The Langley Allotments and Gardens Association

THE TRADING HUT

OPENING HOURS 2012

FROM 31st MARCH

SATURDAYS 10am to 12.00 noon

SUNDAYS 10am to 12.00 noon

FROM 18^TH APRIL

WEDNESDAYS 6pm to 7pm

The Trading Hut is open on Saturday the 4th and Sunday 5th February, for the sale of seed potatoes.
You must be a member to use the Trading Hut , but it only costs £3 per year for membership.
Hope to see lots of people there!!!

I will be in the Trading Hut as will other members of the committee.

Lets hope the very cold weather dose not keep people away. Last night the temp went down to -4.5c

Wishing all allotment holders and readers of this blog A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and A VERY HAPPY AND PEACEFUL NEW YEAR.

                       2012

Come along to the Trading Hut on

Saturday 10^th December

From 12 till 3 pm

For mince pies, cake, tea or coffee and a chat

All allotment holders and members welcome.

KAREN AND ALAN GETTING THEIR ALLOTMENT AWARDS FROM SLOUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL

KAREN with her award best newcommer to allotments in the Borough.
ALAN with his Silver award for second best allotments in the Borough .
Well done to both of you. The best allotment holders are at Horsemoor Green Allotments.

   The presentation started at 7.30, Bronze, silver and then gold, all winners were presented with a certificate and cheque

   by the Mayor of Slough. There was also a special prize for the most unusual allotment, and overall winner.

   Each winner had there photograph taken with the Mayor by a professional photographer .

   Afterwards there was buffet and drinks.

   The evening finished about 9 pm.

   The event took place on 22nd November 2011  

The nominations are in now in, so its your time to vote.

Why didn't any one vote for this blog?

 Remembrance Sunday

Alan working on his plot

Photo above shows of Alan working on his  immaculate plot.

This year he won silver a prize run by Slough Borough Council.  For the second best plot in the Borough. Well done!

The Council have recently erected a new sign outside the allotment site, See photo.

It’s a nice looking sign.

The problem with that is Alan’s plot is not shown on the map. Therefore he cannot win a prize for a plot that does not exist.

'If the Council give you any prize money Alan I will look after it till the plot is sorted out.'

THE HORTICULTURAL CHANNEL AWARDS

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To celebrate their first anniversary they are launching ‘The Horticultural Channel Awards’. This will become an annual event starting each November with the winners being announced in December.

Categories include:
* Best Gardening Book of the Year
* Best Garden Product of the Year
* Best Gardening Magazine or Newspaper
* Best Gardening/Allotment Forum
* Best Gardening/Allotment Blog
- to name just a few.

The nomination process is now open for you to nominate your favorites of the gardening and allotment world.  

 Nominations close on November 7.

A short-list of the top nominations will be announced on November 8 and you will have until November 29 to vote. The winners will be announced on Thursday December 1 .

Please do not forget to nominate this blog!!!

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A very big Thank you to Nick and Alan for their hard work in the clubs greenhouse area.

Over the last few weeks they have been removing the old rotten ply wood from the staging, and replacing it with slatted wood from pallets.

The next job is to put up a watering system. Well done lads.

Alan has also tired up the storage area.

Well done again to both of you.

RHS membership

Treat yourself to endless gardening experiences all year round when you join the RHS. Every day your membership will bring you something new - from days out at breathtakingly beautiful gardens and shows to one-to-one advice from our experts, as well as inspirational tips from a monthly magazine to help your garden flourish.


What’s more when you join the RHS, you'll be supporting charitable work. With the support of  members they are helping people share a passion for plants, encouraging communities to grow and promoting excellence in horticulture through events like RHS Britain in Bloom. 92p of every £1 of income is ploughed into current and future activity.


Enjoy a whole year of gardening inspiration for just £36.75 ( membership, member plus partner)when you join the RHS by Direct Debit. The right price is almost £50.  Its worth the money.
Check out there web site now.

Its a lovely day on the allotments and a few people are out making the best of the late October sun.

Ron's family doing the last of there digging

John on his plot doing the last of the digging.

 The new plot holder on number 20 still building his estate or Fort Knox or a Prison?

