DECEMBER 2005

NEW GREENHOUSE!!!

The Allotment Group has managed to work miracles in the last year; the most recent success being the addition of a greenhouse to our plot. Here are photos to document the dismantling, removal and reassembly of the greenhouse onsite. The greenhouse was a donation and needed to be removed from a private garden.

JUNE 2005

NEW SEASON, NEW LIFE...

Things are looking great down at the allotment this year! The group has more people than ever before and alot has been done over the last several months. Tadpoles are growing happily in the freshly dug pond, seedlings are being planted out and the shed is now comfortably full of earthy tools and pots. The plot has been reorganised to provide a nice central path and a communal social area has been decided on. New beds radiate off the path on both sides and our members meet regularly for digging and organising sessions. There's even been talk of a greenhouse and organised social events in the future... there's no doubt that things are looking up for Summer 2005.

OCTOBER 2004

NEW MEMBERS AND A BEAUTIFUL SHED!

That's right! Thanks to the efforts of Chris Kavanagh, the Allotment group has recruited some keen new members and successfully put up a new shed! If you'd like to join us, get in touch. Email Jenny (jennyrid@ntlworld.com) or Chris (christine.kavanagh@ntlworld.com) if you'd like to be involved.

AUGUST 2004

THE BRIGHT ALLOTMENT GROUP IS STILL EAGER TO FIND NEW MEMBERS, A SHED AND A STRIMMER ON LOAN!

We're not doing too badly, considering that it's our first season and our group is still very small... Some of the allotment has been cultivated and we've just put in a special new bed of flowers by the entrance, but we still need enthusiastic new members to help dig, plant and keep weeds, grass and nettles at bay! The tomatoes, lettuces and beans are looking nice now but the weeds are still growing like mad (despite being cut back last month). We are therefore still eager to borrow a petrol or cordless strimmer (in exchange for Brights; let Jenny know if you can help!). We also need to find a shed or greenhouse for the allotment (we have nowhere to put our tools yet). If you know of anyone who might like to donate their shed, please contact Jenny. Allotment volunteers would be willing to dismantle and remove your shed for you. The shed in the photo below belongs to our neighbors.

JULY 2004

We've been harvesting our first modest (but tasty) crops... lambs lettuce, rocket, radishes, strawberries, carrots and spinich! Not bad considering that the soil hasn't been dug in 8 years and wasn't manured or fertilized at all! This autumn we're hoping to prepare the soil properly for next year. Jenny and Chris are taking an allotment gardening course at Stanmer Park to learn how...

MAY 2004

DIGGING, PLANTING, WATERING and WEEDING started in earnest this month... hard work, but good fun.



The apple tree blossomed, strawberries were planted...

APRIL 2004

SEEDY SUNDAY was an ideal event for the group to make contact with serious gardeners and gather information. We all left with plenty of leaflets/books and pockets full of exotic seeds to grow in our future plots.

MARCH 2004

A HUMBLE BEGINNING... apparently noone has dug this plot for over eight years (according to someone with an allotment resembling Mr. McGregor's garden in Peter Rabbit).

JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2004

ALLOTMENT ALLOCATED ! The allotment group was given a very pleasant plot at the Weald Allotments, just off Old Shoreham Road in Hove. It's only the beginning but there are already big plans for a pond and several vegetable patches, although there's plenty of digging to be done.

What will we find? (Jan 04)

Soon to become a pond...