[Geordie]

Hello to everyone. New forum member here.

I've been watching this site for a while now and it appears to have every resource an allotment holder could want.

I am a keen gardener at home with a greenhouse but have mainly all lawn and a few borders. I grow nearly all my annual flowers from seed and always have tomatoes and cucumbers in my greenhouse.

I am on a number of waiting lists for an allotment in my local area (Gateshead Council) and am keeping my fingers crossed for a plot to become available shortly.

Have we any forum members from the NE of England? I'd be interested in knowing how long it took them to get a plot  

[SkipRat]

Hi Geordie,
                Hope you dont have too long a wait for your allotment. I took my allotment last year and luckily there wasnt a waiting list down in Hull. You will find plenty of advice on here.  

[Celtic Eagle]

Hiya

Welcome to the forums

[CHICKENGIRL]

mornin' geordie and welcome!  i'm not far too from you - up here in snowy northumberland.  i didn't wait long for my plot 'cos it was so unloved! :cry: it had'nt been used for a couple of years but once we got in there & cleared it a bit (still a few tip runs to do though) it's looking much better & the soil is fantastic, just waiting for this blooming snow to disappear so we can get cracking again!!

[flatcap]

hiya geordie,
                                   we are in blyth not that far from you.
we didnt wait long for a plot,we went to see commitee that run the allotments rather than go on the council list.oh went every weekend think they got that sick of him they gave us 1st vacant plot.unfortunatly the plot was 1 that the owner had burnt down for the 3rd time :oops:

this is our 2nd year and the whole plot is now ready for growing .good luck getting a plot

[CHICKENGIRL]

mornin` to you too flatcap,  have you got snow this morning?
ours is just disappearing as i type, hopefully no more today so i can get down to the lottie later.

[flatcap]

hi chickengirl,
                          bright sunshine here this morning,snows just about gone
flippen typical we spent fri and sat putting fences up that that got blown down in the strong winds,we were frozen stiff and looked like snowmen ,now there up the snows stopped  :evil:

[Jeanieblue]

Hi Geordie, we're just south of the Tees, so 'enjoy' similar weather to you. Our council only lets people know about once a year, after they've spent ages chasing people up who have defaulted on paying the rent in April.
But it was worth the wait, and we've nearly finished digging half so can get cracking this season as soon as this cold spell is over. Good luck!

[jack russell]

hello and welcome i live in chester le street  waited about a year for my first one in Ouston,  but when i moved house i got my second one within two weeks of speaking to the right people down at the lotty site in chester,   the plot i am on is private.  I think it definitely pays you to walk around the sites and speak to the people there to see if there is another way in.  The person who deals with the allotments at our council is not even going around checking to see if the ground is being worked there are a lot of overgrown unused plots, when i told her she said "well there rent is paid up to date"  the rent is £20 per year is it similar in Gateshead.

[mdueal]

We were initially told that there was a waiting list too but we walked the dogs alomg the public footpath next to the plots everyday and spoke to the right people. Low and behold a plot appeared for us! Don't ask, don't get i suppose!

[Shelle]

Welcome Geordie!

Am originally from South Shields, but now living in Cramlington in Northumberland.

No allotment for me though, just my garden and lots of containers

[Geordie]

Many thanks to you all for the warm welcomes  :?

Looks like I should be getting acquainted with the folk on my local allotment sites - it may help to speed things up a little!

Anyway, back to work tomorrow. Fingers crossed a site comes up shortly (and the lotto numbers too)

 

[Clairylou]

Hi Geordie
My plot is in Burnopfield and i got it within a week of asking that was two years ago we have a few empty plots in this area.  Best of luck with the waiting lists though its definitely worth chatting to the people that already have plots as they will know what is available.

 

[Danny-Duck]

Hi Geordie,I'm from Blyth mate.Hope you get a garden soon  

[Ygerna]

Hi Welcome  I am currently waiting for an allotement to but regularly (every few hours :oops:  :oops:  :oops: ) come online and browse here

Lets hope we are both posting about our 'lotties' soon