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Allotment Stuff => Locations and Sites => Topic started by: Mrs Ava on July 17, 2007, 17:07:03
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East Anglian members.
Essex
Norfolk
Suffolk
Cambridgeshire
Hertfordshire
EJ - Emma Jane & Ava Banana - Danbury, Essex
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St Ives, Cambridgeshire
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cambourne, south cambs :-)
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the fine city of Norwich ;D
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South London, on the banks of the River Wandle (more like a stream than a river)
we're on a site where there was a lot of bomb damage and sometimes I dig up bits of burnt house.
Do people use the map thingy on this site? - I'd really like to see all the markers of where we are on the map, but lots of people don't seem to like using them.
mind you i haven't checked for ages so maybe i'm wrong!
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ooo Pigeon, interesting, my Nan and Gramps used to live in Wandle Road in Morden. Spent many a summer childhood day getting into mischief in the river. Mum still lives in Sutton. :D
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Linton, South Cambs. About 25x15 metres of the back garden, rather than an allotment though. Allotments may be coming to our village next year, though :)
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We have a plot in Hatfield,Herts.
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Springburn
Glasgow
:)
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We have a plot in Hatfield,Herts.
ooh, whereabouts??
I'm from Hatfield and my mum still lives there!
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Norfolklass, our plot is in Briars Close. In laws are in Norfolk, they moved there 8 years ago, so we are frequent visitors!
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we got our first cat, Arthur, from a lady who lived in Briars Close!
I didn't know there were any plots in Hatfield – might come and have a nosey about next time I'm down :)
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No plot, just a garden in March Cambs
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stowmarket in not so sunny suffolk ;)
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Mid Essex, place called Brentwood, It`s dark outside so I do`nt know if it`s raining.
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Not a plot either [I am on the waiting list] just my garden, North Norwich near the airport. :)
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A double plot, in Baldock, deepest Hertfordshire 8)
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In Ipswich - a lovely well-kept and tidy allotment site next to the Ipswich to Felixstowe and Lowestoft railway line.
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Garden in March, Cambs - very near to Lorna :D
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Witham, Essex.
Plot on Cut Throat Lane site - nice name eh!!
Scruffy site - used to be loads of vacant plots, but all filled now - not a lot of organisation though.
Terri
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What a lot of Essex girls :-)
1/2 a plot (shared with a friend) and my back garden just outside Harwich, North Essex. Lotty small with no water but friendly.
Helen
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Live in the Eastern region ,Lincolnshire, Sutton On Sea, near Mablethorpe .and 15 miles from Louth,
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No lottie, just garden in Swannington, Norfolk
barkingdog
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Fenstanton Near St,Ives Cambridgeshire.
50 yards from A14, so when its at standstill i will set a fruit and veg stall up lol,
which is everday.
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Southam, Warwickshire Home of warwickshire clay. Only way to winter dig is with an old two tyne clay fork ;D
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Sorry fellow allotment growers Must read it properly next time
Not in your region. :-[
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my plot is in hayes middlesex
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Two plots on Colchester Road in Ipswich - Pride Of Angilia - in football terms at least ;)
Seems a well organised site with a good mix of people young and old, who have all been very friendly.
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Off Histon Road in Cambridge. Ace site, really friendly and laid back. Waiting list now for the first time in years - when I got mine three years ago I was expecting a three year waiting list as it is for the council plots - it took three days! Hi, Ceratonia - your strawberry cuttings have gone a bit mad and are fruiting for the second time this year.
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Just putting this to where it can be found by lost East Anglians :)
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Hi Everybody in the Eastern Region, I Live and Garden in Gorleton-on-sea, East Norfolk,I have 2 allotments, One in full cultivation, the other is a 'work in progress, experimental plot, both are Organically Managed, with 4foot wide beds, some slightly raised, with permanent paths, so I do not stand on my growing areas. Mostly run on a No-Dig, or Minimum cultivation style, with mulches, some living! I use Globe Artichokes on the North side to provide a wind break, Very effective, and edible! an unheated, 8' x 6' greenhouse, mostly polycarbonate from skips, I am a fervant Re-cycler and Composter.
