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
June 28th, 2010 at 8:11 am
Hello Again,
I heard it mentioned that Baz had spoken with the developers with regards to bringing forward the date of completion for the Kingsway allotments. I was wondering if there is any news on that and whether the date I was given of 2013-2014 would be reduced?
Is anyone able to shed some light?
Em
June 28th, 2010 at 9:34 am
Hi Emma
You heard right – I am currently working with QUVL to bring the allotments forward and with any luck they should be in place by the end of the year. At this stage, don’t hold me to it, but it is looking good so far.
As soon as I know anything concrete, I will pass it on.
Baz
June 29th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
Good evening Baz,
Thats great news!
Funny thing is I was only on the phone with the City Council yesterday asking when these allotments were being completed, and was told that it wouldn’t be until 2013/14! So to read this today is fantastic
I’ve been looking up about allotments on http://www.nsalg.org.uk trying to find a nearby allotment and found that if more than 5 people showed an interest to the local council then The Council had to find an area for allotments.
Maybe this could be of use if this if talks with QUVL fail to bring anything concrete.
Why not take look at the allotment website and see what you all think and maybe get together and see what we can do as a collective voice.
Kev
June 30th, 2010 at 7:01 am
Baz,
that’s fantastic news, fingers crossed this happens, but even if it’s end of next year that loads better than 2013/14!
Possibly ready by the end of the year? WOW!
Can’t wait to get down there now!
KEVGEE,
After a lot of chasing I managed to get the date out of QUVL and passed it on to the council because they had no idea! So I advised them that I was told 2013/14 but not to hold me on that!
YYYYAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!
July 22nd, 2010 at 7:11 am
KEVGEE – I’m more than happy to kick up a fuss if Baz has no luck with QUVL! Count me and my other half in!
I heard from the council that there is something ridiculous like 160 people waiting for an allotment in Kingsway, and unfortunately I think my partner and me are near the bottom
although I’m hoping some of those people won’t want one/will have found one elsewhere and we will be able to get a plot. It would be very disappointing if we didn’t get one!
Is there any word about how many plots are likely to be available and whether we will be allowed fruit trees etc?
July 23rd, 2010 at 9:51 am
The allotments are still in discussion, and at the moment, there is no real idea of number or size yet (obviously one is dependant on the other)
I would not put too much store on that list just yet – One of the things I have learned about the Parish Council is that they have the right in law to run the Allotment, not the city so that puts a different slant on things. However, they will be popular no matter where the list is.
But why not do both approaches simultaneously, if you approach the parish Council with a number of names/signatures (more than 5), then Quedgeley is a big place, and this need could be addressed for Quedgeley people too. I would suggest, that getting some Quedgeley people involved too, and see what can be done.
August 18th, 2010 at 11:20 am
Baz/Kevgee,
How’s it going with QUVL?
Is there anything we can do to poke them into action?
Em
August 18th, 2010 at 11:23 am
Just a quick note, when the allotments are up and going, I would be happy to run a seed club – collecting orders, distributing the seeds/plants etc etc!
August 21st, 2010 at 11:04 am
We are hopeful in being offered an allotment too… the discussion from the residents meeting last night was helpful. The allotments are being brought forward from their original time-frame for residents. When we registered our interests 18 months ago, we had to register with two different registers: Gloucester City Council & The Parish Council. I was advised that The Parish Council’s Register was the main register to include yourself on but that would be for others to confirm or deny as there was some confusion at that time regarding who was in control of the main register?
August 24th, 2010 at 6:12 am
That’s great to know, something semi-confirmed.
I know we’re on the council list but if I remember correctly when we spoke to Qued Parish Council we were told to call Gloucester Council and put our names down there!
I’ll check with both this week I think!
I think it would be a good idea to think about starting an allotment association, especially as they haven’t been designed/built etc yet, that way we may have some influence over certain aspects of the allotments, such as distribution of water, that kind of thing.
