We are a Council-managed allotment site in Edinburgh. We do not control plot allocation - to be placed on the waiting list, please contact the Council.
Dogs and children must both be supervised at all times when they are on our site, and plotholders must keep the gate locked unless they are physically present at it.
People who are starred (*) have keys to the site hut, or "chalet". People who are plussed (+) have keys to the bulk goods store, or "metal shipping container". Committee members serve a three year term before standing down, although they can be re-elected immediately.
SMAA plotholders are welcome to stand for the Committee at AGMs. We welcome plotholders and their delegates as observers to meetings. They will be allowed to speak but not to vote.
Officers from October 2025:
*Witold Miedzybrodzki, chair - plot 13a (term 2023-26)
*Tamsin Spong, secretary - plot 154 (term 2025-28)
*+ Peter Shaw, treasurer - plot 166 (term 2025-28)
Management committee members:
* Jan Bradbury - plot 158 (term 2025-28)
* Julia Gillon - plot 62 - (term 2025-28)
*Lynn Grattage - plot 66 - (term 2025-2028)
* Kevin Hamilton - plot 20 (term 2023-26)
* Ed Irvine - plot 178 (term 2023-26)
* Ros Marshall - plot 24 (term 2023-26)
Karen Walls - plot 158b (term 2025-28)
Jan and Ed represent us at FEDAGA meetings. with Jan designated as voting on our behalf.
Where we have explicit consent to do so, we collect the plot numbers, names, and email addresses of our plotholders and send out news using Brevo as a mailing list service. We never give anyone else your contact details, but you can request we pass yours to other plotholders. We will only do this if we have time. We use the plot numbers and names for when people request us to tell a plotholder that their shed has blown over or similar. They help us identify vague descriptions and also remove old names from our list.
We use Google's gmail to respond to queries from plotholders and to contact them if we need to send a message that is just for them. Our website and online forms are hosted by Google as well.
We use an email list for committee members that only they can send to and receive. It is managed by IONOS.
We take phone contact numbers on our order forms for the sole purpose of fulfilling the order, and do not retain them once all orders are collected.