Have Fun In Your Gardening, Don't Expect Success In Everything, or You Will Be Disapointed, It's All An Experiment!!
Rgds, Tony.(mature horticultural student)
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Mine's in Chelmsford, sunny Essex!
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Hiya Clare, which site in Chelsmford. We are in Danbury.
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Poslingford, Suffolk
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Two plots on Dereham road, Norwich,
(Where the big blue pipe is being laid)
Col
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Hiya Clare, which site in Chelsmford. We are in Danbury.
Hi Emma Jane, we're on a site in Springfield. Good to see you're still a regular here - I used to visit the forum a lot a few years ago (think we pm'd a few times?) but have been busy with kids so don't get as much time, just pop in now and again. Clare
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Two plots on Dereham road, Norwich,
(Where the big blue pipe is being laid)
Col
I wondered what was going on there Col - I go past on my way to work!
barkingdog
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Hi all - I have four personal plots in King's Lynn, Norfolk, and I manage four more plots for the mental health charity, MIND, also in King's Lynn.
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im new here, im hoping to get a plot in gorleston nr great yarmouth. the allotments just of crablane. if any one knows that place.
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the ones on crab lane are pretty good, i've a couple of mates got plots on there, I'm round the corner, near parkland drive, got 2 plots, run organically, bed system, minimum cultivation, maximum composting!
rgds, tony
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i tried getting one on there but there wasnt any availble. its just round the cornor from my house im on selwyn road.
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there are some vacant plots on selwyn rd site!!
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i knew i should off looked on the allotment my self :(
i phoned the assoiation and they said there wasnt any availble on there.
never mind i have my plot on the crab lane allotment now, its plot number 45.
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happy gardening on your new plot.
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thanks tony, you can see picture of my plot by following the link in my signature.
patrick
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;D Hi All I have a allotment in gorleston -on-sea off Crab Lane.
I got it last year but only managed to grow some runner beans & a lot of couch grass & Brambles.
I'm going to do better this year , Ive already forked out a small mountain of couch grass roots (current bain of my life) & made 4 4ft x 16ft beds. with 2ft paths beside each bed.
got to go need to do some digging
;D
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hey ivorjen, i will see you round on the plot some time ;D
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hey ivorjen, i will see you round on the plot some time ;D
cheers man see ya up there I'm on plot 5
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hey, are you the man with the white pickup truck?
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no he's not
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Bocking, Essex - very free drainage + no water laid on but the views out across the countryside and the friendships made more than make up for the minor inconveniences.
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Hello all!! Mine is in Felixstowe in sunny suffolk (for today). Just taken on in october 2007 after being left for about 18 mths by the previous "owners".
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Barkingside, Essex - just outside London (to the North East). Newly acquired and just starting to clear out the couch grass!
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Mine's at Titchmarch near Thrapston. Only had it since early spring but its looking good http://thrapston.blogspot.com/ (http://thrapston.blogspot.com/) :)
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anyone have an allotment near littleport?
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Ipswich, just taken on my plot on a really lovely friendly site.
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Off Western Road on the Magdelan in Gorleston on Sea. My father and I have been there for 3 years now. Plots 27 and 28? (Not sure of the No. for the second plot but it is right next door)
We are only able to get there at weekends though my dad does pop up most days to maintain and plant but it does mean that our plots are not the tidiest or as far along as others - always a source of envy on our part :0)
We're the people who always bring the Collie.
Anyone else cultivate up there. ???
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hi the scarecrow has a plot on bluebell north in the fine city of norwich
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I'm in Park Street, near St Albans. Really friendly site, only took the plot on a few weeks ago. Finished rabbit proofing it last night and planted my first crop - very excited!
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Southwold in Sunny suffolk - I have a small sliver of land on a family members plot. It's my first year so i'm hoping to be given a bit more if I behave myself!
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the fine city of Norwich ;D
where abouts in Norwich i use to live in Norwich i live in North yorkshire now, but i use to live in mile cross Norwich when i was a lad and costessey when i got maried,
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mine is a plot in Southminster ( near Maldon and Chelmsford ) its at pantile hill cant remember the number!
