{"id":805,"date":"2014-02-14T20:22:07","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T20:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newmillsallotments.org.uk\/?p=805"},"modified":"2021-06-12T08:00:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T08:00:39","slug":"open-day-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.newmillsallotments.org.uk\/?p=805","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our Open Day in 2019 was held at our Hague Bar site on Sunday 14th July<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks to all the visitors who came along and supported us at\u00a0our open day\u00a0– we hope you enjoyed the event. See photos of the event on our gallery<\/span><\/span><\/a> page.<\/p>\n

Paving the way \u2013\u00a0thanks to the National Lottery
\n<\/strong>Improvements have taken place at\u00a0our Hague Bar site, thanks to funding from the National Lottery Awards for All scheme.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A group of dedicated plot holders, working tirelessly over three very hot weekends earlier in June 2018, improved pedestrian access down the central path and other communal areas, all of which used to become very muddy and dangerous in wet weather. New drainage has been put in place and the paths have been resurfaced using Netpave (a recycled plastic grid) and limestone chippings.\"\"<\/p>\n

Amanda Evans, the project\u2019s coordinator, said, \u201cWe were thrilled to receive \u00a31732 in funding from the National Lottery Awards for All scheme, and this, along with the willingness of plot holders to give their time and share skills and expertise, has culminated in the project being a great success. The improved paths will benefit all plot holders and visitors, making the site safer and more accessible, especially during wet weather, as well as being easier to maintain. This was a very ambitious project, but there was a great feeling of camaraderie throughout, despite the heat and the labour-intensive work.\u00a0 See photos of the\u00a0work on our gallery<\/span><\/span><\/a> page.<\/p>\n

Our Open Day in 2018\u00a0was held at our Ollersett site on Saturday 14th July
\n<\/strong>Thanks to all the visitors who came along and supported us at\u00a0our open day\u00a0– we hope you enjoyed the event.\u00a0 See photos of the event on our gallery<\/span><\/span><\/a> page.<\/p>\n

Our Open Day in 2017\u00a0was held at our Hague Bar site on Sunday 16th July
\n<\/strong>Thanks to all the visitors who came along and supported us at\u00a0our open day\u00a0– we hope you enjoyed the event.\u00a0 See photos of the event on our gallery<\/span><\/span><\/a> page.<\/p>\n

Would you like to take on an allotment ?
\n<\/strong>We do have allotments available to rent from time to time. \u00a0The benefits of allotment gardening include growing and eating fresh produce, healthy exercise, stimulating activity for body and mind and spending time sharing an interest with like-minded people.\u00a0 For more information about our society, including the annual membership fee\u00a0and plot rental,\u00a0see our\u00a0About us<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0page.
\nIf you are interested in taking on an allotment please contact the waiting list secretary to\u00a0put your name down on our waiting list\u00a0(see our Contact<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0page).<\/p>\n

The Ollersett Avenue site\u00a0Open Day 2016 was held on Saturday, 9th July 2016
\n<\/strong>Again this year the Open Day coincided with New Mills High School ‘Gardens open for charity\u2019 which was part of the National Gardens Scheme.<\/p>\n

Plotholders were on hand to talk about their plots and what they\u00a0were growing this year.<\/p>\n

Restoration of the\u00a0Hague Bar site<\/strong>
\nThe work carried out by Murphy on behalf of Network Rail was completed during November 2015. The footpath boundary was reinstated by Murphy with rabbit proof fencing, leaving the Society to complete the perimeter of plots 1-7. The weather was not kind but after a short delay, this was completed in February 2016, and each plot now has a rabbit proof gate as well. With materials donated by Murphy from the deconstruction of their compound, the manure and woodchip bays inside the gate were replaced and the edge of the plots 1 and 2 shored up. A wider reversing area for deliveries was also created. Plotholders are now busy developing their plots and for some, starting with a blank canvas is giving them the opportunity to creatively re-design their allotments.<\/p>\n

To view photos of the disruption and restoration of the site\u00a0Click here<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The Ollersett Avenue site\u00a0Open Day 2015 <\/strong>was held on Saturday 11th July 2015
\n<\/strong>Click here<\/span><\/span><\/a> to\u00a0view some\u00a0photos of the event<\/p>\n

We opened\u00a0this first site off Ollersett Avenue on 1st May 2005.
\nClick here<\/span><\/span><\/a> to view some photos of the site\u00a0in 2005.<\/p>\n

Visit by St George’s Primary School<\/strong>
\nAll children from St George’s Primary made a visit to Ollersett Allotments on Thursday 21st May 2015. Infants visited in 2 groups in the morning and Juniors in 2 groups in the afternoon.\u00a0\u00a0Click here<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0for some pictures from the Infants’ visit.\u00a0 As well as looking around at the different allotment plots some of the plotholders talked to the pupils about tools that we use, different crops that we grow and how we manage the site.\u00a0 Many thanks to Jen Dale and Chris Moore who made star appearances displaying their lovely (and very productive) plots.<\/p>\n

The Hague Bar site Open Day 2014 was held on Saturday 28th June 2014
\n<\/strong>See photos of the event on our gallery page\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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