Ever wondered (or can’t remember) what it is like when you first get an allotment plot? Go to the Members’ Stories section of this website and read what Andrea did…
Author: PH
After such a cold March and then a wet April, May has finally brought sunshine. Everything in the allotment has started to shoot up, especially the weeds! If you managed…
A racing pigeon, nicknamed Gormless, has made its home in the Golden Hill Community Garden. He managed to get into the balehouse this week and refused all enticement to leave,…
After the inspiring wildlife talk at the recent AGM, I decided to look at my allotment on Birchall Field in a new light. Most of the wildlife I encounter did…
After the snow of March, the traditional April showers turned into more of a deluge. Fairly steady rain fell for a number of days and plots became saturated with water.…
Birchall Road allotments have been improved thanks to a lot of hard work put in by volunteers, supplemented by paid contractors. A great deal brambles and undergrowth has been cleared…