Sue
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the fine city of Norwich ;D
where abouts in Norwich i use to live in Norwich i live in North yorkshire now, but i use to live in mile cross Norwich when i was a lad and costessey when i got maried,
i see where you are old lakenham i know it well use to work round that way ,also use to know a guy with a plot there to dont know if he still got it his name is allen spooner,red head, lol
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Just here in Sutton Canbs
www.tshs.co.uk (http://www.tshs.co.uk)
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on penwortham holme penwortham preston lancs next to the river ribble
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what, no new members in East Anglia?? ;)
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the fine city of Norwich ;D
where abouts in Norwich i use to live in Norwich i live in North yorkshire now, but i use to live in mile cross Norwich when i was a lad and costessey when i got maried,
i see where you are old lakenham i know it well use to work round that way ,also use to know a guy with a plot there to dont know if he still got it his name is allen spooner,red head, lol
sorry mark45, I missed this! yes, at the lakenham baths site opposite city hall. there are over 70 plots and most are now taken - the allotment officer got a few derelict and overgrown sites cleared last year and they weren't empty for long! Allen Spooner doesn't ring any bells, but I've only ever met the same dozen or so plot holders with plots off the same path as mine. don't know mile cross or costessey so well, we used to live off thorpe road (by the mustard pot pub) but moved to lakenham a couple of years ago and I love living in norfolk :)
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Somersham Cambs.
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Harold Hill/Romford, Essex
Neil
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Yarmouth Isle of Wight. In the field at the bottom of the garden
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Isle of Wight, in the field at the bottom of the garden
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Yarmouth Isle of Wight. In the field at the bottom of the garden
we just south of yarmouth the one in EAST ANGLIA ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Im another for Norwich. My plot is off the Catton Grove Road
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I live in Norfolk but my allotment is just accross the border in Suffolk,Lound to be precise LOL :)
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Northamptonshire not exactly East Anglia but then we are in the middle of england!
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Hardwick, Nr Cambourne, Cambridgeshire.
Used to live at Larkshall, East Wretham, Norfolk
http://erowell.co.uk/Gardening/clay-soil.html (http://erowell.co.uk/Gardening/clay-soil.html) says it all.
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I didn't know there was any plots in Lound!! (we in Gorleston) ;)
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We're in peterborough Fane road in Walton, just found this site looks fab, had our allotment since last May
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hiya, westbrooks, welcome to A4a ;D
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welcome to the board!
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Welcome to the site Westbrooks... ;D
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Is anyone else an allotment spotter on train journeys?
Saw loads of allotments from the train today on my journey from Norwich to Shenfield - love looking at them from train windows and always wonder if they belong to any of us A4A members.
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Yes, me! I've been up to London from Southend quite a few times recently and played spot the allotment...and wondered if anyone there posts here ;D
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Lakenham baths in norwich is were my allotment is, seems a couple more folk are too. Hi to the site ;D
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hiya, lightyears, welcome to the site ;D
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Lakenham baths in norwich is were my allotment is, seems a couple more folk are too. Hi to the site ;D
hi lightyears, will say hello next time I'm down :)
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Hello and welcome to the site Lightyears, ;D
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Hi lightyears! welcome to the site!
I travel past them plots most days! ;)
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Hi Wattapain,
Wow - I had two plots on Cut Throat Lane for ages until about 2 years ago. I live in Braintree so you can imagine how excited I was to get a plot at Station Lane in Braintree (for this reason I gave up the Witham plots). I live in Braintree so Witham was a 'better than nothing but not perfect site'.
The 'old boys' on the site were great - I found it hard to leave without flowers, fruit or whatever veg had been harvested that week, especially if (as usual) my attempts at horticulture had failed for whatever reason.
Good luck - Your posting has reminded me of all the really good times I had at Cut Throat Lane. I loved it, but it must be a 'finalist' for the ugliest site in the UK .
I always play 'spot the allotment' on the way to Liverpool Street in the morning - perhaps we should all carry a 'seed potato' or something.
Brilliant Post EJ.
