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Title: Derby Open day
Post by: saddad on August 31, 2008, 10:04:40
Littleover Lane Allotments. (DE23 6JH) 11-5pm Next Sunday 7th Sept. for the NGS. £3 entry fee. See Saddad's sad looking plots, DebP's wonderful Plot and Shed. The School's plot and great greenhouse, the Museum of Horticultural Equipment and there's even tea and stickies!!

(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/Plot52/DSCN2140.jpg)

(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/Plot52/Melons907.jpg)

;D
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: saddad on August 31, 2008, 12:33:09
Forgot the Pic. of Deb's plot....
(http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e190/Plot52/debs32007.jpg)
Amazingly I haven't got a newer one with her wonderful shed on!
:-[
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: saddad on August 31, 2008, 16:23:06
Bump!
Still tidying up the big greenhouse, can do that in the rain!  ;D
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: saddad on August 31, 2008, 20:09:43
Well managed to sort that out but bad light has stopped play for tonight!
::)
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: saddad on August 31, 2008, 20:49:35
Bump again, thought DebP might do it
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: saddad on September 02, 2008, 20:41:32
Bump...  :-X
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: glosterwomble on September 02, 2008, 22:54:16
I can highly recommend this to anyone who is free to go!! A FABULOUS allotment site, not like your ordinary big open site but lots of enclosed garden type allotments with clipped hedges and picket gates into most plots, beautiful!
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: manicscousers on September 03, 2008, 18:04:37
shhhhh, so far, so good  ;D
bumping this for you, Ray says are there chocolate biscuits ?
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: manicscousers on September 03, 2008, 19:20:30
I've printed the map out  ;D
we'll have to come now  ;D
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: asbean on September 03, 2008, 19:24:55
I'd love to, but it's a bit too far  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Good luck with the day, though  :) :) :) :) :) :)
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: Fork on September 03, 2008, 19:49:17
Hope you all have a great day.

Unfortunately I will be sitting on a beach in the Med sunning myself so cannot make it this year.
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: saddad on September 03, 2008, 20:17:46
Thanks Manics... will make sure there are Biccies.... not sure about the weather though!  ::)
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: manicscousers on September 03, 2008, 20:19:17
got new waterproofs, specially for the occasion, well, this weather  ::) ;D ;D
do you still have it, even if it's thrashing it down?
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: saddad on September 03, 2008, 21:39:29
Yep, we have some poor weather contingency plans... mostly revolving aroud the site hut, gazebo and big Greenhouse. Couldn't fit many in, but if it's that wet it might be enough for the reduced numbers...  :-X
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: manicscousers on September 03, 2008, 21:51:36
good-o, will bring the wellies and big brolly...seriously, here's hoping the weather perks up  :)
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: Deb P on September 03, 2008, 22:42:49
If you are lucky I'll let you shelter in me shed...... ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: manicscousers on September 04, 2008, 08:19:14
as long as you don't expect us to weed  ;D
mind you, don't think you have any, looking at the pictures  ;D
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: saddad on September 04, 2008, 16:33:06
We all know the camera never lies!!!!!!  ;D
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: saddad on September 04, 2008, 18:45:03
Bump  :o
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: glosterwomble on September 04, 2008, 21:47:40
I went to the open day last September and this year in June and it really is a fab site (I may have said that before!!  ::) )

The link below is to my blog showing last years visit to the littleover plots ...........

http://fork-in-hell.blogspot.com/search?q=littleover
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: saddad on September 04, 2008, 22:22:25
Thanks Womble...  ;D
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: saddad on September 05, 2008, 17:54:44
Bump again...  ::)
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: asbean on September 05, 2008, 18:12:29
Hope the weather improves for you  :) :) :) :) :)
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: saddad on September 05, 2008, 18:49:33
So do I, the bottom plot is almost under water... and I will need a boat to cross the moat into the polytunnel!!  :-[
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: cornykev on September 05, 2008, 19:21:41
Hope you have a great day, too far for me I'm afraid, is that the sun  8) coming out.  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: saddad on September 06, 2008, 09:46:13
Lets hope so Kev!  8)
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: caroline7758 on September 06, 2008, 10:42:53
Do hope it dries up a bit for you!
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: flowerofshona2007 on September 06, 2008, 11:05:27
Im doing my 'sundance' for you as i type (hence the wobbly text :lol )
Im of to the Amature garden show on the Sunday ...sorry.
Hope its a great day :)
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: Deb P on September 06, 2008, 13:20:58
I'm off in the rain to do a bit of tidying up so it all looks OK for tomorrow! We will also be selling our renowned Veggy Samosas at the tea bar....we always sell out! ;D
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: saddad on September 06, 2008, 22:04:16
and if we don't the staff love them too!  ;D
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: caroline7758 on September 07, 2008, 10:32:01
How did it go?
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: saddad on September 07, 2008, 23:36:41
Well it stayed dry most of the day, and even a bit of sunshine. We had 50+ through the gates, way down on June... 144+ Made £350 ish... £200 for the NGS and the rest for the association.. Can think of worse ways to spend a Sunday, and the Water Melon was almost ripe, we ate it anyway, it would have been a shame to waste it!!  ;D
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: manicscousers on September 08, 2008, 08:24:51
well done, a good result in adverse conditions  :)
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: caroline7758 on September 08, 2008, 10:43:12
Glad to hear it wasn't a wash-out! Well done!
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: glosterwomble on September 09, 2008, 21:56:44
Great that it stayed dry for you, shame the numbers were lower for you but still a good amount made well done!! I wish we had been able to come but our friends in Derby were unavailable so our bed for the night wasn't there and too far for us to travel just for the day!! Look forward to next year now, the rest of this year feel like a washout now!!!  :-\
Title: Re: Derby Open day
Post by: saddad on September 09, 2008, 22:46:59
Picked about 5 Kilos of tomatoes today Womble... see the other thread..
;D