I have no knowledge or experience in doing anything like seting up an association so if someone else want to ‘take charge’ and I will happily follow and help out where I can!
Em
September 5th, 2010 at 11:32 am
Hey folks,
I have been investigating further and am still in discussion about bringing the allotments forward. We were looking at plans on Friday about what they will look like and they do look pretty cool. A mix of half and full size allotments, on two sites which form part of Phase 4. There will be issues with access if they are brought forward before their current plan, but they are not insurmountable.
I have no real update on timing, though I’m still pushing hard for them to come forward.
As to who runs them, they, by law, should be run by the Parish Council, but this needs to be discussed and agreed between both the Parish and the City. The main difference being who could have access to them. If it’s run by the City, then they could easily go to anyone in the City and not necessarily to any Kingsway Residents. If it’s run by the Parish, then it will be kept for Quedgeley people.
I am going to suggest that an Allotment association is created as part of/alongside the RA, and to be endorsed. If this is possible then we can really make this work.
More when I get it.
Barry
Chair – Kingsway Residents Association.
September 6th, 2010 at 7:12 pm
Hi Barry,
That’s fantastic news, but I’m concerned about one thing! And as I was unable to attend the RA meeting in August due to family holiday, I’m not sure if this concern has been addressed:
You say that the Allotments should be run by the Parish and not the City to which I agree, but I’m concerned that as the Parish may run these allotments and will the people of Quedgeley be offered these prime Kingsway Allotments before the residents of Kingsway as they have been on the Quedgeley Allotment waiting list longer than Kingsway residents?
So Barry have you thought that this may happen or are you blind to the fact that we have been unable to get any help with Allotment allocation in the wonderful parish of Quedgeley? And that when this Development was first in the planning stages, the wonderful councillors and residents of Quedgeley didn’t want an access route onto Bristol Road, that’s why we’re segregated, (that little nugget came from the vicars wife back in june)!
So before you start to fight for Quedgeley just think on; who will be given first refusal on these Allotments, will it be us or them?
Then the wonderful Quedgeley will want to join us as we have new prime Allotments, something they are very short of.
Kingsway Allotments should be for Kingsway Residents only!
September 6th, 2010 at 10:08 pm
Kevgee – You are exactly right, these points have NOT been addressed. I am not blind to the issues, but until ‘jurisdiction’ has been addressed then I can’t take it any further.
The reason I say “should be ran by the Parish” is that it is a legal obligation under the local government act. Allotments fall under the jurisdiction of the Parish Council if it exists.
As it sits, we have two positions, its either the City look after them, then we get everybody in Gloucester being able to have a shout from the big (very big) waiting list, or we have the Parish look after them and have a smaller list. I have enquired about other space being used for allotments within Quedgeley and it just doesn’t exist.
So, at the moment, that is the state of play, I would hope to be more informed in a couple of weeks.
Barry
September 7th, 2010 at 10:29 am
I think you have to wait a long time for these allotments. I’m still waiting for the shops and the pub to be built.
We were promised the shops were going to be built but still waiting!
September 7th, 2010 at 11:35 am
I agree with you KEVGEE, Kingsway Allotments should be for Kingsway residents.
I think in Stroud (my parents have a plot which we share there) they have a general rule that the people that live within 1 miles of the allotment’s site get first refusal, after that it is open to everyone. Please don’t quote me on that but that is the assumption that we were under and I strongly recomend that this is implemented in Kingsway (maybe allowing a slightly larger distant to accomodate the whole of Kingsway. If it is open to say a 5 mile radius you will have a massive list including Kingsway, Quedgeley, Tuffley and possible Hardwick (my geography isn’t that good)!
If Quedgeley people want allotments then it should be down to the parish council to find land IN QUEDGELEY, not in Kingsway.
That’s my little rant over!