PS
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A group of five of us have just taken on an allotment in Peterborough. All novices on the vegetable growing front but by the time we get all the weeds and grass cleared off our plot we will hopefully have picked up lots of useful info from this fab site!
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wotch 1 of 5 ! welcome to the site! ( I used to play in the brickyards at fletton)
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Hiya, 1 of 5, nice to meet you, are you taking pictures ? ;D
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Welcome to the site 1 0f 5, are 2of5, 3of5 etc going to join as well? ;D
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Hye I'm in Sunny Bristol, how do you put your location on the map thingy?
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Hi Badstripe....I'm sorry I can't remember how you put your location on the map but someone else will tell you. However you might want to put yourself on this thread...
http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,34167.0.html
I think I've got the right one but Bristol is definitely not in East Anglia :)
Welcome to the site anyway!
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Welcome to the site Badstripe... :)
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Hye I'm in Sunny Bristol, how do you put your location on the map thingy?
click on profile then Forum Profile Information then on the map
lbb
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Welcome to the site 1 0f 5, are 2of5, 3of5 etc going to join as well? ;D
2, 3 and 4 may well join this forum as well - 5 will be too busy digging!!
Hiya, 1 of 5, nice to meet you, are you taking pictures ? ;D
I hadn't thought about taking pictures until I came on here and saw what others had done. Am going to start taking lots of pics at the weekend then set up a blog or something
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i have 2 plots on a site in peterborough
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welcome to the board, lucyfoo!! ;)
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Welcome from me as well Lucy... ;D
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Greetings folks. I'm not new to the site but I haven't posted here for a long time so I'm just getting reacquainted with it !
I'm in Sunny Suffolk and my plot is at Great Cornard, near Sudbury. Doesn't seem to be anyone else too close to me although I see there are a couple from Ipswich and Witham/Braintree which aren't too far away.
FA x
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wotcha, from someone else in eastern england! ;)
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Greetings Tonybloke
How is life in Gorleston ? I've played football there quite a few times and I've also played golf there once.
FA
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life in gorleston is great, I got several buddies in sudbury.
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our allotments are in hull east yorkshire, newland avenue
26 acres with 207 x 250sq yrd plots ,
myslf , i got a double 500sq yrds
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Great to see others on here from Peterborough, we're on the Fane road site in Walton just coming up to a year of having our plot now, exciting time of year for it all
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life in gorleston is great, I got several buddies in sudbury.
Do I know them ? ;D
FA x
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Do I know them ? ;DFA x
I don't know! ;D ;D
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Hatfield Peverel nr Chelmsford (Old site and the best one)
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Love the Tag "green" and welcome to A4A ... ;D
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My Allotment is in Grimsby
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Ramsey ;D
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Hello and welcome Fenbunny and dn31.
Fenbunny i am quite close to you in St Ives.
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Hello and welcome Fenbunny and dn31.
Fenbunny i am quite close to you in St Ives.
I work in St Ives!
takeit your up by the skate park?
Thanks for the welcome
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Yes that's right.....sorry been away for 3 days taking son to Uni.
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I've just bagged myself a lottie in Kings Lynn, Ferry road :)
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Hi Le-y
I hope yours was in a better state than mine :o
Still having read some of the horror stories re wait times I consider myself very lucky
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Hi Fenbunny welcome to the site, you should enjoy it here i do
regards
steve
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welcome aboard to Fenbunny and also to Le-y and dn31 ;)
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Cheers Tonnybloke,
Thanks Steve got the soil test kit, let me know when you want to come over for some of that good old fen soil
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Hi Steve haven't seen you on for awhile.
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hi im tanya and im in the area of cobholm , the private rented allotments
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hiya to you tanya!
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hello back!!!!!!!!!!!! i did have a word with the lady you advised and she was extremely helpful , thank you
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you're welcome, hope it works out all right for you.
rgds, Tony ;)
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Hi not a total newbie,
My allotment is in the sleepy village of Dane End, Herts. Small site only 10 tiny plots, we could do with twice the size but we love it. Everyone is so friendly.
on my way home from work i drive on the A10 and there are some lovely plots next to brookfield farm in Cheshunt. does anyone on the forum work those, they do look well tended.
