Past events:

Coffee Morning

New date set with better weather :-)

Our annual coffee morning/open morning is coming around again,
Saturday 9th September
from 10 am – 12 noon.

The allotments are looking pretty good at present so hopefully, we can keep them tidy and smart for the 9th.

We have coffee/tea and cake for our visitors. We also sell produce if anyone has any to spare.

The forecast  looks good this time and what’s nicer than coffee, cake and a chat?

2022 Allotment Open Day 11 June, move the image above to see a 360 degree panorama

August 2019 working party: Fixing fences, clearing plots and general maintenance all fuelled by bacon sandwiches :-)

The Bund is looking great in 2019, thanks to Jane and others for creating this bee sanctuary

1st Allotment BBQ goes really well... 

Allotmenteers heard to say they had had  'an elegantly sufficiency'

NB: committee minutes are out for April 2019

Caution on the Bund... Hemlock spotted

We have noticed that the bund (the hummock along the Western edge of the car park) has some hemlock starting to show. As you will know this can be poisonous for people and livestock. For full details wikipedia has the background https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conium_maculatum

Gradually we are trying to remove it, however please take care since it can cause respiratory problems. It looks a little like carrot tops with a purple tinge to the stem.

Recent article in the Parish News:    on exercise and gardening

Exercise. Whether you love it or loathe it, we need to do it according to the latest health advice.

If you are one of the many people who are full of good intentions to do more but are continually putting it off, have you thought about incorporating your exercise by gardening or renting an allotment?

The health benefits of gardening are greater than first realised. Working in a garden or on an allotment can have a positive impact on physical and mental health, so much so that GPs are now recommended to ‘prescribe’ gardening to help with many health conditions. 

However, does the thought of all the work needed to own an allotment put you off having a go?

Surprisingly, cultivating an allotment isn’t necessarily all about hard work. Digging for example is still an option but new thinking has proven that often it is best not to dig as it can disrupt the natural structure of the earth and damage the fragile balance of microsystems which are essential to healthy soil. And the same applies whether cultivating your garden or allotment or growing vegetables or ornamental plants.

Regular, moderate exercise can be just as beneficial as jogging or visiting the gym once a week. However, if you want to put in the physical effort and fancy a good workout then there is the challenge of turning that compost heap! But it’s not for the faint hearted! To make your own compost is so rewarding - it costs nothing, it provides natural nutrients for your soil and contains no chemicals. Plus you will have earned that cream cake and can enjoy it with a clear conscience!

But what about other health benefits? Well the obvious one is the end result. You will be producing vegetables which will be freshly harvested, not stored in a supermarket warehouse for days (even weeks) before going on sale, losing vital nutrients. Plus they will be organic - no chemicals added unless you choose to do so. Having your own regular supply of vegetables or fruit will encourage you to look at ways of using the surplus (and yes, you will have a surplus - ask any beginner who has enthusiastically planted several courgette plants at the beginning of the season). This means you will soon be enjoying your five a day, if not more.

So if you have a yen to have a go at growing your own veg whether it be on an allotment or in your garden, give it a try. You will be producing organic fresh vegetables, increasing your exercise levels and promoting that all important sense of well being. 

And all at the fraction of the cost of a gym membership!

If you would like to know more about renting an allotment, please contact the allotments secretary:-  Malcolm Morrice,  email:- malcolm.morrice@sky.com

 “Sweet April showers do spring May flowers”   

(from a poem A Hundred Good Points of Husbandry published in 1557 by Thomas Tusser, 1524 - 1580)

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433009140827;view=1up;seq=7 

In the beginning... this is what the allotment field looked like