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Allotment Stuff => Locations and Sites => Topic started by: greenfingers on December 10, 2004, 10:05:56
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any one out there got a allotment near south yorkshire.my plot is in Sheffield.love to hear from you.
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hi I am in south yorkshire but a bit further up than you in doncaster
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would that be bolsover then wardy?
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you b&b will be the only one I will use if I am ever in Bolsover for the weekend!
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Heyup and narthen seethee I am 8 miles from Donny and 12 from Sheffield . In the south of God's own county.....Cheers ..Jim
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Am sarnd as a parnd lass. thanks..Hope tha gets thee back reet soon so tha can get theesen darn to that garden and get some werk dun on it..'Jim
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weir abahts is that then growmore
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Take it steady Wardy it'll all still be there to do when you are better.
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Best thing Wardy get your back right before you go near lotty .
Because if you dont you will be tempted to do something and maybe make it worse...A few guys with bad backs on our lotties use a short spade and kneepads .But then again a lot of us are ex miners so perhaps its the way they are used to shovelling so they dig that way...
Before anyone says owt I aint suggesting it as a way of digging it ain't ladylike.
cheers ..Jim
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mebbe some kind soul has spread it on the lottie for you!!
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I bet them boots were good as new and hadnt seen much of pit .
Bet he wud a been alreet at 6ft 10" in a 3 ft high seam
They right bug*ers Wardy if they been pinching thee hoss muck lass.
What's world coming to when a pile of Si*e aint safe eh?......
I bet tha would have had more fun on face wi us than sitting in office wi shiney arsed brigade.. :) cheers jim...
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Hi guys....I'm in Cleethorpes....not exactly neighbours....but close!!..ish...
I just got my keys....hasn't been worked for at least 5 years lmao :o
Bel
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Hi Bel,
I am envious What a great place to have an allotment..Had many happy hour at Cleethorpes (Cleggy). I Used to have a caravan at Fitties.. Good luck with Lotty. Sounds like You have a task there if it ain't had owt done for five years but sure You will get there little and often will get it done . cheers ..Jim ..
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After much waiting i have just got my hands on a neat, blank canvas, allotment in Doncaster. It used to be a paddock and has just been made into 3 allotments so it is just an expanse of grass at the moment. I have grown veg before in my back garden but never on this scale. I am planning to put 1/2 to veg in raised beds and 1/2 to happy chickens. Anyone got any contacts in the Doncaster area for chicken breeders? or has anyone had any experiences with raised beds?
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Hi ,NCB
There is a guy who sells point of lay pullets in conisborough the are hybrids and good layers etc I have had quite a few off him over the years...
I think he is in yellow pages ..His farm is on the main road into Conisborough
from Doncaster, Across the road and a bit further on than the water tower ..
I think there are a alot on here will give you raised bed info..
If You dont' get any info on them from this thread put question in Basics..
Cheers... JIm
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I am in Doncaster ncb the blokes on our gardens with hens get theirs from Selby way on. Will get you the address if you are interested. BTW I am on the Scawthorpe gardens.
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So why not type in your message on Word and copy and paste it on here. Then you can always go and redo it if you hit the wrong key.
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Good owd Eric. Theres allus one, aint it good to be a smart arse ,,,,,,...
I done that Wardy aint it maddening when it disappears ....cheers jim
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I am in Doncaster ncb the blokes on our gardens with hens get theirs from Selby way on. Will get you the address if you are interested. BTW I am on the Scawthorpe gardens.
Im at the Woodlands site, its ok and the guy who runs it is a nice guy but really wanted a site that allowed livestock other than just chickens, quite fancied a few pigs and possibly a house cow but its a start. Did hear that there are still a few allotments in Doncaster that allow livestock but couldnt find out anymore information. If you could get me some details on hens i would be much obliged. Looking for some good layers and some Ross Cobbs for meat birds, preferably pure breds.
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NCB a couple of blokes have pigs on our gardens as well as Rabbits and ducks and geese, and on the other side a couple have had goats. Will get that address for you at the weekend.
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That would be great. Excuse my ignorance but what is NCB? Do the guys breed the pigs for their own use or they into a bit of small scale producing? I wish now i'd have used this site before i signed up for Woodlands, knew about the site in Scawthorpe but couldn't find it and would have liked to rear a few pigs for myself and family.
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Feel a bit of a div now, just realised NCB is me :-[
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I was reading it as National Coal Board, so not so daft really.
