[jack russell]

hi all

our allotments are run by the parish council and the lady in charge at the moment has organised a meeting with the councillors and the allotment holders, to discuss the setting up of an allotment association.  There is a wide range of funding available for such an association with grants of up to £5,000.   so i am told,

could anyone give me some ideas for this forthcoming meeting on the 18th as  to how this money could be spent

ie. fencing, gates, secure storage, ? a car park

we have access roads around the site but are by the most part no good for an average sized car mostly mud and not wide enough.

i bet the horse and carts had no bother getting around

any advise welcome on our lotty's  new venture

cheers

jr

[Trillium]

Hi Jack, I don't have a lotty, but having read the troubles of other lotty holders, I say first, check your area as to whether or not there's a lot of vandalism, theft, etc happening. If so, then good fencing and gates should be first on the list. My personal second would be to have suitable road material put in to drive cars to either the plot areas or a general parking area (I don't know your setup).  Something like gravel or packed hoggin would do the trick and not empty the budget. Next, do you have available water sources? If not, you'd need water lines run to the lotty at several points so no one has to walk ages with buckets, etc. Lotty insurance is also another matter I see coming up so it's something to look into. As for secure storage, no such thing exists. Thieves will always get into whatever they really want, so I'd invest my money in the previous items and have members look after their own equipment.