Bee keeping on Shepherd and Flock Allotments

Hi everyone

The Town Council is now considering bee keeping on some allotment sites. We have an allotment holder who is both experienced and willing to care for the bees and as such the site has been suggested as a possible home for bees.

It will be up to the plot holders to decide whether or not we proceed with a significant majority of yes votes required to proceed. Can all allotment holders at the S & F site please either contact me here and let me know their thoughts (and any questions) on the matter OR come talk to me on site.

Cheers, David (plot 3)

2010 Winter Lecture

Growing Vegetables On Allotments

3rd March 2010

7pm-9.30pm

Council Chamber in South Street, Farnham

Speaker: Mr Barry Newman

Barry has been a very successful vegetable grower for many years. He has also been a very successful exhibitor. Barry at present is Chairman of Southern area of the National Vegetable Society.

If you are going to come please let us know by contacting us so we can arrange refreshments.

New Site Reps Required – West Street and Farnborough Road

If anyone is willing to take on this responsibility on either site please contact us and provide your contact details and plot number. Kevin will then come back to you.

Liaison Group Meeting Rearranged

Happy New Year everyone!Due to the bad weather the twice-yearly site representative Liaison meeting has been cancelled for next week.

The meeting has now been re-arranged for 3rd February.

As ever if anyone has any requests for items to be discussed or raised either contact your representative OR reply to this post.

Kind regards

Kevin

Free Local Manure

Badshot Lea Equestrian Centre (In Badshot Lea!) have contacted us to say that they lots of lovely well rotted horse manure available.

The manure would be free to any Farnham Allotment holder.

You can have as much or as little as you want but the allotment holder would need to collect.

If you are interested please contact Elly Hierons on 01252 312838.

Their website address is www.badshotleaequestrian.co.uk

Thompson & Morgan Catalogues and order dates decided!

For those of you who ordered last year, I won’t need to remind you how much you can save by placing your Thompson seed order through the Farnham allotment rep. Bulk orders save on postage and we can get up to 50% off!

Mrs J.Williams will be at the car park outside West Street Extension on Saturday 31st October at 11am to hand out catalogues, and then again on Saturday 7th November to take orders.

Any questions please contact us and we’ll be happy to help.

Ron Watts MBE

It is with sadness that I have to report the death of Ron Watts MBE. Ron passed away on Sunday 9th August after a long illness.

Ron as you are aware judged our annual allotment competition for many years until this year but would have done it this year if we could have got him round the allotments. Ron also judged our allotment show from it inception and was always willing to help in any way he could.

I had known Ron for many years and he was such a gentleman. He will be sadly missed by us all.

Kevin

Deer Fencing on the Shepherd and Flock Allotment Site

Deer fencing

Deer Fencing (ours isn't as good)

*** Double Update ***

John and Pete on 9a kindly finished the road section on Saturday and they’ve done a great job – thanks! Only the opposite boundary and probably the gate left to secure now.

Dave

*** Update ***

Hi everyone

Just a quick update to let you know that Kevin’s team have dropped off the extra fencing – just in case you’ve not seen in. We need to get a team together to erect it. Can volunteers please email me or (d_wheeler AT hotmail DOT com) and then we’ll work out a convenient time. Please get in contact asap. I’ll try to email anyone who’s contact details I have…I’m rubbish at keeping records!!

David

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Just a quick notice to all fellow S&F plot holders.

As you know we’ve been hit over the autumn by the local deer population. We are planning on erecting some deer fencing this Saturday at 11am.

We currently have 6 volunteers (which is enough) but if you’d like to help please pop along.

The Town Council have provided the fencing, we just need to put it up. We have been offered assistance by a fellow allotment holder in Farnham, who knows what he’s doing, so we shouldn’t run into too many problem although the proof will be in the erecting.

Cheers, David (plot no.3)

Chemical Weedkiller in Manure

Dear all,

I have found that a petition has been started to try and stop Dow Agrosciences having the suspended chemical weedkiller reinstated that has contaminated so much manure. The petition is http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/aminopyralidban  and I have signed it. I feel we need to try and stop this as so many crops have been affected by this problem.

Kind regards

Kevin

2009 Farnham Allotment Site Competition Winners

The site competition winners have now been announced by the Town Council. The full list can be viewed over in the Competitions page. Congratulations to everybody!