Thanks people for all your advice especially the ones who have had first handed treatment like myself - well where do I begin:-
3. N.S.A.L.G have advised that without doing anything wrong the minimum notice is 12 months under Statute Law dating back to some Allotment Act 1926.
I am somewhat perplexed by the reference to the 1926 Act. Although entitled the Small Holdings and Allotments Act 1926, the Act in fact only relates to Small Holdings - which an allotment is not.
I think they may be referring to the 1922 Act, as amended by the 1950 Act which states [relevant parts only extracted]:
s.1 Determination of tenancies of allotment gardens
(1)Where land is let on a tenancy for use by the tenant as an allotment garden ... the tenancy of the land or any part shall not (except as hereinafter provided) be terminable by the landlord by notice to quit or re-entry, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, except by—
(a) twelve months’ or longer notice to quit expiring on or before the sixth day of April or on or after the twenty-ninth day of September in any year; or ...
(e)re-entry for non-payment of rent or breach of any term or condition of the tenancy.
Must confess I hadn't looked at these provisions recently hence my initial response to your post.
Firstly you will need to establish who the landlord is - nobody else can give you notice to determine (i.e. end) your tenancy, although beware of the landlord having given authority for others to act in his behalf.
Assuming the landlord wants you off quickly, he will need to establish that you have breached a term of the tenancy - difficult to do as the tenancy is not written ...
Or he is bound by 12 months notice as the NSALG states.