If you need a helping hand on your plot......

Events for 2012

Bonfire Ban:  The Council has placed a ban on bonfires on ALL their Allotment Sites from 1^stApril until 30^th September. Your attention to this would be appreciated. Rubbish that cannot be accommodated on your compost pile should be kept on your plot until it can be properly disposed of.

Volunteers Wanted. 

Take the opportunity of getting to know more of your fellow members by becoming a volunteer to work behind the counter at the Trading Hut on the occasional Saturday or Sunday mornings. The list of volunteers for next season is in the process of being drawn up now. If you can assist, even for only one or two dates in the year, it will be a great assistance. Please contact Nigel Youngman now, he will be pleased to hear from you.

2012 TRADING HUT  

Opening times are:

Saturdays – 11am to 1pm

Sundays – 9.45am to Noon

Remember one visit to the Hut could save you the equivalent of your Annual Subscription. As the referee in Rugby says ‘Use it or Lose it!’

PRE OLYMPICBARBEQUE

(Notwithstanding the Council’s bonfire Ban!)

Will be held on the Green outside the Trading Hut on

Saturday 23^rd June, 2012

1pm to 3pm

Bring your family and friends

For the assistance of the caterers it would be greatly appreciated if you could let us know if it is your intention to attend. An email to our Secretary, Derek Mauri,derekmauri36@btinternet.com or our Publicity Officer, Ali Campbell, ali@srags.org.uk would be appreciated.

‘JUBILEE’

POTATO COMPETITION

Everybody can grow ‘spuds’! And this this year we are arranging a ‘Potato Competition’ to prove it.

 Each entrant will be given a single tuber and a pot. The competition will go to the person who nurtures the tuber to harvest and produces the most potatoes either by weight or number of spuds [details are yet to be finalised]. 

Full details of the Competition will be available soon. You will be advised by email and there will be a Notice and entry forms available in the Trading Hut. 

Good Friday, the traditional day for planting potatoes, will soon be with us so don’t miss out on this opportunity of having some fun!

And finally, More volunteers needed

Two ‘Maintenance Weekends’ are going to organised by our Site Rep, Carl Brown, this season; the purpose to keep up with those little repairs and that general tidying the Site needs from time to time. The dates of the weekends are yet to be announced. If you can spare a couple of hours, or more, of your time it will be appreciated.

Remember! If you have a garden you need

The Stanley Road Allotment & Garden Society

SITE INSPECTION 2012

The council has requested the Society to carry out the Annual Site Inspection on their behalf, which will take place late April to early May 2012.

HaPpY nEw YeAr 2012

Happy New Year to you all.

A New Year means that Membership fee's are now due

John Bresman will be knocking on your door shortly, so please have your membership fee of  £3 (yes only £3!!) at the ready.

Please also note the new opening times for Sundays.

Special Opening Offer for SRAGS Members on Beanie Hats

The First 20 Orders placed will be able to purchase 

either a 

Beanie Hat at £10 

OR

A 

 Hat with Ear Flaps at £12

Navy Blue

KEEP WARM AT IN THE WINTER MONTHS 

AT THE ALLOTMENT

IN THE GARDEN

GOING FOR A STROLL

 or

SHOPPING

WITH A HAND CROCHETED BEANIE HAT

ALL HATS ARE HAND CROCHETED BY ALI 

FROM

WWW.GETHOOKEDONCROCHET.CO.UK

CAN BE WORN BY BOTH LADIES & GENTS

BEANIE HATS COST £13.50

HATS WITH EAR FLAPS COST £15.50

P&P £2 (where needed or can be collected)

PLEASE EMAIL

 ALI

  campbellmac44@gmail.com

with your order and colour preference

(most colours available) & full contact details or call

07796 855636

REMEMBER TO MENTION SRAGS WHEN  YOU PLACE YOUR ORDER

Most wools will by an Acrylic / Wool mix

Machine Washable

(unless otherwise stated on the label)

Multi Brown

Red with ear flaps

Purple 

Rainbow Multi Colour with ear flaps

Red with Ear Flaps

Red Beanie

Grey & Blue Beanie

Seed Potato Orders .......

