Initial meeting
Following significant response to an advert placed by Tom Worthington of GSSG in the Goring Gap News regarding establishing allotments within Goring, the first meeting of those interested happened in the Belleme Room on 25th June 2008. Over 30 people were there, including half a dozen from Streatley. The meeting was Chaired by Tom with assistance from Bernard Clucas who has worked an allotment in various places for 35 years and Dave Holt, chairman of the Environment and Community committee of Goring Parish Council (GPC).

A working party was voted in to define the structure of the group and begin liaison with the GPC. The working party consists of: Nigel Dodd, chairman; Bernard Clucas; Ann MarieAnne-Marie Chase and Den Russell. Contact details were recorded of all participants for notification of future meetings etc.. In October 2008 the working party organised visits to other local allotments to discover how they were used and operated.

Further Events
An event in the Rectory Gardens was organised on 28th June 2008 for those interested in having access to an allotment plot or part thereof. At the event a full plot was physically marked out to enable people to decide what proportion of a plot they wished to work.

A "petition" has been signed by Goring parishioners, interested in having an allotment, and presented to the Goring Parish Council. The Streately residents have provided a similar petition to The Streatley Parish Council.

At a meeting of Goring Parish Council, in March 2009, the chairman proposed the following: that “Having received a petition signed by or on behalf of 31 electors, this council accepts that there may be a case for providing allotments for residents of Goring and appoints a task group under the chairmanship of Cllr Ann Hart to examine the options for appropriating the council’s own land for use as allotments”.

Action Needed
Those interested in obataining an allotment are encouraged to attend Parish Council Meetings to maintain support for the allotments. Dates of further meetings are available at http://www.goringpc.org/meetings/index.php?category=1