Hester Blewitt, Secretary
Hester has been BDAC Secretary since May 2023, and is also Secretary of the Ward End Gardeners Association which manages 5 sites in Birmingham 8 and 36, since 2018. Retired now, her work background was in the voluntary sector at a local, regional and national level, as advisor, consultant and trainer for volunteer-run and charitable groups and she has also been a committee member with a variety of organisations. She first got involved with BDAC, photographing the annual BDAC show in 2017. Her main goal now is to help modernise allotment site management in the city and involve Birmingham plotholders in developing and managing sites which welcome and accommodate people from all backgrounds.
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Steve Wise, Treasurer
Clive Fenn
Clive looks after the website and the Facebook page and some other IT support. He and his family have 4 plots on the Birches Green site. They calculate that they have approximately 200 different types of veg on the go during a year. They grow mainly in raised beds and try to dig as little as possible. Prior to becoming an allotmenteer he was an IT manager at a large Midlands’ Secondary School.
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