Allotments
Created by EmmaMy partner and I moved to Kingsway October 2008 and shortly after this time we put our names on the waiting list for an allotment in Gloucester. We were told that it would be about a year to 2 year wait.
We then found out that the Parish Council had secured land in Kingsway for allotments and we would be able to have one there when they have been completed – which was after all of the housing development had been completed – fair enough!
After waiting for about 6 months we enquired again with regards to an allotment in Kingsway thinking our names had been left off the list (or just forgotten) only to find out that the allotments still hadn’t been completed and no-one knew when they would be. In fact I was told "because of the recession, all the building work stopped, so it’ll be when all of that is finished".
Whilst I understand that it’s last on their "list", would it not make some sense to get it sorted so that people can get on with it?
(Or is it just me being too eager)!
I was wondering if anyone knew when the completion of the allotments will be?
It may sound silly but now is the time we should be ordering our seeds and winter vegetable plants and digging the ground and it would be nice to get an answer!
After all it is the "recession" and we’re just trying to save ourselves some money doing something we enjoy, and trying to be more "green".
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September 10th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
Hi Emma,
Thanks for joining, and contributing
Yep… like everything else in Kingsway, it looks like the Allotments will be delayed for some time to come
The Parish Council are taking bookings (see our Residents Association page).
Baz_k has also been waiting but he recently managed to get a "share" in a friends allotment (not sure where), read more about it on his blog.
September 10th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Hi Emma,
The allotments on Kingsway are part of phase 4, and when you consider they are still working phase 3, then it gives you some idea.
What we have done is put ourselves on every list going, ran by the Council and hope something comes through soon. I am desperate to get a proper patch of my own to use and would love it to be on here. ‘Though the ground will be rubbish to begin with I should imagine!
My current patch is shared with friends and is in Tuffley, so not too far, and we are just getting sorted for next year, ‘though we have got plenty on the go so far, its a huge learning experience.
September 11th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Hi all ,
I’m not sure if you have a garden or how big it is, but was wondering if you have tried to grow fruit and veg in planters or tubs? This is great for small areas and you can grow anything in them.
You may be surprised at how much you get out of them
September 11th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Hi,
I moved to Kingsway April 07 and put our name down on the allotment waiting list with Quedgeley Parish Council sometime that summer… Still waiting! As growing veg’ etc seems to have become more popular – rather than wait – just get on with things as someone else stated in blog. Use small part of garden if poss’ or tubs. Had copious amounts of tomatoes, strawberries, black and blue berries to mention a few, mainly grow in tubs. So ok leave your name on waiting list but use whatever space you have in the mean time….though watch out for the slugs mmmm!!!
September 11th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Thanks for the comments guys! It’s good to know I’m not the only frustrated person out there!
After completing the decking area in our garden we had some left over planks so made some veg planters, which is working well! Got loads of Brussels sprouts coming (much to my partners disgust)!
And we’re trying out some blueberries and also growing our own grape vines (Looking forward to the homemade wine in a couple of years)!
At the moment we help my parents out with their allotment in Stroud and in turn for half a days work we come away with a bag full of veg’ (we drive a hard bargain, but it is so worth it)!
I look forward to see you all on the Kingsway allotments soon (but obviously not too soon by the sounds of it)!
Emma
January 29th, 2010 at 11:32 am
Hello again everyone!
Didn’t we all have fun in the snow
Anyway, I wrote a letter to QUVL to ask about the allotments, and after a lot of "to-and-fro-ing" the general date I was given for completion of the allotments was… (‘drum roll please’)… 2013-2014
Grreeeeaaaaaattttttt… Not!
Anyway, I thought you would like to know what I had found out as disappointing as it may be!
Emma
January 29th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Hi Emma,
Well… that sucks
On the other hand, there’s just a chance that I’ll have started/finished fixing up my garden by then
Ahh well… Thanks for the update