Seed Potato Orders can be made at the Trading Hut

 this Bank Holiday weekend.

(open Saturday & Sunday mornings)

ONLY 85p PER KILO - Yes ONLY 85p PER KILO!!
First Early

Second Early

Maincrop

YOU CAN ALSO PLACE YOUR GARLIC ORDERS AT THE SAME TIME

ORDER FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE TRADING HUT

Carshalton Lavender Annual Harvest

Annual harvest
Pick-your-own days: Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July, 10am to 4pm both days at Stanley Road Allotments Come and join us at this year's community harvest. You'll be able to pick-your-own lavender and enjoy the sights, smells and tranquility of the field.
NEW for 2011 - paint-your-own lavenderThis year, we'll be joined by the Corner Gallery who will be giving children and adults alike the chance to indulge their creative side. Paint a piece of our picture, and be in with a chance to take the painting home with you. Pick-your-own lavenderEvery year, thousands of people join us to pick their own lavender - perfect for brightening up your home, or giving as a gift. Small bunches: £1; Large bunches: £2; Buckets: from £6 Please bring scissors if you have them, a bag for your lavender and protection from the sun. Extra attractions: Lavender beauty products Aromatherapy and massage BBQ Face-painting Plant sale Lavender crafts Distillation demonstrations Information display Lavender cookies Paint-your-own lavender
Take a step back in timeCome along and see how we produce our famous Carshalton Lavender oil. We distil our own oil on the site using the traditional methods. The still will be working during the harvest weekend - and you'll be able  to see the distillation process in action. How to get here By rail: frequent trains from London Victoria, West Croydon and Sutton to Carshalton Beeches - 10 minute signposted walk 154 West Croydon - Morden: alight in Stanley Park Road 127 Purley-Tooting Broadway: alight in Woodcote Road at the junction of Stanley Park Road 157 Crystal Palace-Morden: alight in Stafford Road outside Sainsbury's Sat only: S4 Roundshaw-St Helier: alight in Gaynesford Road Please come by public transport or cycle if you can. Parking is very limited.
Can you help?We're currently looking for volunteers to help man our stall. If you have a couple of hours to spare 30th or 31st July and would like to help out we would love to hear from you - please send us an email to carshaltonlavender@yahoo.co.uk or call 07948 174907. Or why not come and help us out on the field ahead of the harvest weekend? Take a look at our volunteering page for more information.

Update on the Site Inspection

Update on the site inspection


I thought you would like to know that the site inspection was carried out on Wednesday, 11 May and that the result was passed to the Council’s Park Service.

The inspection found 11 plots, or 5% of the total number of plots, failed to meet the benchmark of 75% cultivation set by the Council. In some cases, no evidence had been found that plots had even been worked since the start of the year. The Council has sent out non-cultivation letters to 10 of the 11 plot holders whose plots were identified in the inspection (the Council has decided to be lenient to the remaining tenant because the plot had only been let a few weeks earlier.)

The next step is that all 11 plots will be re-inspected in mid-June. If the plots are still not up to the required level of cultivation, then final notices to quit will be issued and the plots will then become available to be offered to the waiting list.

May I take the opportunity on behalf of the inspection team to say how impressed we were with the majority of the plots. There were just a few minor blemishes to come to light. First, there are still a handful of plots with no plot number to identify the plots. Could these plot holders rectify this minor deficiency? Number plates can be ordered from the trading hut for as little as £1 each.

Secondly, may I ask plot holders in co-operation with your neighbours to maintain the minor paths between plots. These paths will help you to get about your business more easily and they also set off plots.

Finally, if any plot holder is interested in renting an additional mini plot, please let me know. I think we might be able to help.

Thanks for your continuing co-operation.


Site Rep


14 May 2011