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Last Cut Off The Year
These pictures are of Reg Brook (Plot 49 & 50) cutting the grass areas on the main path for the last time until spring next year.
Pictures & blog Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)
Water To Be Turned Off After Bonfire Night
Dear Members,
Just to let you know the water supply for the site will be turned off after BONFIRE NIGHT
We do this to ensure we do not get frozen pipes over the winter months & receive any unwanted high call out charges from the water board.
Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)
For & on behalf of Old Lane Allotments Committee
Clocks Go Back
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com
Now we are well in to Autumn the paths all covered in gold & yellow leaves. Plot members can be seen winter digging & completing those jobs that are too time consuming in the growing season.
Seed potatoes have now been ordered with our supplier for delivery early February next year. The clocks go back at 2 o clock tomorrow morning so the days get shorter, but we do get an extra hours sleep. The Halloween celebrations follow on the 31st October.
Our site is looking really tidy as the season is coming to an end
Well done to all our members
Blog by Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)
Car Park – Boundary Fence
This fence was created & erected by Tony Paine (plot 38) Mark Burton was also involved. It Just puts that professional touch on the new car park.
Big thanks to Tony Paine for his time & creativity
Blog & Photographs created by Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)
No Communal Bonfire 5th November
Just a reminder to plot members that there will be NO communal bonfire this year.
Any rubbish that needs to be burnt by individual members, must take place on there own plot ,and with safety precautions in place. Fires lit around the 4th to sixth of November are permitted on our site, Just obviously think about wind direction when cars are travelling on OLD LANE. Be Safe
OLD LANE ALLOTMENTS COMMITTEE
Muck Spreading Hens -Make Light Work
These are two photographs taken on Tony Paine’s plot (38). He put cow manure in piles on his plot with a little help from a friend. Tony let the hens out for a stroll & they did the rest. It took them less than an hour to spread the manure. Easy gardening if you have the hens.
Blog & photography Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)
Hugh Gaitskell School – Scarecrows
These scarecrows were made by the pupils of the Hugh Gaitskell School gardening club. Along with the Depuy group of volunteers. We wanted to show the pupils what great work they have done in decorating the site. Thanks to all involved on Plot 28.
Blog created by Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)
Photography Mark Burton
Charity Organisations on Old Lane Allotments
Dear Plot Member,
If you are new or old on our allotment site I wanted to write a blog on the charity organisations and the good they do in the community.
(BAFF) Better Action For Families – Who Occupy Plot 5 – They aim to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities and there families through delivering health & social groups, they run weekly groups to promote health & build confidence for parent/carers.
St Anne’s Community Services – Who Occupy plot 42E – The Outreach section of domiciliary care supporting adults with special educational needs in their own homes. This can either be in group homes for some of the clients, or parental or relatives homes.
DePuy Synthes Volunteers – Who Occupy plot 2W – The DePuy Synthes companies deliver innovative medical devices & solution in orthopaedics, spinal care, & neuroscience that help patients live full lives. They have a team of volunteers from there information technology department that help organisations in the community.
Blog & Photos Mark Burton (Site Secretary)
Scarecrows on plot 28
Dear Plot Members,
Hugh Gaitskell School pupils made a number of scarecrows as an allotment project. They have surplus scarecrows so if you would like one for your plot the school group along with teacher supervisor’s, and the Depuy volunteers runs on Wednesdays at the moment 12- 1pm on PLOT 28. Just ask for one it would be really great & motivating for the children seeing the scarecrows around the site.
Blog Created By Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)
