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Kings seeds catalogues have arrived, and potatoe forms are now avaliable from next Saturday stores open.

Old Lane Allotments

Hi To all members,

Martin on plot 51 maintains our communal gardens on site which is the bottom corner as you come in on Old Lane side, he also attends to the area at the the back of the hut building and plant plots that are situated there His work is much appreciated by the committee .

Martin has asked me to publish a blog, if anyone has any perennial plants that can be planted in the areas above, can you let him know or take them to his plot 51 , it is directly opposite the hut. Its important we keep these areas nice, as members of the public walk past that bottom gate.

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Hello to All Members

We had a committee meeting today, our water charges have significantly gone up over the last year with the dry weather. Unfortunatley we have got to pass this on to members to cover costs. With much thought ,we have decided to go with Leeds City Council on this and charge the same.

Half plot & slightly above will be £15.50

Full plot will be £22.00

As these are annual rates , if you break it down over a year , this doesn’t amount to much, we have to cover our water charges and make Old Lane Allotments sustainable.

Old Lane Allotments Committee

Our Annual General Meeting Will Take place on Monday 5th October 2026

            South Leeds Conservative Club, Wooler Street, Beeston, Leeds , LS11 7JH

Buffet included from 7

         

Mark Burton – Allotment Secretary -Old Lane Allotments

Dear Members,

It was decided by the committee today that barbeques should be done at the back of the hut building on the stone flags. The lawn area was constructed for this purpose . We are getting complaints from residents about smoke drifting into to the houses. We have also received an E mail from the local Green Party leader, regarding issues with smoke.

we think this is the best solution .

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For and on behalf of Old Lane Allotments Association..

Dear Members.

We have decided to close the stores with sales dropping off at this time of year, which is now mainly watering and harvesting on our plots.

However we are aware that Members might need lime or ground cover, When Gwen or Tsam are on site they will be happy serve you.

Blog by Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)

For and on behalf of Old Lane Allotments association.

Hi To All Members,

Due to perstinace Leeds City Council came to site today and have carried out some modifications to the entrance gate. You can access the site through that gate.

We aware its been a headache for some members. They were closed off origionally so the site wasn’t put at risk.

Blog by Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)

For and on behalf of Old Lane Allotments

As everyone will be aware we had some visitors the night of Wednesday 22nd July/early hours Thursday the 23rd July. Several plot holders have had items stolen, which is really frustrating. I have logged theses items to West Yorkshire Metropolitan Police and I’m in the process of getting a crime number. One of the members who had an item stolen has reported the theft and has a separate crime number which is great as it goes on police statistics every month.

It is an ongoing problem . We put cameras up they smash them down which is really demoralising for us as a committee. All we can keep doing is reporting it to West Yorkshire Police .

Blog by Mark Burton (Allotment Secretary)

Dear Members,

We have always used a hose pipe to fill our barrels on our plots, then transfering the water using watering cans. These mechanical battery sprayers that you submerge in water and spray it with a wand can’t be used on Old Lane Allotments, we understand technology moves on . This will soar our water usage and create one really massive water bill, which would have to be passed on to our members. If your using one on site “please stop” and if you are thinking of buying one “please don’t” as it will be treated as a breach of tenancy. There is already hosepipe bans in place in the UK. Our water bill is going to be high anyway due to the lack of rain

Old Lane Allotments

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Hi to All Members.

Leeds City Council came to have a look at the gates, the man who came has had to go back to his boss with a report. Me and Mick Hogan spoke to him a length this morning He says it needs a specialist team to come in and fix the problem.. So until I announce any other updates, we will have to carry on with the gate shut off. Like I said in a previous blog it’s not the committees fault.

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