Welcome

 

Welcome to Dunchurch Allotments website.

Its aim is to help foster a greater sense of community, to let you know  what is happening and to share thoughts and ideas.

Why not :  
Read about how some people are experimenting.

Write your own article for the website  Share- how you manage your plot; what new varieties are using, which pests trouble you and how do you managed them.

View the photos of the end of Summer BBQ's

Share your thoughts and ideas in the FORUM.

Use the DIARY to record your own gardening year

 

Who has produced this website

Gareth and Paul have worked together to produce this website but to fulfil its aim it needs you to use it and take an active part in its development.  Use it, contribute, make suggestions; it is your allotment website. 

Tree blocks access

A large oak tree bough came down one windy December night totally blocking the eastern track and nearly destroying the water trough. Tony and  Dave got to work cutting a way through the tangled  blockade.   The Trustees  had recently approached tree surgeons to carry out some over track trimming.  Seems like nature got there first.

Grand Opening of the Shed

A large crowd gathered to watch Alan Hodgkinson MBE officially open the shed by cutting the ivy rope.  He was introduced by the Chair of the Allotment Association  - Bill Sedgley  who  briefly  summarised Alan's career achievements.  Alan explained that he had presided over many opening cermonies during his time but never a shed but this was just as pleasurable.  Alan took an allotment about two years ago and thanked people for the help and advice given.

More pictures and news can be found on the  Social page

Annual General Meeting on the 8th February 2012

The AGM of the association was held on 8/2/12.  Fourteen people attended  Dunchurch Social Club on a very chilly evening to listen to the reports from the Chair, Treasurer and Secretary.  An amendment to the constitution was proposed and agreed.  The meeting concluded with a fun gardening quiz.

Go to Allotment Association page for more information.

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Topics & Links

About the site, how to get a plot.

Sharing ideas experiments/trials

Social events
Comment on the website

Allotment Association

Other News

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Calendar

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Links to other web sites

Allotment vegetable growing

Gardeners click

National Society of Allotments

BBC Gardening

Weather

Garden Organic

Vegetable gardens

Grow your own - TV

Highlights of this year

The Allotment Association was started in May and a number of work parties have cleared ground in preparation for the shed.  More detail on Allotment Association page.
The shed was officially opened at the end of November by Alan Hodgkinson.

The end of year barbecue went ahead this year despite clouded skies and the morning showers.  See photos on social events page.

On the gardening front the big factor was the very dry spring and summer.  Despite this some people are reporting large potato tubers.  Fruit has been the other success story.  Strawberries ready three weeks before Wimbledon.  A large havest in all fruit types.  A number of allotmenteers are reporting broken branches in apple trees due to the  quantity of fruit.

Welcome to new allotmenteers who  took on a plot this year, we hope you had a productive season and are inspired to continue next year.