September 7th, 2010 at 12:13 pm
Hi Neighbours,
Devil’s Advocate here
Just popped in to mention that Kingsway is in Quedgeley
September 7th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Hi Barry and all concerned,
I have spoken to the City Council and I was informed that the city only offer Allotments to residents in the local area i.e. within a mile radius. As I asked about any other Allotments in the city as there wasn’t anything available at the present time.
And onto our Devil`s Advocate: Yes we may be in Quedgeley but since I have been living here and I don’t know how others feel(?) I don`t feel part of the parish of Quedgeley and with such a large barrier (A38) running between us I can’t see how we can get closer! As I mentioned it was the Vicar’s wife who told me this and she was of the opinion that Kingsway was to have a seperate identity. Anyway when we eventually get our own church won’t that make Kingsway a parish as well?
September 8th, 2010 at 6:34 am
Clive, you are right, we are part of Quedgeley, I was just venting I guess!
All I’m saying is Kingsway Allotments and any other amenities (such as any dentist or doctors surgery we may or may not be getting) should be offered to Kingsway Residents first, and if we only take half the plots on the allotments then they should be offered out to the surrounding areas.
I do agree with Kevgee as well… It is hard to feel part of the Quedgeley Parish when we have to drive for 2 miles to get there, on that basis wouldn’t Tredworth be part of Quedgeley as well
It is a tricky one! I think as long as the parish or local council offer these facilities to Kingsway first they shouldn’t put too many people’s noses out of joint. And well, if we don’t take them up on the offers then it’s our own loss isn’t it?
September 8th, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Well it’s nice to see that a Kingsway Resident wants a Dentist and a Doctor’s Surgery just for Kingway residents. No wonder Kingsway seem to be getting a lot of bad publicity in the local paper.
September 9th, 2010 at 9:01 am
Darrjeff, I can’t see why people from Quedgeley would want to drive past 2 supermarkets, 2 doctors, a retail area and a dentist just to visit our few little shops; it would be nice if they did but I can’t see it really.
And what has been mentioned in the press is nothing to do with what is being discussed on this forum really is it?
We’re discussing the probability of Quedgeley residents being offered Allotments ahead of Kingsway residents.
No one has mentioned asbo’s and I’m finding it hard to believe that unless the Allotments are being put into the big park then I can’t see ASB being a problem really.
The only Quedgeley residents who may use these shops would be the residents of Naas lane as these would be closer for them and I think that a 24hr Tesco Extra would keep other residents quite busy!
September 9th, 2010 at 1:36 pm
Emma, No problem… I only mentioned the “Quedgeley” thing because I was feeling impish
Re – Parish:
(Not meaning to be pedantic, but out of genuine interest, I looked for information about this on Wikipedia and found the following):
Although the word Parish was historically used to define a church, the area served by a church or the congregation of a particular church, there is also a derivative referred to as a Civil Parish, which is “an administrative area of civil government” and in parts of the UK “the lowest tier of local government” (EG: Quedgeley Parish).
Quedgeley “is a suburb and civil parish of Gloucester, England, situated southwest of the city. It is the only civil parish in Gloucester.”
Interestingly enough “In 1900 Lower Tuffley was added to Quedgeley, but in 1935 the 135 a, of Lower Tuffley were transferred to Gloucester”
Whilst we fall under the area of local government known as Quedgeley Parish Council, Kingsway also falls within the boundaries of Quedgeley as a suburb of Gloucester (which is – presumably – why it forms part of our address).
So – new church or not, Kingsway is part of (the suburb of) Quedgeley and will continue to fall within the catchment area of Quedgeley Parish Council (the “Civil Parish”) unless Local Government decides to change it.
darrjeff, (re Press) I have no idea why the local rag (I’d call it a newspaper if it behaved like one) is so determined to slate Kingsway (determined it is… add too many contrary comments to the discussion forums on the articles on their website and you’ll find they get deleted and your IP gets blocked so you can no longer participate… it’s happened to several local folks, myself included… so much for “the free press”)!
