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Latest Allotment Site News  archived allotment news29th June 2010. The 2010 Allotment Competition was judged by Joseph Arioli (plot holder and many times winner of the William Pack Cup for best allotment), Graeme Kennedy (Grounds Manager) and Christine Gadd (Chairman of the Parish Council). The results are:
7th June 2010. The judging for this year's William Pack Cup will take place during the week commencing Monday 28th June 2010. The judges will be plot holder Joseph Arioli, accompanied by Graeme Kennedy and Christine Gadd from the Parish Council. 6th June 2010. Here is a summary of recent problems: it is thought that magpies are responsible for row markers being pulled out of the ground, emerging seeds being pulled up (mostly beans), and small plants being pulled up (beans, onions and one squash); while pak choi being eaten is attributable to pigeons. There is no explanation at the moment for the tops being knocked off some asparagus spears (this has been mainly limited to one plot so far). 31st May 2010. The Sunningdale Allotments website has been discontinued with effect from today. However, the most popular pages - mainly those which have a general appeal to plot holders anywhere in the UK - can still be accessed. Links to them in their new home can be found near the top of this page. This page now becomes the sole source of site news. 28th April 2010. A number of problems have occurred over the last couple of weeks: row markers pulled out of the ground and scattered (such that some plot holders do not now know which row is which); several plants pulled up; and the tops knocked off some asparagus spears. This does not appear to be the wildlife at work. If you have suffered similar or other unexplained problems, or if you can shed any light on the problem, please contact the Parish Council. 14th April 2010. Plot holders are reminded that the annual plot assessments will take place on Wednesday 5th May 2010. 13th April 2010. A number of plot holders have reported that holes have been dug on their allotments. Although this is thought by some to be a badger, it appears more likely to be a fox. Foxes can smell what they think is buried food. Bone meal and chicken pellets can confuse them. The problem dates back to the autumn when Andy Coughlin had recently planted rhubarb dug up. 6th April 2010. The plumbing problem was fixed this morning and the water is now on. 23rd March 2010. Unfortunately, when the water was turned on yesterday the tap connector on the water tank on the corner of plot 23 blew off. Attempts to replace the connector and olive were unsuccessful. The problem was reported to the Parish Council. Therefore, at the moment there is no water supply except for the water that is already in the tanks. 12th March 2010. The last outstanding item of the autumn and winter projects was finished yesterday. This was the completion of the pruning of the tree between plots 36 and 37. 1st March 2010. A small number of plot holders have not paid their 2010 rent which is now overdue. Brian King has relinquished his role as site representative with effect from today (the start of the new allotment year). In lieu of a replacement, all site-related tasks will once again be the sole responsiblility of the Parish Council. 18th February 2010. Fran Moore, a plot holder for 25 years, has given up her tenancy. After a recent operation for the removal of a kidney stone, and although she is gradually getting her strength back, she is unfortunately not allowed to eat many of the crops that she used to grow. Fran was a model plot holder who will be greatly missed. 12th February 2010. The Parish Council offices will be closed during the week commencing 1st March 2010, and it will not therefore be possible for plot holders to go there and pay their rent in person during that week. The water was turned on briefly last week to check if there had been any damage to pipes, taps and fittings during the bad weather. Everything seemed ok and the water was turned off again and the taps drained. The water will be turned on for the growing season on Monday 22nd March, 2010. 15th January 2010. The Parish Council is currently sending out its annual letters to all plot holders. It requests payment of the 2010 rent (which is the same as the 2009 figure) by 1st March 2010 at the latest. A copy of the new tenancy agreement is enclosed; it contains a number of minor changes, and all plot holders must sign a copy of this revised agreement by 15th March, 2010. Finally, the Parish Council has set Wednesday 5th May, 2010 as the date for the annual plot assessments. 29th December 2009. Good news for plot holders. Following successful negotiations between the Royal Borough and Surrey County Council, residents in Sunninghill, Sunningdale and Ascot can now once again use Surrey 's civic amenity site in Swift Lane, Bagshot - instead of making the longer trip to the borough's own CA site at Stafferton Way in Maidenhead. Please note that proof of SL5 residency will be required. 17th December 2009. Plot holder Ron Ogle has recently passed away. 28th November 2009. The final set of planned autumn jobs have been completed: filling in potholes, the gulley between the car park and the main path cleared, various items of pruning and weeding in the car park area and in the bed outside the gate, plus the replacement of the broken drainage inspection cover between plots 31a and 32. In addition, a small tree which fell onto the deer fence during the recent high winds has been removed and trees pruned for two plot holders. 5th November 2009. The second tranche of autumn jobs, the emptying and cleaning of all the water tanks on the site, has been completed. 22nd October 2009. The initial tranche of autumn jobs were completed this week. The tasks comprised: pruning the beech hedge along the eastern boundary; opening out the copse area by removing several hollies and performing some additional pruning; and cutting back any encroaching foliage adjacent to the ditch along the full length of the southern boundary. 19th October 2009. The Parish Council discussed allotment rents for 2010 at its October meeting last Tuesday. It was decided that rents will remain unchanged in 2010. The minutes of the October meeting will be available on the Parish Council website after the November meeting. 13th October 2009. Ron Earley, who has not been well this year, has given up his plots. His main plot (38) which is aproximately 9 poles will be split into two allotments. 8th October 2009. Aminopyralid update. It has been announced this week that, as expected, Dow Agrosciences has been given approval to re-introduce two of its herbicide products (Forefont and Pharaoh) which contain aminopyraliid, a substance which leaves pesticide residues in manure, leading to distorted growth. The full announcement can be found here. I have informed Broomhall Farm - where a number of plot holders get their manure - of this news. Note that no problems have been experienced with manure from Broomhall Farm. It is understood that they have not used aminopyralid-based products in the past and I have asked the farmer to let us know if this situation ever changes - hopefully it will not and we will be able to continue to buy his good quality manure. 21st September 2009. Guided Allotment Tours. As part of the Sunningdale Festival short guided tours of the allotments took place on Saturday September 19th, 2009. It included a brief history of allotments in Sunningdale, details of local growing conditions and a look at selected plots. Year 5 of Holy Trinity school also had tours on the previous Wednesday with the accent on showing them what can be grown on an allotment. |
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