LD
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welcome to the boards, (if not already happened)
I got some friends down your neck-of-the-woods, (braughin, gt hormead, rickling, buntingford) and it's a very nice part of the country (apart from aircraft noise)!!
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Hello, I have a plot on the Burnside Allotments, Cambridge.
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Hello Emma, welcome back to A4A.
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flitwick
bedfordshire :o
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Norwich
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welcome to the forum, lornaluft. 8)
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Norwich
hey lorna, your name sounds familiar... did I send you some veg seeds for you to grow in your back garden a few years ago?? welcome to A4A anyway, and if it was you congratulations on getting a plot!
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Hi Lorna, welcome to A4A. Which site are you?
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Hi guys and thanks for such a warm welcome :D
Im in Thorpe St Andrew
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Peterborough :-*
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hey surda,
just up the road.
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Hi
I feel a bit of an imposter here >:( I don't have an allotment but a large veggi garden 100' x 20' plus two greenhouses One is 6' X 8' and the other 8'x 10' . All at my home in Harrold, Bedfordshire
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bloomin' 'eck, funky, your garden's bigger than our plot ;D
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bloomin' 'eck, funky, your garden's bigger than our plot ;D
Do you want half of it? It's getting too much fr me these days being as ancient as I am. Luckily I use the farm rotavator to dig it all first off ;D
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bloomin' 'eck, funky, your garden's bigger than our plot ;D
Do you want half of it? It's getting too much fr me these days being as ancient as I am. Luckily I use the farm rotavator to dig it all first off ;D
bit far away from wigan ;D
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bloomin' 'eck, funky, your garden's bigger than our plot ;D
Do you want half of it? It's getting too much fr me these days being as ancient as I am. Luckily I use the farm rotavator to dig it all first off ;D
bit far away from wigan ;D
Well buy a bike ::) Have I got to think of everything ???
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cambridge - tiny site on New Street. 8th year with 2 plots and chickens new this year - thrice daily visits to hens means plots have never looked so good. The early morning run was a bugger though in the freezing winter dawns.
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Mine is at Valpy Avenue in Norwich.
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welcome to the forum, gypsy!!
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spalding lincs here ;D
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Loddon area near Beccles (Norfolk)
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Loddon area near Beccles (Norfolk)
didn't know there was any sites in Loddon! ;)
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Yeah there is - pretty much opposite the river. But just to confuse things i am not there - i am renting some land of a farmer - so its just me - so i don't get the value of sharing tips with other allotment holders but i get that from here! :)
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Hi folks,
Local parish council took an acre of a market gardener and turned it into 16 allotments. We were lucky enough to get 1 of them at the start and due to a few people not doing anything at all( I mean nothing !! ) We now have another. First plot sorted and grew some nice things this year. Second plot currently being dug into quarters and 1 being for fruit that we're planting atm and 2 quarters being for spuds in NY.
Just thought we'd say hi :-)
Just a little outside of North Walsham
Adam & Trudy
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Hi to Adam & Trudy from 'just a little outside of North Walsham'
do you have an allotment association?
rgds, Tony, (just a little outside of Great Yarmouth) ;) ;D ;D
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We've sunk down the list so I'm just putting us back!
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hi sawfish, I used to go swiming at Springburn baths a millon years ago now,you just brought back that memory.
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Our lottys in Hatfield Peverel we now have a waiting list ,been there 3yrs just getting the lotty the way we want after a lot of bramble digging.
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St Kew Highway. Three miles outside Bodmin - Cornwall
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Welcome Coastie Frank ;D
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Thanks pumpkin lover. I put this in the wrong thread. Silly me.
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windy cambourne, south cambs
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Hi Sandra,
Good luck with the allotment.
One of our other contributors used to have an allotment on that site before she moved, I'm sure you'll come across her postings.
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Kessingland, just south of Lowestoft.
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Welcome Tosh, interesting name!
Sorry it's a belated welcome :-[
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Nuneaton Warwickshire.
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Thanks Kea; sorry it's a belated reply!! ;D
Welcome to Harry's Dad