
> The problem in brief is that 3 people left the committee over the 
> year and this leaves only 2 people to support Hazelhurst CSA and no 
> sign of this changing in the near future, do prove me wrong on this 
> one. Our conclusion is that the current structure does not work to the 
> strengths of the enterprise. Therefore, we propose the formation of a 
> Hazelhurst workers co-operative. This maintains the Hazelhurst CSA 
> brand, ideals and principles but allows the structure to fit in better 
> with the current dynamics of a vibrant land based business.
>
> However, the workers still need members to step up and participate in 
> the running of the workers co-op to ensure there is sufficient support 
> and appropriate governance of the project on behalf of other members 
> and to have fun of course. We especially need help with Admin/IT.
>
> So, just to recap, what we would like to know is what you think about 
> hazelhurst changing its structure to a workers coop? Please respond 
> with your thoughts on this change and attend the AGM and ALSO most 
> important- think of anyway you would like to support or participate in 
> growing our emerging workers co-op.
>
>
> Joan Miller
> Chair of Hazelhurst Community Supported Agriculture
> 07505129329
> 01142498613
>
> PS- We are joining forces with the fabulous Well Dressed Band for a 
> fund raising Ceilidh on Sunday 4 October at the Bromhall Centre from 
> 7.30.
>
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