Anyway, sorry for the off-topic intrusion(s), I’ll wind my neck in and wish all our local would-be allotment owners best wishes
September 13th, 2010 at 6:31 am
Darjeff,
I’m not saying JUST for Kingsway, BUT that we should get first refusal. But anyway not the topic.
That’s interesting to know Clive, I thought it had something to do with churches etc but I wasn’t sure! So why the extra council tax do you think? Seems a little strange given todays views on religion and the decline of people attending churches/places of worship.
Let’s hope we get some news about the allotments soon, I can’t wait to get started!
September 13th, 2010 at 8:35 pm
Who do I contact to put my name down for an allotment?
September 14th, 2010 at 6:09 am
Sam-den, I would suggest contacting both Quedgeley Parish Council and Gloucester City Council. If you just say you want to put your name down for an allotment in Kingsway they’ll take a few details and add you to the list!
Good luck and hope to see you on the plots as and when
Em
September 14th, 2010 at 11:51 am
Emma (Re: Extra Council Tax) I think that’s an administration fee paid to Quedgeley Parish Council and I guess it’s the price we pay for living in a civil parish!
sam-den (Re: Who to contact) Emma is right, the QPC are taking names… Contact details are available on our Residents Association Home Page.
September 14th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
Emma – 3% of your council tax is for use within the Parish, it is called a Precept. It is used on all manner of things – from Waterwells Sports centre, the community centres, upkeep of public areas etc. IN essence anything that is provided by the parish council, largely comes out of that money.
That then brings forward the next question……
September 14th, 2010 at 6:12 pm
Thank you Emma and Clive. I’ll be on the phone first thing in the morning! Fingers crossed we all get one!
September 15th, 2010 at 7:26 am
Baz – It does pose an interesting question doesn’t it?
We shall see!
Good luck to everyone on the lists, and lets hope we hear something soon!
Have you heard any updates recently Baz?
September 27th, 2010 at 7:46 am
Baz,
Any updates yet? How did it go on the Friday you saw the plans etc?
Is there anything we can do to help?
Em
September 29th, 2010 at 7:57 am
Hi Emma,
Nothing really to note in the way of progress I’m afraid. Everyone is at the stage where everybody thinks it’s a good thing.
An interesting note is that the City Council is rumoured to be devolving control of allotments to individual allotment associations which could work in our favour
Barry
September 29th, 2010 at 9:43 pm
Hi Barry & Emma,
Well I’m glad everybody thinks it’s good thing! As you know I can’t wait to see these Allotments, and that is a very interesting little snippet of information and yes I agree that could well work in our favour.
Let’s hope things also start to move in our favour soon.
Thank you for your hard work, if there’s anything I can do to help feel free to let me know.
kevgee
September 30th, 2010 at 7:18 am
Baz,
Thanks for that, it’s good to know that people are still interested in getting this sorted.
Do we need to think about setting up the association now or is that something that is done later? I’m not sure how these things work!
And like Kevgee said if there’s anything we can do please shout!
Em
September 30th, 2010 at 5:10 pm
I think the easiest and best thing to do is to make it part of the Residents Association to provide just one focus for people. However, there is also the argument that having different groups within Kingway will allow more engagement for the community. What do you think?
If you (and anyone else) would like to be more involved, then there will be the elections in November for the Association. There are a number of spaces and would like to see more people being keen to help.
There will be a more formal post up here about it soon, but if you’re interested, please drop me an email at mrbpkirby@hotmail.com and I can tell you more about it.
Cheers
Barry
December 31st, 2010 at 9:48 am
Hello again everyone!
Did you have a nice xmas?
Ours was busy! I recently had a small operation on my knee so had to spend the whole of christmas with it up… what a shame!
Whats the lastest with these allotments then baz? You seem to be the one in the know hence why my question is directed at you!
It would be wonderful to hear that they are just around the corner (and not geographically either!)
All the best!
