Past Updates
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February Update
Dear growers, Here are some very important dates for your diary. Sunday February 8 at 11am sees fresh stock go on sale in our shop. No need to go to those commercial garden centres… our shop now has garlic bulbs, onion and shallot sets and seed potatoes for sale. Details are: Item Cost Germidour Garlic
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November Update
Hello everyone and welcome to winter. What a great time of year to tidy up our plots and prepare for bad weather. Please follow all the guidance for flood resilience … weigh down your sheds, water barrels, wheelbarrows and other structures. We have to trust the Environment Agency has repaired the riverbank so we won’t
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October Update
Hello dear Bradley Folders, What incredible harvests we’ve had this year and thanks to all who sent donations to food banks and charities. We’ve made at least 15 deliveries with a value on average of £100, how fabulous! Time now to prepare for winter and potential floods so please do make sure your sheds and
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September Update
Dear fellow Bradley Folders, Our September update is full of praise for our volunteers…and reminders also to prepare for winter. Well done to our fellow plot holder Ken who has masterminded the repair and the return of our front gates. We have been waiting in vain for months for the Council to make any progress
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August Update
Hello everyone, Happy harvesting and happy holidays to you all. Our Sunday shop is taking a summer break now until September 7 , and we are looking for more volunteers to help on the counter. Full training is given and it’s a great way to meet new gardening friends and get advice. Reply to this
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Britain in Bloom 2025
Britain in Bloom inspires community groups in towns, cities and villages to make positive changes to their local environment through horticultural, environmental and community action. Britain’s nationwide gardening competition is a powerful tool for building communities and tackling local issues together. Groups register to take part in one of 16 regions across the UK. Regional
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July Update
Hello allotmenteers, I hope you are enjoying the fruits of your hard work, and the vegetables too. New folk among us might have wondered about the occasional courgette and other excess traditionally left on the concrete steps outside the shop. These are to share. Please feel free to take them home if you need them
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Summer BBQ 2025
We held our annual Summer Barbeque on Sunday June 22nd Thanks everyone for coming along to the very tasty Grand Summer BBQ. The weather was kind, so lovely to catch up with folk and how delicious the food was. Well done everyone who brought a contribution and also to those who helped set up, and
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May Update
Dear Plot holders, It’s fabulous to see the growth and energy on site as crops start to flourish. I hope you’re enjoying your rhubarb, radishes and salad leaves, and soon we’ll have those first early potatoes. It’s less than six months since we suffered the worst floods this century, and we owe a huge debt
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April Update
Dear allotment colleagues, Good news that our wonderful volunteers continue to upgrade our taps and water supplies. This means from time to time the water will be switched off so please make sure you keep your water butts, baths, cans and containers filled up. Certainly between Sunday 27 and Tuesday 29 the water will be