[barney rubble]

Great Matron - that must be the way to do it. Had a look at the patch I mentioned - and yes whilst I like a challenge - I was planning on getting the stuff in the ground this year not 2011....!!! Still looking therefore - do you know of any good deals up your way - I'm Staffordshire lowlands? Thanks

[Lee G]

I'm in Birmingham so pay £24 for a plot that's roughly 10m x 30m, including water, although using hosepipes is banned, apart from to fill your bath/water butt.  If I pay promptly I get a £3 discount.

Thats quite a good discount - it all helps - will you be affected by the post the NICK.STONE has posted above from the local paper?

Sure will, I'd not seen that story so that's a bit of a blow.  Have to see what they put it up to before I start planning my protests!!

[barney rubble]

I'm in Birmingham so pay £24 for a plot that's roughly 10m x 30m, including water, although using hosepipes is banned, apart from to fill your bath/water butt.  If I pay promptly I get a £3 discount.

Thats quite a good discount - it all helps - will you be affected by the post the NICK.STONE has posted above from the local paper?

Sure will, I'd not seen that story so that's a bit of a blow.  Have to see what they put it up to before I start planning my protests!!

Yes I'd wait too, but not wishing to be too political here, but maybe a breakdown of Council costings could be called for?

[theakston_uk]

Have just read the piece from the Birmingham paper. It makes me laugh the money the council say they pay for the upkeep of the allotments. I know they will have to spend a certain amount of money on the allotments, but surely the alotmenteers are the people that 'upkeep' the allotments as they are the people doing all the hard work.

[matron]

Great Matron - that must be the way to do it. Had a look at the patch I mentioned - and yes whilst I like a challenge - I was planning on getting the stuff in the ground this year not 2011....!!! Still looking therefore - do you know of any good deals up your way - I'm Staffordshire lowlands? Thanks

We are in a tiny village / hamlet and after 17 years are still some of the 'new comers'. Our plot is literally a bit of land between 2 properties. Over many years farmers have sold this and that and then have bits and pieces here and there. Have a walk around your area and see if there are any bits of land lying vacant. I think it really does depend on the area you live. If many of the people who live in our village travel the 10 miles to the nearest town it is a big trip out! Flask and sandwiches required 
Good luck with your search.