;D ;D ;D
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North Country Boy, yeah the guys raise them mainly for themselves, with a few going for selling around the area, I think the price of pigs has improved a bit so it makes it worthwhile, havent bumped into the chicken bloke yet, will post again when I have directions. BTW are you on the top gardens or the highfields side
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johcharly, im in the allotments on the main road, opposite the highfields estate just before the roundabout, if your coming out of town. Would like to meet up or perhaps email as i am very interested in your lottie, especially the pig part. Would love to raise a few weaners each year, unfortunately the allotments where i am do not allow any live stock other than the feathered variety, although i am working on it. My email address is shane.pyle1@virgin.net
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I'm going to chip in this thread too - cos I'm not really a southerner even though I live in Bucks: I come from near Chesterfield originally, my grandad was the family allotmenteer till he was 82, had one at the end of College Avenue in Staveley. I used to beg him to take me up there when I was a kid, used to love standing on the wooden gate when he opened it... he used to give me marrow plants and I was hooked on growing veggies by about age 10... so I guess it was inevitable I would get one someday.
My godfather has a lottie in Wingerworth still, and it looks so nice compared with mine!
moonbells
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Hi Wardy
I know what you mean. The sense of community and living history as well as the physical presence of allotments is something to hang on to, and also the knowledge of working with the land that people got by listening to their predecessors and then doing. I'm trying to record all the hints and tips that I find, as then they are there for the reading.
I do wish now that I could have known my grandparents better. I was born of older parents and so my grands were in their 70s by the time I was old enough to talk. There are so many things I wish I could have known to ask, not just about Grandad's allotment. But at least by carrying on the tradition, we remember.
Best wishes (and for the back - I've been there too!)
moonbells
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My Grandad used to have an allotment in Doncaster, I have moved away from the area now.
I bought some point of lay pullets from Wards who at that time (about 20 years ago!) were between Warmsworth and Sprotbrough. I also "rescued" some ex factory hens from a farm in Marr. They feathered up and settled in beautifully. Clarice the last one to pass away lived to be about 12 and she was still laying eggs up to being 8 or 9. She used to chase my dad around the garden pinching worms when he was digging. We always had to save her a piece of cream cake and she would dive into the cream part head first.
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north country boy.
wish i could help !
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any one out there got a allotment near south yorkshire.my plot is in Sheffield.love to hear from you.
Hey Greenfingers ... my new allotment is in Sheffield - Meersbrook site. Its fab, only had it for a couple of months and am LURVING IT - where are you ?
Just had my first bonfire today, sorry guys, but everything is exciting when you're new!
mc
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Hi mc55
I've got a lottie at Meersbrook too - if the gate is open on number 73, feel free to pop in for a cuppa - but don't expect mine to look as good as yours - been away from home a lot this year and my lottie is a terrible mess.
Have you met Harry and Shirley in the hut yet? -It's well worth dropping in on Sunday mornings to buy everything you need.
Sue
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Hi Sue - great to meet you ! Will certainly pop in for a cuppa, have only met a couple of my neighbours so far, think its the wrong time of year.
where will I find Harry, Shirley and the hut ??? Can't wait to see what goodies they have.
Michelle
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Hello fellow southyorkys I'm in Wombwell near Barnsley.
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hey there Northener, how's Wombwell ?
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I'm in the general region i suppose.
Castleford, West Yorks
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Another one chipin in... I'm in Chesterfield and fairly new to all this veg lark. Hi Sue and MC - I drive through Meersbrook every day - where's the allotments there then?
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Wombwells great MC, back on its feet again after miners strike
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Wombwell ... what a great name - I wonder who came up with such fantastical place names.
Bagpuss, the lotties at Meersbrook are pretty big (400 plots), but they're well hidden between the woods and houses. There are a few entrances, mine is near to Carfield Place - I've put a Google Earth link in the Website Suggestions section which will show you where the allotments are.
Seem to be quite a few unworked allotments unfortunately.
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Hi Sue - great to meet you ! Will certainly pop in for a cuppa, have only met a couple of my neighbours so far, think its the wrong time of year. I'm at 303 (from your plot its up to the left and then across three paths (very close to the small car park)
where will I find Harry, Shirley and the hut ??? Can't wait to see what goodies they have.
Michelle
Hi Michelle - the hut is by the bottom entrance and you'll find Harry and Shirley there between 10 and 11 on Sunday mornings and on one afternoon - possibly Tuesday but I am always at work in the week so I tend to go on Sunday. The hut is a great source of advice, banter, cheap seeds and everything else you could possibly need - well worth a visit.
Sue
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Hi all,
I'm also in sunny Sheffield - Gleadless Allotments. Big problem with vandalism, but the big bonus is that the lotty is just over the road - very overgrown tho' & much work to be done:(
Big hopes for this year - ever the optomist ::)
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I'm in Handsworth, Sheffield.
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The posh ones behind the church or the well hidden ones?
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They're behind the church, but I don't know if I'd call them posh! No running water but they're a good size and most of them are separated by hedges.
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Heyup.. waves from just across the border in Chesterfield.. Old whittington plot. Ay a good spring..
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I JOHCHARLY
could be intersted in some chickens
passed your allottments many times on the way home from work
always signs outside selling something
compost,eggs,veg plants,ETC
not at work almost reteird now. have to keep me informed whats on offer only 6 miles away
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Wer'e on the watch house lane ( doncaster) plot.
Anybody else?