December 31st, 2010 at 11:34 am
Hi Emma
I now have a much better understanding of the issues involved. In essence it’s all about access. The actual allotments themselves are easy, ‘though looking at the plans, they are not just going to be a simple square of land split into plots, but something that is also a community space, which I think is interesting, but I do have some misgivings about security.
The access is roads and paths associated with Phase 4, which are going in this year, some of the planning for which has just been approved. So there is progress.
If your corner is a year long, then yes I believe we will get it this year. What I would be very keen in doing when we get a more definite date, is getting an allotment group/team going BEFORE the allotments are ready, in order that we can hit the ground running and influence their build, rather than just get what we are given.
Do you think this would be a useful thing to do? And would you be willing to get involved? (Once your knee is better obviously).
Cheers
Barry
December 31st, 2010 at 11:43 am
Morning Barry,
We made an application for an allotment almost two years ago via both the Parish Council & The Council itself. We never received any response but hope we are still on the list!
The idea of an allotment team/group is a very good one – purely for all the reasons you have already outlined beyond any others that may arise.
December 31st, 2010 at 12:18 pm
Hi BU2,
It’s the Parish Council that should (by law) be looking after the application process for us and it’s one of my things to do this year to get this process sorted out before the allotments are built. I too am on the various lists but you don’t hear anything until you get allocated a patch. You won’t hear anything from QPC as they have no allotments in all of Quedgeley, therefore have nothing to work on.
The City Council looks after all other allotments and if you’re on their lists, I believe you can ask them how high you are on their lists for an allotment elsewhere in the city. The last time I enquired, the list was quite long.
Cheers
Barry
February 15th, 2011 at 11:07 pm
Good evening all,
I was just wondering how things were going with the allotments?
I’ve reading through the post as I’ve not been on here for a while and I noticed your comments Baz about the security of the Allotments if it’s going to be in a community area!
Will this mean that we wouldn’t be able to fence off our Allotments in any way when we get them? If not, what incentive would there be to grow your own when some little upstart can just go and help themselves to our hard work? For them to just throw around just because they can! Probably wouldn’t be so bad if they took them to eat altough you’d be a bit miffed, but it’s better than seeing your hard work and time that’s put in strewn all over the place.
February 16th, 2011 at 10:05 pm
KevGee
Nothing substantial to report on this front I’m afraid – A lot of time and effort is going into the Adoption of Phase one and getting started on the Sports facilities.
The security is something I want to chase, but essentially the current plan is they have paths and the like that people can walk thorough and see how good your onions are….
In theory, if people are around there all the time, then it could be self policing, but it needs to be gone through properly.
One thing of note, whilst I was lead to believe that the Parish Council “had” to look after them, I’m now lead to believe that this is not necessarily the case, but I have some more “digging around” to do to get to the facts. As soon as I know more then so will you.
Barry
March 29th, 2011 at 10:58 am
Hello again everyone!
I thought I would enquire as to whether there are any updates on the allotments yet?
Everything is going well on our allotment in stroud which we share with my parents.
A small hiccup (in the shape of a Hawthorn) set us back some weeks when digging over an unworked secetion of the plot, lending to much swearing as we dug out roots that I’m sure went at deep as China!
But we got there in the end and now have crops of Peas, Braod Beans, Onions, Shallots, Garlic and our much awaited ‘International Kidney’ (Jersey Royal to you and me!)Early Potatos.
We also have some of our Brassicas started in seed trays in the mini-greenhouse, so it’s all coming along! Lets hope for some good weather this year as last year almost all or our crops failed leaving us with only Kale and a handful of Broad Beans
I look forward to hearing any updates as things in Kingsway seem to be developing nicely! Hopefully the allotments wouldn’t be too far behind the development of the shops, I’ll keeping my fingers crossed for new and ‘grand opening’ of the Kingsway allotments later this year!
Em
March 30th, 2011 at 6:00 pm
So will these Allotments be only for the use of of people who live in Kingsway?
