Topic: Why so abandoned?

[Lil]

by the way (again ;D)

its on the first bit of Herdings Road, in case you didn't know

[Bramble]

Hi Lisa,

<they have just chopped it all down to soil, and the hedge to 5 foot>

WOW sounds like heaven lol!! At the moment I've decided to persevere with my new one. I've cut some of the hedge down (took 6 foot off it) ! and at least I can see sunlight now. I will definitely check out Herdings over council if I get too bogged down with this one. Council - never again basically!

Just for a nosey, I went to Hagg House today.  :o  ???  :o it's about the worst I've seen as far as overgrowth for a whole site and I thought I'd seen some bad ones. Absolutely disgusting the whole thing. No paths to speak of and the water taps have been taken off. JIM I suggest you gently INSIST that the council sorts out the water, they are getting away with too much.

[jsheard]

Hi, Bramble.

So, you ventured into the wilds of Hagg House, eh?

The one we took is do-able - I'll put some piccies up tomorrow to show what progress we've made.  But yes, most are in a horrible state.

Incidentally, have you misunderstood my post about finding a water supply?  We haven't tried it, but the concrete lump containing a tap was, we hope, a good find.  Or do you know something we don't?

Jim

[Bramble]

Hi Jim,

The only water supplies I noticed were two stand pipe type things (grey, about 3 foot high) and both had the tap missing. I must have missed the one you have found. Are you being charged for water? If so then there's obviously access to it somewhere.

I found approx 4 "just about" usable allotments with remains of sheds, and about the same number of shedless ones. There was only one I noticed that had anything growing - a row of runner beans, on their own, surrounded by weeds  :-/

I began on the lower path and hoped it would lead me in a semi-circle to the top path, but after losing myself in 5 foot weeds I turned back and headed up the road to the second row.

I really look forward to seeing your pics. To be honest if there IS water, then yours is no worse than mine - except for the paths to it!

[jsheard]

Hi, Bramble.

Hm - if you were on the lower path, I'm sure you would have spotted ours.  3 in on the left, the only one you can actually walk into.  A pity - yesterday was the first day I haven't been there.  I could have offered you a coffee :)

Piccies at http://www.jsheard.co.uk/allotment/index.html

Jim

[Bramble]

WOW, you've made some excellent progress! I'm sure I never saw that one, but I only kind of glanced in the ones that you could actually see lol.

Anyway you've made me feel way behind now, because we got them at about the same time I think, so I'll have to get down to things a bit faster  :)