Hello there again, just a quick one.... does anyone where i could get some well rotted manure (i'm in Nottingham so close by would be great!!)
For cow manure and spoilt straw, go to the Yellow Pages and call around your local dairy farms. You'll be surprised how many will invite you to collect for free. If you ask for a trailerful, you'll probably get an offer of delivery to cover fuel and labour - I got my last lot for a tenner. Or if you are prepared to take delivery of a pile e.g. from a stable (not a cow stable though) many will deliver for free when they have a clearout, as they would have to pay to take it to the Council tip. Our plot gets regular piles of stable clearings, which are very woody and have to be left for a year, but the cabbages didn't complain when I put some in early.
If there's a local independent brewery, they will probably be glad to let you have spent hops if you will collect (some will even deliver).
Hope this helps, welcome to A4a and happy gardening! ;D
If you find anywhere, please let me know as I'm 'desperate' for some. I'm in Mansfield.