oh dear - my first ever letter!

[pigeonseed]

well to be fair to the man-next-door, the rest of the site has markers on the left, only our little row has them on the right - possibly. So it's not that odd if he thought it was that way round.

But having been fair to him, Now I would also like to complain that he nicked my water tank.  It was on my plot path when we moved in, and he shifted it into his plot and filled it with rubbish and soil! 

Oh! So glad I got that off my chest!  I've been wanting to complain about that all year. But I never see him (well, obviously!)

[emmy1978]

Graaah! Bloody hell PS! You couldn't write this stuff! It won't be long before there's a reality show about allotments. So glad that there IS a mix-up and you're not getting tufed off. I'm intrigued to know if this chap did indeed nick your plot (or just the water butt) and what the council are going to do to sort it out after giving you so much grief. As kev said-I'd go mad but I too am sure you are much more sensible!
Happy days though-either way you've got a plot! 

[saddad]

The Good King Henry can have a proper home then... 

[Old bird]

Hang on - I'm more confused now than when I started.  Are you SURE that the plot you are working is yours?  I would ask the council for a copy of the plan which should show chapter and verse!!!!

You shouldn't have kept quiet about your water container - I certainly wouldn't have but then I am a stroppy so and so when riled!!

O B

[cornykev]

Empty the container, claim it back onto your plot and hoist your flag.
But as Old Bird said, check for deffo which ones yours.     
 

[pigeonseed]

I spoke to the man-from-the-council (let's call him Manf for short) again today, I have definitely been on the wrong plot! Someone took the plot I'm on in October - could have been nasty.

  Can you imagine if I'd come one weekend in October and they were digging up my kale!  

The Good King Henry can have a proper home then...

You were going to send round social services, saddad! No it will have a good home, I have given you my word!  

Well, now Manf is going to call the person who officially has plot 46 to tell them NOT TO DIG!!!! as I'm on it, but they can dig plot 47, as it's vacant anyway.

And I'm going to get a new contract for plot 46.

Interestingly, it seems our plots were vacant for over 30 years, according to Manf. They were used as a badger distraction, to try and stop them eating other people's parsnips.

No wonder it's a bit overgrown!

[SamLouise]

I have been following this thread with great interest and I'm glad to read that it's finally (painfully!) sorting itself out, Pigeonseed.  Well done for persevering and not giving up!

[Jeannine]

Good for you!! proud of you for  sticking up for yourself .A real feel good end.XX Jeannine

[Mortality]

Im glad you got it sorted out finally , that caused wayy to much stress 

Its like a plot from a book 'Murder on the Allotments' or something 

[cornykev]

Glad you finally got it sorted girl, I thought it was going to be another battle of Hastings.   

[pigeonseed]

Thanks! I couldn't have done it without you!

I won't be happy till the current plot-holder knows though!
But as they have had the plot since Oct, and not been to use it, I suppose they're unlikely to start now.

[brownowl23]

Glad you got it all sorted pigeon seed.

Dh has been given unexpected gardending leve pending redundancy so I think he is at some point very soon going to take his gardening leave literally and get down the lottie.

At least in the lean next few months we will be able to egt the lottie sorted and grow loadsa veg and save money.

[macmac]

HURRAY

[pigeonseed]

Dh has been given unexpected gardending leve pending redundancy so I think he is at some point very soon going to take his gardening leave literally and get down the lottie.

Well the gardening leave is nice - but the redundancy could be either nice or nasty, depending on whether he wants it. Is it good news or bad? 

[Old bird]

Pigeonseed - glad you have sorted it at last sounds like you really nearly and literally "Lost the plot"!!

It is ridiculous in this day and age that plots cannot be marked clearly (maybe try putting the number at the end and in the middle of your plot) and so this confusion could be avoided!

Anyway - nearly chocks away time - so you will be up and away on yourplot fairly soon!

Good luck and lots of updates please!

O B

[brownowl23]

Dh has been given unexpected gardending leve pending redundancy so I think he is at some point very soon going to take his gardening leave literally and get down the lottie.

Well the gardening leave is nice - but the redundancy could be either nice or nasty, depending on whether he wants it. Is it good news or bad? 

Well the redundancy could be a blessing in disguise. his employers dont believe in work life balance- well they believe in the owrk bit but dont believe in a life outside. He been there a while too sso im kind of hoping something will come along quickly - but not too quickly for the lotties sake- so that we still end up with a bit of a nest egg.

That all said its a bit of an unusual company set up and a lawyer friend hasnt seen this situation before so it looks as if selection criteria could be unfair. There is also an alternate role he is not being offered for ssome reason.

Therefore it could all get a bit nasty with lawyers involved but could mean extra compensation.

[emmy1978]

Crazy!! So great you get to keep your plot. I cannot believe after leaving them vacant for 30 years that they came down so heavily on you-not even a season before they started sending out letters?? They've obviously twigged it's a money spinner. 
Hurrah and hurray for you though. 

Brownowl-redundancy is such a weird time and the company is rarely very helpful-we found the money saving expert site to be useful and also the CAB were great at telling us what to expect and what our rights were. It was a positive thing for us (after a few hairy months!) 

[pigeonseed]

Good luck to brownowl and mr brownowl. It will be a hard time of uncertainty, but just bear with it. The allotment will be a great place to escape, if the legal stuff gets stressful.

My new contract (for the plot I've been actually been cultivating) has come, and I've been down there today, and Manf has sprayed yellow numbers on the grass, to show which was which. Sadly he sprayed mine on the bit I dug up today to finish the potato beds!

I think I will put a number on the middle, Old Bird - could avoid problems next time someone new moves in.

I feel like I'm on track, time-wise, which I've never felt before, even on my old plot. There's room for all the early planting on the plot, like potatoes, shallots and onions, and enough time to dig more space for the squash and beans. And potatoes chitting for the first time - never got round to that before.

[plot51A]

Have followed your saga over the weeks pigeonseed and so very pleased for you that everything has turned out so well - and that you feel on track for the coming season  an extra bonus 

[Trevor_D]

Glad things are sorted now. It sounds as if your site could do with a few more folk prepared to act like you and shake them up a bit!

Now get on and grow some stuff and show them up!