Why We Love Cole Park Allotments - Sprouting Not Shouting!

We hope you’ll love your plot as much as we love ours. There’ll always be someone available if you have a question, to offer advice or swap seedlings.
In fact that’s half the reason we come!

We have:

• A lovely community wildlife pond – get the kids to come along and see what they can find lurking in the water or under a leaf. Please supervise them. Do not let them throw stones into the pond.
• Two shared poly tunnels where you can get your seedlings sprouting.
• An annual Bonfire night extravaganza.
• Growing competition for the kids.
• And a lovely sharing community just waiting to answer your growing questions (and if they don’t have the answer they’ll know someone who does).

To ensure we all get along there’s a few fairly obvious things its worth to bear in mind.

SAFETY FIRST - Allotments can be dangerous places
BONFIRES – Smoke makes some of us ill. They are a no-no and prohibited in the tenancy rules.
CHILDREN – We love to see the kids enjoying the site – who knows - they might be the next generation of allotmenteers. But to keep them safe, other people’s plots are out of bounds – you never know what’s on them that could cause a nasty accident. Children need supervision.
DOGS – Please keep on lead so that they don’t poo on other people’s plots or damage seedlings.
THE TWO MAIN GATES – Keep them locked so people and property are secure.
MACHINERY – Lock it up when not in use.

GOOD NEIGHBOUR’S ……

....Avoid

• Bringing rubbish on to the allotments.
• Entering other plots without permission or taking produce.
• Bringing rubbish on to the allotments.
• Growing plants on an uncultivated/your neighbours’ plot
• Letting rubbish accumulate.
• Blocking roads with your vehicle. Park in the car park.
• Using noisy machinery before 10 am and after 3pm.

....Do

• Keep to pathways.
• Mow shared pathways and trim overhangs.
• Use nature/hedgehog friendly slug pellets.

DIGGING TOGETHER

• Bring your dry woody waste to the bonfire in November.
• Come along to Tenants meetings and socialise at one of the BBQ’s.
• Compost your green waste – it’s full of nutrients for your plants!
• Leave surplus produce with a note at the end of your plot to share.