We have a Kenwood Rapid Bake which we only use occasionally to get the smell of cooked bread in the house when we have visitors for lunch!! The resulting bread is not worth eating and is fed to the ducks next day. We bought daughter no.1 a Panasonic for Christmas and the bread made with that is marv...

Hi Johnboy,

I live in North Norfolk, about 4 miles from the coast - glorious beaches, the Broads down the road, loads of wildlife,a lovely climate. BOOTIFUL!!

Samuel

and a final comment from me - other conditions on my contractare:- --no dogs on the allotment. --no sub-letting --no permanent structure nor fencing without first obtaining written permission fron the Council --keep in decent order paths fences.hedges etc bordering the allotment. --not lop, cut or f...

It mreans that the Council appreciates that an allotment being worked is better than empty plots which would need to be maintained by the council in a clean state : precept being spent instead of accumulating.

Samuel

Our allotment plot is about 41/2 acres made up into 15 allotments of 40 poles but some are let as half plots and some as double plots. There is one 40 pole plot vacant at present.

At the Council meeting last night it was decided, and minuted, to allow the `status quo` to apply. QED

Samuel

Just thinking about this topic laterally, how large does an allotment need to be in order for it to be used "only for the production of fruit, vegetables and flowers for domestic consumption by himself and his family"? Our allotment plots are rented our in measurements of 20 poles(Half plo...

Having done some research on the web I have found a discussion paper by Organiclea Community Growers , www.organiclea.org.uk entitled Selling Allotment Produce. In this paper is the following . "..a subsectionin the Smallholdings and Allotments Act1908-1926 enables an authority, "when they...

Our Church Council convened last night and although I am not a steward and therefore do not formally or normally attend I was asked to attend last night. - no reason was given. I did not attend as I was collecting 2 tons of horse muck and it took me until after the meeting had started in order to un...

I have had my allotment for 11 years and the contract I was issued with this week is the same one I received when I first had it. However produce has been sold grown on the allotment for over 50 years and goes back to when a lorry used to do a circuit of Norfolk allotments collecting blackcurranrs g...

I have a Parish Council Allotment and over 60% of the allotment holders sell their allotment produce. Recently a parish councillor stated that produce grown on the allotment is only for the allotment holder and his/her family and is not to be sold. Now the Council has sent out a contract to be signe...