We had our allotment association AGM last night and we have a new committee elected for the next year. After a few turbulent years all of our plots are let, security has been improved and things are generally going along well. We have been thinking about projects for the next year and for some fundraising ideas. Does anyone on the forum have any suggestions from their own associations?
Some of the ideas being suggested were a buddy scheme for new plotters and maybe a willow growing area for willow whips to make structures.
I would love to hear of others experiences - good or bad!
Thanks in advance
Haggis
Allotment projects
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Motherwoman
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If you go for a willow area be very careful where you site it. One of the complaints from an allotment site in my area at the Parish Council meeting was shading of the plot next door as they grow so much in a year. In this case it wasn't an allotment project but a rentee who did community projects.
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It's good to have a say and some projects.
We don't have a committee just a representative on the relevant committee of the town council.
My only project on the plot is to reinforce the section of embankment, for this I need to do some skip raids for bits of timber.
There are parts of the whole site which I think need attention but there appears to be no mood for group action.
We don't have a committee just a representative on the relevant committee of the town council.
My only project on the plot is to reinforce the section of embankment, for this I need to do some skip raids for bits of timber.
There are parts of the whole site which I think need attention but there appears to be no mood for group action.
Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
Our Parish Council has recently passed the responsibility for the two village allotment sites to an Allotment Association with a chairman, secretary etc and we have since then held a barbecue and are shortly to have a curry night at the house of one of the allotmenteers. I am a most unsociable creature, but the barbecue really was very successful because it meant everybody was on site and we had a good look round all the other plots, swopping experiences.
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It's strange how sites seem to fall into two categories, some are really into group activities and joint responsibilities and in others it never works. We tried to get some joint tidying up organised some years ago but it was always the same 3 or 4 who turned up from 50 some odd holders of plots so enthusiasm fell off somewhat. The only time everyone came together was when the local council decided to hand the plots over to the Parish Council and everyone was worried they were going to be sold off for building land!
Good luck with yours, I hope it works out.
MW
Good luck with yours, I hope it works out.
MW
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I'll never get involved in an allotment association again. Talk about being piggy in the middle and being blamed and abused on one side and on the other side people keeping their head down and forgetting they promised to support you. Good Luck with it!
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We have a planning meeting every January, ours last year were:
1) Security - had fencing put up around the site, at different times when we received funding.
2) Communication - put up notice boards all over the site so people knew what was happening and when. Created a Facebook group. email a monthly newsletter.
3) Training - had people on site to give members training on compost making, growing veg, how to help wildlife, pruning, etc.
4) New map of all plot locations.
5) Historic record of site - interviewed some of the old members and got their stories.
Hope this helps.
1) Security - had fencing put up around the site, at different times when we received funding.
2) Communication - put up notice boards all over the site so people knew what was happening and when. Created a Facebook group. email a monthly newsletter.
3) Training - had people on site to give members training on compost making, growing veg, how to help wildlife, pruning, etc.
4) New map of all plot locations.
5) Historic record of site - interviewed some of the old members and got their stories.
Hope this helps.
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Our site has turned a shed into a coffee / tea shop (with bacon butties)! All the chairs & tables outside are from vacated plots. Although slow to take off it has become really popular for everyone to have a wee break & go there for a chat & a brew. Does themes as well, had mince pies & mulled wine at Xmas, toasted hot cross buns at Easter etc.
They only have camping equipment to cook on, charge very little but added up over the year help us fix the roads etc.
Westi
They only have camping equipment to cook on, charge very little but added up over the year help us fix the roads etc.
Westi
Westi
wild flowers? (see my thread on free seeds)
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We have a chairman, Secretary, treasurer, and organising sub committee, we have an open day in midsummer the money we raise pays all our ongoing costs including insurance, we have had all sorts of grants the last one was for a secure lock up for that we got a £1000 it is surprising the amount of grants that are available, we also have barbeques in spring and summer we have built a shelter especially for them we call it Havana lodge as our allotments are in Havana lane