March 30th, 2011 at 11:42 pm
Hi Emma,
Apologies but no real update as of yet, there is a lot of focus on getting adoption sorted and the local amentities. As I think I have said before, the main problem is not quite the allotments but for access to them. The more I try and nail things down, something else moves and because of everything going on, it’s not top of the priority list.
Darrjeff,
At the moment, it looks like the Parish Council will take them on – and therefore they’ll be open to all of Quedgeley – but that may not be the final solution; there are two other options open that I am trying to explore for the benefit of Kingsway.
April 2nd, 2011 at 10:41 pm
Good evening Barry,
So without building our hopes up what are the two other options you’re exploring to benefit Kingsway, and is there anything we could do to help in any way?
I understand that the adoption process is important but it would be benefical to keep QUVL motivated in the alloments development as they seem to say one thing then when they start planning they go off on another subject and totally forget what they are doing! Remember the potholes in Thatcham (Nothing else to say on that one).
April 2nd, 2011 at 11:37 pm
Hiya – To put some context around the timescales, it is all really about access to the allotments, and when things can happen. There will be 2 sets of allotments, and we will be able to have one quicker than the other. Now I’m a bit loathe to put timescales on at the moment because I have put times that I have been promised in the past and been disappointed, and in terms disappointed you.
As for the options. I have spent some time looking into the adoption options, and it seems that the initial advice that it would HAVE to go to the parish, whilst well meaning is not quite right. It can go to either the city (who would have to give it to the parish by law) or to the parish direct or to another relevant body. I have had a lot of residents complain that we could lose all our allotments to non-Kingsway residents and I am exploring this third option to see what this would really mean.
Whilst it is a bit uncertain, I want to get all the facts as to the options and ensure they are explored properly, I know many Kingsway residents want an allotment, and I believe we need to ensure the best use is made of them.
As I find out more, I will obviously pass it on, but I may end up calling a meeting for all those interested in the Allotments to have a decent discussion about it, so watch this space.
Cheers
Barry
July 12th, 2011 at 12:16 pm
Hi Guys!
Barry, I was wondering if you are able to give us an update yet? Also where abouts are the allotments going to be? I’ve seen the plans but I can’t really get my head around it yet! (I’m not very good at map reading though!) Is the site accessible on foot at the moment? If so I might take a wander around and see if I can figure out where they are!
Our temporary plot in Stroud is doing well, lots of peas coming and the corn has shot up over the last few weeks! Rain, sun, rain, sun = HOORAY!
Regards
Em
July 20th, 2011 at 9:33 am
Hi Emma,
Sounds like your current plot is doing really well, I am struggling to do anything with mine as there just don’t seem to be enough hours in the day, but am trying to make more of pots and growbags in the garden.
As for our allotments, while things are moving forward on infrastructure, the house sales have dropped off, so all I see are the allotments moving further away which is not good for us at all. I don’t believe the location is accessible at the moment as it’s still part of the building site.
However I guess one update is about the potential ownership. With the current investigation to developing our own Kingsway Parish Council, it could mean that such an organisation could take over responsibility for the allotments directly, rather than Quedeley Parish Council, meaning that Kingsway Residents would get direct control over them and be first in line for a plot. This is still early days yet, but it’s certainly a positive step forward.
Barry
July 20th, 2011 at 6:43 pm
Seems you are saying that if Kingsway gets it’s Parish Council and it’s allotments they will only be for Kingsway residents. Does that mean if any any Kingsway resident is using an allotment that comes under Quedgeley Parish Council they will give it up?
July 21st, 2011 at 10:30 am
Hiya darrjeff
How the allotments are allocated is a discussion to be had, and a policy determined. However I think that Kingsway Residents should be a priority.
As for if you have an allotment under Quedgeley Parish Council, that would be up the Parish Council itself. However QPC does not have any allotments and therefore should not be an issue.