There seems to be a slight confusion amongst the odd member, over the days we are allowed to burn garden rubbish on the allotment site and what the rules are for it so I thought I would take the opportunity to list all the dates for the next year and remind members what can and cannot be burned.
We are allowed to burn garden waste on the second Sunday of every month apart from November when we can burn on any day during Bonfire Night week, i.e the week in which the 5th November falls. The following dates therefore are allowed for the rest of this year and all of next year:
- Sunday 9th September 2012
- Sunday 14th October 2012
- Monday 5th November to Sunday 11th September 2012
- Sunday 9th December 2012
- Sunday 13th January 2013
- Sunday 10th February 2013
- Sunday 10th March 2013
- Sunday 14th April 2013
- Sunday 12th May 2013
- Sunday 9th June 2013
- Sunday 14th July 2012
- Sunday 11th August 201
- Sunday 8th September 2013
- Sunday 13th October 2013
- Monday 4th November to Sunday 10th November 2013
- Sunday 8th December 2013
If for some reason your are unable to burn on one of these dates because of personal reasons or because of the weather you must wait until the next burning day before burning again. In my experience however wet days don’t really affect it, I burned one of the biggest fires I had right in the middle of this years wet season on a rainy Sunday without any problems.
Also to remind members what it says in the constitution about what can be burned I copy that passage below for you all to remind you of it:
Under no consideration will burning of plastics, rubber or any other material not associated with garden refuse be allowed. The council have a key to the gates, and can enter at any time. Gardeners should be aware that they could face prosecution and risk having their tenancy terminated should they disregard this warning. Pollution will not be tolerated under and circumstances.
Old Park Farm Garden Holders Association 
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