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Bonfire night party – Saturday 2nd November

On Saturday 2 November we will be having our annual Bonfire party for members and their families.

There will be hot food, a bonfire, fireworks, as well as toasting marshmallows and making s’mores.  Children will be able to make lanterns to help light the way to the bonfire.

Lantern making starts straight after the Autumn General Meeting at around 4pm with the food and the bonfire starting at 5pm.

The event is free for members but we would appreciate donations of  fireworks – cake or barrage types (not small mixed packs).

To help us plan the event could members please pick up a ticket from the shop or a committee member.

 

 

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Autumn Community Spruce – Sunday 13th October

The summer is officially over and it’s time to start tidying up and planning for next year.

On Sunday 13 October between 11-3pm there will be a Community Spruce day to help tidy the site and get ready for bonfire night.  You can come for all or part of the session.  There will be a range of jobs to do.   Lunch will be provided along with plenty of tea and cake.

We will also be providing advice on composting and what can be grown in the colder months.

Hope to see you there.  If you can’t help out on the day but are available on other days don’t forget to check out the board next to the Clubhouse for site jobs or speak to a committee member.

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Thank you to all our volunteers!

Following a suggestion at the AGM, we now have a whiteboard outside the Clubhouse listing the jobs around the site that need doing.

We have had a fantastic response from Members and their friends who have been doing a wide range of tasks, including:

  • tidying the compost area
  • mowing the grass
  • tidying and weeding the secret garden.
  • strimming and covering plots ready for new tenants
  • fixing leaky pipes
  • serving food at events
  • showing visitors around the site
  • sowing wildflower plants.

The committee would like to say a HUGE thank you to everybody who has helped  maintain our allotment site.  As well as being somewhere for us to grow fruit and vegetables it is a fantastic community garden.

If you haven’t had a chance to help out yet, there are always a wide range of jobs available – from helping to open the shop on a rota, cutting grass through to admin tasks – just speak to a committee member or put your name down on the board.