We will be opening our gates on Sunday 21 May 2023 for our annual Open Day.
The gates will open at 11am and we will have plants for sale so you can recreate the allotment at home!
There will also be children’s activities, a barbecue, tea and home made cakes and lots more.
We hope to see you there!
Our Clubhouse has a long history. It began life as the changing rooms for the Crystal Palace Park Concert Bowl (there is a short video about the history of the concert bowl/platform here) .
In 1997 when new permanent concert facilities were built the changing rooms were bought by the allotment with funds raised from members, dismantled and moved to our allotment site.
With the help of volunteers and with the Council the building was re-erected and became our Clubhouse.
It has seen hundreds of community events since it was officially re-opened by the Mayor of Bromley in April 1999.
It has now been the centre for member and community events for over 20 years – not bad for a wooden building constructed in 1962 as temporary changing rooms!
The Clubhouse has been used by generations of allotment members, the wider Bromley allotment community, bee keepers and local residents and community groups.
Untold cups of tea and slices of cake have been consumed at events, meetings, birthdays, wedding and funeral receptions.
In 2019 it was renamed The Tom Douglas Clubhouse in honour of our former Secretary who was instrumental in securing the building for the site and contributed so much to support our allotment and allotments in Bromley.
Whilst our Clubhouse has been maintained by our members, it is now in need of refurbishment.
Our refurbishment plans include:
This will make it a brighter and welcoming space for use by our members and the wider community.
We are currently fundraising to refurbish the building to ensure it can continue to be the heart of our allotment community for future.
Watch this space for future fundraising activities and news of the project.
We had a fantastic bonfire night celebration on Saturday 5th November.
Our members, their family and friends joined together to see the huge bonfire being lit and watch the fireworks.
Afterwards Polish sausages were cooked on the fire and potatoes baked in the embers. In the Clubhouse there was delicious pumpkin soup and a selection of cakes to enjoy. And the children made leaf lanterns.
Thank you to our Members whose hard work made the event possible.