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Welcome to the website of the Sheppey Horticultural Society, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, UK.
About the Sheppey Horticultural Society
Sheppey Horticultural Society is long established on the island and has been running for well over 50 years. We manage two sites in Sheerness - at Medway Road where there are 100 plus allotments and at Richmond Street/Nursery Close where there are about 90 plots. There are currently about 173 members of the Society.
Allotments are a great place to grow your own vegetables, fruit and flowers. "Allotmenteering" is also a great form of exercise where you and your family can spend a few hours a week enjoying some fresh air, shedding those extra calories as well as eating fresh produce.
We offer members the use of machine tools to help prepare and cultivate their plot, and there are shops on both sites (open on Sunday mornings 9am to 12 midday) which sell a wide selection of seeds, seed potatoes, composts, fertilizers, canes, pots and trays, and many other products to help cultivate an allotment or garden.
DID YOU KNOW ... You don't have to rent an allotment to be a member of the Society. Home gardening members can also benefit from the advantageous rates that we offer in our shops. Membership also entitles you to enter our annual show and other competitions.
Plots Available
Currently, there are waiting lists at both our Richmond Street Site and at our Medway Road Site.
If you are interested in a plot or would like to go on the waiting list contact David Lipscombe the Society Secretary and Site Manager for Richmond Street/Nursery Close on 07771584246 or call into one of our shops at either of the sites on a Sunday Morning 9 am - 12 midday.
We now have a Facebook page for Society members, https://www.facebook.com/groups/331060978672041. On this page we hope to create a community of Society Members, where we can ask advice, give tips, share recipes and create discussions on everything to do with growing your own. We will also share news, events and details on products available in our two shops