On 17 Mar 2010 at 4:51pm Vegger wrote:
I enquired about an allotment in Lewes today. The town council informed me that there were 200 people on the waiting list with AT LEAST a two year wait.
Now there's only 6 allotment sites in the town, we have lots of fields and spaces and it's a decent activity with lots of emphasis on the "grow your own" veg.
So how can we go about allocating more sites ?
On 17 Mar 2010 at 5:06pm Merlin Milner wrote:
Attend the 'Allotment working party' meeting next time it is convened. The Town Council will give you the details. They have been looking at additional plots that could be used. Earwig corner and the Coombe are not run by the Town Council.
On 17 Mar 2010 at 6:06pm Vegger wrote:
Thank you Merlin...much appreciated.
On 17 Mar 2010 at 6:22pm Sylvia wrote:
I do think the existing allotments are badlymanaged by the Town Council. I have one at Haredean. The number that are not properly cultivated is high, Attempts to get action don't work If you look at what Hastings and Seaford achieve you'll see what I mean. If there are allotments where nothing or little has been done by Octobet they should be reallocated, having warned tenants who are obviously not bothering by about August. Waiting until the spring is against all gardening logic, people need the autumn'winter to preapre the land.There is no site security and constant theft and damage is totally demoralising. The tree belt at the bottom though welcome encroaches on the allotments and we pay rent for the land underneath where nothing can be grown.
For the sake of all those on the waiting list the council reallyy should do something.
On 17 Mar 2010 at 6:43pm vegger wrote:
Does anyone know if there's an allotment officer or someone who's in charge of the operation ?
On 17 Mar 2010 at 7:08pm Flat Dweller. wrote:
2 years you were quoted? When I enquired I was told 10 years !!
I filled in al the relevent forms,gave my 1st choice,2nd choice etc and have heard nothing.
I would be interested to know who to get in touch with and also who runs or organises the Earwig Corner site and the Coombe.
On 17 Mar 2010 at 7:33pm Numpty wrote:
Do those with no garden get priority?
On 17 Mar 2010 at 9:08pm carrots wrote:
You could try the Hugh Fearnley Wittingstall landshare website too.
On 18 Mar 2010 at 8:49am Merlin Milner wrote:
Sylvia, come to the working party meeting.
On 18 Mar 2010 at 10:03am vegger wrote:
Merlin, would you know how i can find out about the working party and when the meetings are. I tried looking on their website but it wasn't too informative
Thank you
On 18 Mar 2010 at 10:26am Merlin Milner wrote:
There was one a few weeks ago. The date of the next one has not been set. The members are Cllr Nicola McGilligan, Cllr Merlin Milner, Cllr Roger Murray,
Cllr Ruth O'Keeffe, Cllr Barbara Riddihough, Cllr Jim Sinclair and Cllr Dr Mike Turner. You could contact one of these Councillors and get them to let you know when the next meeting is or ask them to raise points on your behalf.
On 18 Mar 2010 at 10:59am vegger wrote:
Thanks again Merlin. I think i might contact that Merlin Milner bloke and ask him if he could let me know when the next meeting is. 
On 18 Mar 2010 at 11:41am Percy Thrower wrote:
I had an allotment mystry last week, i had an extra layer of topsoil spread over it. the police said "The plot thickens" 
On 18 Mar 2010 at 11:46am Confused wrote:
Am I being dense here or is Merlin Milner above actually Cllr Merlin Milner????
On 18 Mar 2010 at 12:20pm Merlin Milner wrote:
Last time I looked I am both Merlin Milner and Cllr Merlin Milner.
On 18 Mar 2010 at 12:30pm I dont live in lewes... wrote:
They often say that.
You'll be hearing the voices next.
lol
PhilX
On 18 Mar 2010 at 12:32pm vegger wrote:
percy, was special branch investigating it ???
On 18 Mar 2010 at 6:51pm Prefab Sprout wrote:
There are many untended plots on the site behind Queens Rd, Malling. Access is through a locked gate in the twitten at the end of Barn Rd.
On 18 Mar 2010 at 9:28pm Floyd wrote:
If you have to wait for an allotment why not try garden sharing?
There are many people who cannot manage their gardens and would love them cultivated. Why not advertise?
On 19 Mar 2010 at 10:16am Queens Road Resident wrote:
Twitten????hehehehehe
All the plots were tended last summers
On 19 Mar 2010 at 7:16pm Prefab Sprout wrote:
I thought the old Sussex word 'twitten' sounded better than "that alley covered in dog $hit that nobody ever picks up".
On 20 Mar 2010 at 7:41am Regular. wrote:
On 22 Mar 2010 at 4:31pm MonkeySeeMonkeyDo wrote:
no one gets priority. It's first come first serve. Just got to be patient your allotment will come....
Have you thought about asking your neghbours if they have part of a garden that they could provide as a plot. I know a few people who have done this and as long as you get on with them, you can both enjoy the crops. Worth a try anyway.
On 29 Mar 2010 at 10:55pm lovely veg wrote:
Cllr David Grey runs GardenShare, which links up people with land to spare with people looking for a plot.
One of teh problems seems to be that the leases come up in the spring, and by the time new plots have been allocated, it's late spring. Cllr Milner, could the allotment group change the handover to the late autumn, giving new allotmenteers time to prepare their plots?
On 12 Jan 2015 at 12:27pm LewesCommunityAllotment wrote:
The Lewes Community Allotment at Highdown has some spaces available for 2015. Planning, tasks and produce are all shared amongst the members on this organic site. Regular sessions on a Wednesday morning, and there is mentored support if you are new to growing. Experienced growers also welcome! Membership is on a sliding scale. Monthly 'Team Green' sessions, last Sunday of the month. Contact [email protected] for more details, or visit the plot at Highdown allotments (take footpath to downs next to old racecourse road above Nevill) on Wednesday mornings between 9.30 and 12.30. Look for Lewes organic allotment project sign.