The Trading Hut will not be open this Sunday. We are still awaiting deliveries of compost and country natural. We have sold out of seed potatoes but the volunteers of the greenhouse team have been working exceptionally hard in pricking out and potting on several hundred vegetable and tomatoe plants including, courgette, squash and pumpkin’s. […]
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According to Wikipedia Agriculture is the term generally given to cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops for the production of food. Horticulture is defined as the art or practice of garden cultivation and management. The question is asked because one of the exemptions the government has given is for Agricultural Supplies Shops. Garden
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I hope you are all keeping well. The Trading Hut will not be open for the foreseeable future. On Monday the 23rd March 2020 the country went into lockdown. On Thursday the Government made Agricultural Supplies Shops an exception, along with grocery stores etc The Council’ Allotment Officer has agreed that we could operate the shop
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Michael Gove MP .Minister for the Cabinet Office made a statement this morning Tuesday 24th March 2020 on Breakfast Television that going to you allotment counts as exercise, which is permitted under the present lockdown. His interview can seen on the following link
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The response from members offering help was overwhelming and I would like to thank all those who made them. I will be in contact as the situation progresses. You may recall I mentioned using gloves to unlock/lock the padlock, but I forget to mention using the same measures when using the tap. The water was
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