New Gardening prog.
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 3:28 pm
If anyone is interested.
Beryl.
Beryl.
Great!
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Re: New Gardening prog.
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 7:49 pm
Oh No! I can feel the waiting list increasing again! Lots of pressure on us again to 1/2 our plots to meet demand until it goes back to what it is now with all the new faces who were so inspired initially disappeared & the rest of us left surrounded by unkempt plots & rubbish!
Great!
Great!
Re: New Gardening prog.
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 8:36 pm
Don't think anyone will take our empty plots right now unless they can row a boat Westi.
Beryl.
Beryl.
Re: New Gardening prog.
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 8:43 pm
Westi wrote:Oh No! I can feel the waiting list increasing again! Lots of pressure on us again to 1/2 our plots to meet demand until it goes back to what it is now with all the new faces who were so inspired initially disappeared & the rest of us left surrounded by unkempt plots & rubbish!
Great!
Come and join us on our Lottie ,OH and my self have three plots each, I'm sure we could find you a plot between us.
Re: New Gardening prog.
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 8:46 pm
Dear Westi,
Half you say? The plot nezt to mine has just been divided into SIX by the council. That's a 10 pole plot btw.
Regards Sally Wright.
Half you say? The plot nezt to mine has just been divided into SIX by the council. That's a 10 pole plot btw.
Regards Sally Wright.
Re: New Gardening prog.
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 9:18 pm
I have quarter plots on my site, that's 2.5 rod. 
Re: New Gardening prog.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:18 am
Birmingham Council raised the rents from £20 to £75 in 3 years.
Result - 80 plot site goes from 2 vacant plots to 32, 12 plot site down to 5 only in use.
I think we could do with a few more tenants, even short term, to avoid the 'oh, it's under used,we'll merge sites & sell the land'
Paul
Result - 80 plot site goes from 2 vacant plots to 32, 12 plot site down to 5 only in use.
I think we could do with a few more tenants, even short term, to avoid the 'oh, it's under used,we'll merge sites & sell the land'
Paul
Re: New Gardening prog.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 4:49 pm
Our plots are 10 pole, we have just had to put our rents up to £15 per plot to cover last years water bill.
Re: New Gardening prog.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:01 pm
Old Codger - thanks for the invite but might be a bit of a commute!
Mind watching you & OH engage in banter & mischief might be worth it!
Westi
Mind watching you & OH engage in banter & mischief might be worth it!
Westi
Re: New Gardening prog.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:17 pm
SSD (need to see your pic) - our plot already at risk - latest offer is we move over the border into Hampshire to 2 split plots about 2 miles from each other....hmmm?? Will have to browse the allotment act (although I do have faith in the committee) as I know distance is mentioned am not sure they can dump you in the next county!
Their other option is compulsory purchasing a diary farm about 1/2 mile away but already offered land opposite there that wasn't suitable for growing anything!
This all started when we had over 100 on the waiting list! Funnily public consultation for the new housing showed nearly 80% of the residents said leave us & build around the site the council choose to ignore this.
Westi
- our plot already at risk - latest offer is we move over the border into Hampshire to 2 split plots about 2 miles from each other....hmmm?? Will have to browse the allotment act (although I do have faith in the committee) as I know distance is mentioned am not sure they can dump you in the next county! Their other option is compulsory purchasing a diary farm about 1/2 mile away but already offered land opposite there that wasn't suitable for growing anything!
This all started when we had over 100 on the waiting list! Funnily public consultation for the new housing showed nearly 80% of the residents said leave us & build around the site the council choose to ignore this.
Westi