Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat

Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: sam51 on January 21, 2018, 17:26

Title: allotments.
Post by: sam51 on January 21, 2018, 17:26

hi does anyone know , how to take over the running of an allotment
the council contract out our allotments to a third party.
this party couldn't run a bath.
so someone has suggested we run it our selfs.
but dont know where to start.
thanks.

Title: Re: allotments.
Post by: mumofstig on January 21, 2018, 17:41

Presumably you'd have to form a group that can convince the Council that you could do a better job than the present contractors.
IMO It would also depend on how long their present contract lasts.

There are some guidelines on self management here
https://smagaorg.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/a-guide-to-self-management-2.pdf

Title: Re: allotments.
Post by: Aidy on January 21, 2018, 20:27

May I suggest you contact Andy,I am sure he will offer sone advice. The way we did it here in Blackpool has been reconigsed by many a council wanting to go self managed rather than 3rd party. The email is at the bottom of the page.
Blackpool Federation Allotments - Home (http://www.bfaa.btck.co.uk/)

Title: Re: allotments.
Post by: juvenal on January 21, 2018, 21:23

Off at a bit of a tangent, but may contain useful tips.

Poole, Steve: The Allotment Chronicles. A Social History of Allotment Gardening.

An interesting read, and you should find a copy on the net.

Title: Re: allotments.
Post by: paul sadler on January 22, 2018, 07:25

HI SAM51
now I've had an allotment for many years and I am a chairman of our society the only thing I can suggest is get a meeting to-gether with your fellow gardeners and sought out the problem's and if need be sack the the other and create a new body and hopefully that would help.