Posted in Home on 1st Mar 2026|
Under the Defra code of practice all hedges should have been trimmed by now, if not could members please get on top of this in the next 2 to 3 days.
The general meeting will be on the 14th of March at 11 am at the Poly Tunnel due to the 15th being Mother’s Day. It would be appreciated if as many members as possible could turn up to represent your allotment.
(Lisa sends her apologies for not making these minutes available for publication at the time they were written)
Present: Lisa Goulbourne, Winifred Kight online. Simon Hudson, Paul Hibbs, Steve
York, Diane York, Kay Graham, Barry Mitchell, Anne-Marie Newton,, Wendy Thomas,
Carol Briar,
Apologies: Anugaman Neupane.
Minutes taken by Lisa Goulbourne secretary.
AGENDA
● Discussed that Jo Tarrant came to the site. To discuss the lease and generally just look at the Allotments.
● Anne-Marie has volunteered as the treasurer and David Kirkham will step down. They have agreed to arrange to meet and do a handover.
● Went over the tenancy rule for dumping on site. And gave a warning that if anyone was caught it would be taken seriously.
● The Plot re inspections for those that got warnings will be happening on the 17th and 18th of October.
● We spoke about CCTV again, having spoken about it in previous meetings. We decided to take a vote of which was unanimous. We will take a look into how much it would cost and the best way i.e how many , where we put them and whether it would be cost-effective to Association.
● All plots have been let except for two.
● The leak on the water pipe on the bottom lane has been fixed. Steve has estimated that the leak cost the Association about £120 in waste water.
● Reminder that dogs must be on lead in communal areas.
● It was decided that work parties would be on the same day as burn day so that there’s more people available. The Association decided that it would be a good idea to order several tons of hard-core and stone to repair the main driveway.
● We have asked for help to do the car park halfway the main drive by anyone who can spare any time?
● Myself will contact the council to chase the report on the Top gate.
A.O.B
● Ask Parveen to audit the accounts.
● NSLG about re-registering the address for Allotments.
● Query water plus payments.
● Write up a small contract for disclaimer for tools borrowing.
● A discussion on R.B returning back to site as a plot holder was raised and we did take a vote on it. But on reflecting on previous minutes we also voted unanimously at the previous AGM that he was only allowed on site as a visitor. I believe this matter should go back to the AGM where there is more of an attendance of numbers to the meeting to touch on this issue again.
Posted in Home on 24th Feb 2026|
Sorry about messing the date up on the previous post. This is what might happen when I write the post from a half remembered conversation. However the gist was correct in that there is a Committee meeting this week end and a general meeting in March.
The Committee have provided a formal statement:
There seems to have been a little confusion around the date of the next General Meeting, so we wanted to offer a quick update. To confirm, no GM has been arranged for Saturday the 28th. The Committee is currently working to set a new date that allows for the required 14 days’ notice, ensuring everyone has plenty of time to plan and attend.
Once the date is confirmed, we’ll share it along with the full agenda so everyone knows what to expect. As there will be quite a few items to cover, we’d really appreciate it anyone has anything that they wish the committee to add to the agenda for discussion please email the secretary by Thursday.
A further update will be provided next weekend, and we hope to see as many of you there as possible.
Posted in Home on 22nd Feb 2026|
To avoid any confusion:
On Sunday 28th February there will be a Committee Meeting
At this committee meeting the date of the next general meeting will be decided (probably mid March)
Posted in Home on 17th Nov 2025|
The water will be turned off in seven days (on Monday 24th) and switched back on in the Spring.
We have had plenty of rain recently, so your water butts and IBC’s should be just about full. Please ask if you need any help with Rainwater Harvesting.
Posted in Home on 3rd Nov 2025|
The recycle bay is there for everyone to use: If you see something you want just help yourself, if you have something useful (like plant pots, seed trays, garden tools and so on) that you don’t want, put it in the recycle bay and someone else can use it.
Unfortunately someone thinks it’s OK to leave bags of rubbish in the recycle bay (next to the sign that says “No Rubbish”) and as a community we now have to clear it up.
What you can do:
If you see someone dumping rubbish, report it to the committee who will take appropriate action, which might be eviction.
If you see rubbish in the bays (or anywhere else on site) please take some of it home for your wheelie bin. If everyone takes a little the work is shared and it won’t be long before all the rubbish is cleared away.
Thanks
Steve
Posted in Home on 13th Oct 2025|
General Meeting for all plot holders. Please make an effort to attend as this is a chance to influence the running of the association.
Posted in Home on 7th Oct 2025|
Small Bonfires are once again allowed on individual plots, provided that sufficient precautions are taken. Massive fires are not allowed. If you have a big pile of hedge cuttings (several plots have) you must not set fire to it. To protect any hedgehogs and reduce the chance of things getting out of hand, you should start a small fire nearby and gradually feed your hedge cuttings onto it. You must be careful not to generate large amounts of smoke.
All bonfires should be of dry material, with NO plastics or other waste and ideally NOT using petrol / diesel as an accelerant. Bonfires should be supervised at all times and only lit when weather conditions are suitable (i.e. low wind or wind blowing away from properties.
Suitable firefighting equipment including water / rakes and soil should be available to extinguish any bonfires if conditions change or reports of nuisance occur.
Following our usual pattern of second Sunday in the month with a few extra days in November, small fires are allowed on the following dates:
12 October
5, 6, 7, 8, 9 November
14 December
11 January
Old Park Farm Garden Holders Association 