The Autumn Show took place last, Sunday 28th August – I know, an autumn show in August?! There were 77 classes, some only open to children. It looked like there were a greater number of entrants, we won’t know until the results are published, we certainly need new participants the summer show had 60 classes […]
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You can use a hosepipe to water food crops but not flowers, but please, only use a hosepipe if you are actually unable to water with a can – and don’t use it on the setting show by Thames Water!, virtually everyone involved in horticulture recommends that you soak the ground with no nozzle or
It would appear that Thames Water is gong to impose a hosepipe ban in the next few weeks, when they do this will obviously effect us on the allotments, those of us who are lucky enough to have water standpipes. Once the ban is in place the same rules will likely apply ie you could
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Last August I presented a proposed charter of things the society could (and should) be doing to address the climate emergency. The only real contentious part of this charter was the stopping selling peat based compost in the trading hut. This was put to the membership, over a loooooonnng consultation period and at the April
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Apparently this will cover most of the designated parking places along Dan Mason Drive, other areas ie verges are covered by double yellow lines.
