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archived allotment news23rd January 2012. Plot holders may be interested to know that a talk on vegetable growing will be given by John Negus on Thursday, 2nd February 2012 to SADGA (Sunningdale & District Gardening Association) at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. Details of the full 2012 programme and information on the various speakers can be found on the SADGA website. Visitors are always welcome and are charged £3 for the evening, including refreshments. 27th December 2011. An updated version of the Neighbourhood Allotment Watch notice has been produced by PCSO Melita Diprose. It can be found on the site notice board. 15th December 2011. Joseph Arioli has surrendered approximately one third of his allotment. This surrendered piece has now become plot 13a. It is a modest 2.75 poles (approx. 69 sq metres) which is ideal for somebody with limited time to cultivate an allotment. We now have a total of 56 plots of varying sizes on the site. The average size is currently 4.85 poles. 14th December 2011. Thanks to Joseph Arioli, with help from Peter Stanaway, all the wood and prunings from the autumn maintenance work have now been burned. Thanks also to those plot holders who took some of the wood for use on their open fires at home. 29th November 2011. The water had been left on longer than usual this year to aid any autumn planting in the unseasonably dry conditions. However, after the arrival of the first hard frost yesterday when several taps were frozen the water has now been turned off for the winter. 12th November 2011. The following site maintenance jobs have been completed during the autumn period: the large privet hedge in the NE of the site has been pruned; the area next to the school fence in the SW area has been tidied up, including the removal of branches growing out towards the plots, the cutting back of brambles, shrubs that stem from the school side and weeds plus the removal of items that have been dumped in this area at various times; the annual cutting back of hollies, shrubs and brambles in and around the ditch along the southern boundary; the filling in of several potholes; and the clearing of the channel that carries water away from the car park. 12th August 2011. Blight warning on tomatoes. Two plots have found evidence of blight today. It is suggested that any plot holders who are growing tomatoes, either at home or on the allotments, should regularly check for signs of blight for the remainder of this growing season. 10th August 2011. The prizes for the 2011 Allotment Competition were awarded at the Parish Council last night. The results are below. 28th June 2011. Newly appointed Parish Councillor David Lupton is now responsible for the allotments. He takes over from Neil Collin who recently resigned as a Parish Councillor. 27th June 2011. The 2011 Allotment Competition was judged earlier today by Joseph Arioli (plot holder and many times winner of the William Pack Cup) and Graeme Kennedy (Parish Council Grounds Manager). They were accompanied by Christine Gadd (Chairman of the Parish Council). The results are:
26th June 2011. New plot holders who are growing tomatoes may be interested in subscribing to the blight alerts. Potato blight is usually the biggest problem for tomato growers. See the BlightWatch.co.uk website for details. It contains a link to the Potato Council website where you can register to receive email alerts. 19th May 2011. The judging for this year's William Pack Cup will take place during the week commencing Monday 27th June 2011. The judges will be plot holder Joseph Arioli and Graeme Kennedy (Grounds Manager). They will be accompanied by Christine Gadd, Chairman of the Parish Council. 16th May 2011. Only one plot failed the annual assessment which was carried out on the 4th May, 2011 by Christine Gadd (Chairman of Sunningdale Parish Council) and Graeme Kennedy (Grounds Manager). This plot has now been subsequently re-let. 11th April 2011. As mentioned in the rent letters that were sent out earlier in the year, an "Allotment Tea" will take place at the site on Saturday 7th May 2011 at 3pm. Christine Gadd (Chairman of Sunningdale Parish Council) and Anne Martin (clerk to the Parish Council) will come to meet plot holders, armed with some snacks and drinks. 10th April 2011. Plot holders are reminded that the annual plot assessments will take place on Wednesday 4th May 2011. The basic criteria are: a minimum of 65% of the plot should be under cultivation; and the grass paths that a plot holder is responsible for should be in reasonable condition. If there are any reasons why a plot holder may be unable to meet these criteria he should discuss them with the Parish Council as soon as possible. 7th March 2011. Five plots were surrendered during February and have now been re-let. This brings the total over the autumn and winter period to 12 plots surrendered and 13 plots let. The additional plot that has been let is due to one 10 pole allotment being split into two half plots. 1st March 2011. Today is the first day of the new allotment year. This means that the rent for the 2011-2012 year is now overdue. Any plot holder who has not so far paid should now do so or contact us if he wishes to surrender his allotment. 28th February 2011. A sizeable load of free wood chip can be found in the SW corner of the site. Plot holders - and only plot holders - should help themselves to this resource. 2nd February 2011. Those plot holders who have been on site recently will have noticed that there is now an eight foot high fence along the full length of the eastern boundary. This has been erected by the people in the neighbouring property. Our deer netting along that boundary was therefore surplus to requirements. It has now been removed and stored so that it (and the posts) can be used if any maintenance is required on the remaining netting along the southern boundary. 25th November 2010. Various site maintenance jobs have been completed this month: minor pruning in and around the car park area; clearance of the channel that carries water run-off from the car park; pruning of the beech hedge along the eastern boundary; pruning hollies in the copse; and cutting back hollies, brambles et cetera along the southern boundary to keep the ditch reasonably clear. The Parish Council wishes to thank plot holders Ron Hinxman, Joseph Arioli and Brian King for their help with site maintenance tasks at various times over the course of the year and Fred Parfitt for replacing the doors on the notice board. If anybody else contributed please let us know so that we can add your name. 24th November 2010. Along with a number of adjacent properties who had garden equipment stolen, damage was suffered on the allotment site last Sunday night. This included damage to the deer netting and the locks being forced on several tool chests. Plot holders may wish to check and see if they have suffered any losses. 11th November 2010. Six plots have been surrendered in the early autumn period. Plot 30, the largest allotment on the site, is to be split into two half-plots. This makes a total of 7 plots that are currently in the process of being re-let. These changes will reduce the current size of the waiting list to 8 people within the parish. 6th November 2010. In view of recent problems on the site it has been decided that until the end of January the gates will be locked at 4.30pm each day and unlocked the following morning at 8.30am. A different lock is being used and so plot holders will not be able to access the site during these times, which are effectively the hours of darkness. 26th October 2010. The water has now been turned off for the winter. 22nd September 2010. One of the doors on the site notice board has been warped for some time. Plot holder, Fred Parfitt, has removed both doors and replaced them with a single larger door. Many thanks Fred for doing this job. 12th August 2010. Parish Councillor Neil Collin is now responsible for the allotments. He takes over from Rodney Stubblefield. 29th 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. |
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