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April 16, 2011
Compost Day - Easter Monday 2011
On Easter Monday, 25 April 2011, from 2-5pm we will be opening the communal compost bays for the first time, so come along and get some nicely rotted compost for your plot….
16 April 2011 | Category » Events | Comments [0]
April 20, 2011
Bags of Compost has Arrived
If you have ordered compost, it has arrived and in the garage. All members of the Committee have a key, so just find one of us and we can open the garage up. Also, don’t forget to pay and mark…
20 April 2011 | Category » News | Comments [0]
April 28, 2011
Kew Gardens
As well as its courses for professionals, Kew also runs short courses for amateurs. See www.kew.org.uk for more information….
28 April 2011 | Category » Information | Comments [0]
The car park gate
The lock and chain for this are difficult to manipulate. So please don’t put the shank of the padlock through the hole in the sliding bar. Wrap the chain round twice loosely and put the shank through two links of…
28 April 2011 | Category » Advice
The NE corner composting area
Since last autumn, this has been closed. It was always intended to take only vegetative waste which would eventually rot down to make compost. However, it was mistreated by a few who dumped rubbish there. So, last October, a few…
28 April 2011 | Category » Information
The council 
and us
There is very good communication between us and the council, through Pete Lewis, the Allotments Liaison Officer, and David Ingham, the Waste Minimisation Officer. Pete deals with the practical aspects of all the borough’s sites and David has given encouragement…
28 April 2011 | Category » News | Comments [0]
Other new initiatives
Many plot markers have been lost over the years. New ones are being made by Paul and Yolanda and others, formed of a post with a numbered tile attached. These will be positioned at the front boundary of each…
28 April 2011 | Category » News | Comments [0]
The new greenhouse
Paul and others have worked hard to put up the donated greenhouse. This is intended for communal use, with 8 bays on upper and lower staging, to be booked for a season at a time at a small charge, according…
28 April 2011 | Category » Information | Comments [0]
The new Chair
Paul Leonard (plot 2) is the new Chair of the Allotments Association. Michael Thierens resigned at the 2010 AGM, and he was warmly thanked for all the work he had done during his six years tenure. Brenda Stevens resigned…
28 April 2011 | Category » News
Summer event - 19 June 2011
Our social event will be on Sunday 19 June, from 12 noon onwards. As always, there will be a barbeque, drinks, good food and sales of plants, with everything at very reasonable prices. Will you start thinking now about…
28 April 2011 | Category » Events | Comments [0]
Links
- Squires Garden Centre
excellent garden centre in between Twickenham and Teddington. - Richmond Council
Check out the Council's Allotment Information - NSALG
National Society of Allotment & Leisure Gardeners - Soil Association
UK's leading environmental charity promoting sustainable, organic farming and championing human health - Organic Gardening Catalogue
- Thompson & Morgan