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Title: Allotments in Calais
Post by: Lady of the Land on October 01, 2006, 16:33:00

Does anyone have an allotment in Calais or nearby, or have a link with any one that does? ???

Our Allotment Society is looking to organise a trip over to allotments in Calais if we can find a contact to organise it through. We have two people who speak French, one of whom comes from France but from much further down.

Any help/contacts would be appreciated.

cheers!

lady of the land

Title: Re: Allotments in Calais
Post by: cambourne7 on October 01, 2006, 16:52:26

Hi

I did not think that they had allotments in France??

I go to calais about 4 times a year and most people seam to grow in there own gardens

Louise

Title: Re: Allotments in Calais
Post by: man of the land on October 01, 2006, 17:21:40

me and lady of the land have seen them on holiday when we passed them in the car. :o

Title: Re: Allotments in Calais
Post by: cambourne7 on October 01, 2006, 18:25:40

ah.. i will have a chat with some of my french friends and find out what the call them gor a google search

Title: Re: Allotments in Calais
Post by: flossie on October 01, 2006, 21:25:27

Yes I have driven past them too, on the way south. The ones I saw all had very uniform sheds that must have all been built to go with the plots.

Will be really interested to know how you get on. Please let us know and post some pictures.

Good luck...

Title: Re: Allotments in Calais
Post by: Mrs Ava on October 01, 2006, 22:15:46

Oooo me to! The children and I love to spot the plots and are so envious of their lovely neat sheds! I think there are a couple of sites very clsoe to each other. I'm another who will be interested in how this story pans out! ;D Good luck from me to!

Title: Re: Allotments in Calais
Post by: micsmum on October 09, 2006, 15:51:44

Seen plenty driving from Calais to Adinkerke in Belgium down the Route de Boubourg. The company I work for (Borax) have a factory /plant in Coudekerque so used to drive past them often. I THINK that they are called Community Gardens in France - can ask our french chef!
Helen

Title: Re: Allotments in Calais
Post by: gary on October 09, 2006, 18:42:26

My mum lives in France but out in the country. Where they live most people have so much land they don't know what to do with it.

I will ask her next time I speak to her and let you know.

By the way she is Brittany area not Calais does that matter?

Gary

Title: Re: Allotments in Calais
Post by: micsmum on October 10, 2006, 15:44:42

French chef didn't know so I told him to stick to cooking!!!! ;D
Helen

Title: Re: Allotments in Calais
Post by: Obelixx on October 10, 2006, 16:05:14

Try contacting the Calais council to see if they have someone who can help.

Title: Re: Allotments in Calais
Post by: Obelixx on October 11, 2006, 13:19:43

I contacted the Calais tourist office an dthey gave me the an address. I can let you have it by PM.

Obbelix

Title: Re: Allotments in Calais
Post by: buxton diggers on October 11, 2006, 13:41:13

An amazing gardening trip in that area would be to the Hortillonages in Amiens: a huge site of floating gardens all run as small holdings. You go round it on a boat and it's very cool! It's not far from Calais and perfectly do-able by train.

Title: Re: Allotments in Calais
Post by: newbies on October 11, 2006, 16:59:50

Hi,
Just to let you know, I have seen allotments near Caen, which is down the coast from Calais. They looked quite close to peoples houses, so they may have been really big back gardens, but looked quite like allotments. Fancy that! :D

Title: Re: Allotments in Calais
Post by: Lady of the Land on October 12, 2006, 20:08:27

Thank you for all your help, hopefully will be able to organise a trip.

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