I am sure it will be very nice when its finnished.


AS A REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS THAT THEY SHOULD  RENEW THERE MEMBERSHIPS FOR 2011/2012 NOW.
I'TS STILL ONLY £3.0.

I'am in the Trading Hut on Saturday so call in and see me and of course pay your subs.

Vegetable Seeds
Try the link to a very intresting website   : http://www.vegetableseeds.net/

VegetableSeeds.net offers fantastic value for the highest quality vegetable seeds in the UK. Over 250 varieties with next day shipping and free P&P.

‘‘remembering the work of the Land Army with a lasting memorial’’

During the Great Wars, with the men away fighting, it was up to volunteer girls to work our rural lands, to help feed the war effort and the nation as well as helping to maintain wood supplies, hence the references to these young girls as Land Girls and Lumber Jill’s.
To date there is no National Monument recognising what these girls did for our country. The Staffordshire branch of the Women’s Food & Farming Union (WFU) would like to rectify this and are raising funds to provide a lasting memorial to the Women’s Land Army at the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas in Staffordshire.

Fundraisers launch bid to restore fire-hit allotments in Little Sutton

ALMOST a month after arsonists torched five sheds in Little Sutton, volunteers are joining forces to help the much-loved allotments rise from the ashes.
Hundreds of pounds worth of equipment and tools were lost when vandals struck the Cow Lane site last month, leaving gardeners heartbroken.
But undeterred fundraisers are launching a campaign to return the plot to its former glory – starting with a flower sale this weekend.
Ellesmere Port-based charity Holme Care Services will be selling hundreds of summer bedding plants, donated by Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Street Scene department, at the Royal British Legion Club on Saturday.

Executive member for community and environment Cllr Lynn Riley said: “This is a fabulous example of a community coming together to bounce back from what can only be described as a disgraceful and undeserved crime.
“Many of the allotment holders lost all of their equipment and storage in the arson attack and we are delighted to be able to help them gather the funds to rebuild the site.”
The plants have been used in Ellesmere Port and Neston street displays and are perfect to dry out and replant for summer next year.
Local member Cllr Ben Powell said: “The arson attack at the allotment site caused a tremendous amount of damage and it will take time and money to replace everything that was lost.
“I would encourage all local residents to come along next Saturday and spend a pound or two to aid this great community project.”
Allotment steward Ivan Philip thanked the council for its help clearing up the fire-damaged site.
The ‘Big Flower Sale’ will take place at the Royal British Legion Club, Cow Lane, Little Sutton, from 10am-2pm.

WHO SAID CLIMATE CHANGE , WITH STRAWBERRIES IN OCTOBER.

PICKED TODAY 10/10/11

Grown on open ground with no Heat or Greenhouse

New people on Plot No 20, its more like a building site than an Allotment. Will look forward to seeing it finished.

 THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREENOUSE, WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE

SHED BEING BULIT .



The only problem now is the fence , which makes it like
 Fort Knox.! What to you think?

PUMPKIN COMPETITION 2011

The winners of the 2011 Pumpkin Competition are

First prize with a Pumpkin of 52 inches is Margaret 
from Plot No. 2

Second prize with a Pumpkin of 51 inches is
 Nick from Plot No. 8

Well done to both of them, I am sure someone can beat that next year?

FIRST PRIZE WINNER MARGARET'S PUMPKIN

  NICKS  SECOND PLACE PUMPKINS

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A.G.M.

Tonight at 7.30pm all member should be there if possible.

Membership renewal is also due tonight. the fee for the next year is £3 only , a bargain price.

Tea and coffee will be provided , hope to see you all there.

WELCOME

 EMMA and SIMON to the Allotments

Simon working hard , where is Emma?

They are on half a plot number 15A, sharing with 15 . Have yet to see the people on 15.

Paul has been very busy in the last few weeks as he has got himself a new / secondhand greenhouse.

He now has to get the glass to go in it, and that's not cheap. 

Some of the vacant plots have now been taken. The plot next to me had been made into 2 plots and people have started weeding as the  above shows. ( Do they understand that they have to weed my plot as well ). Hope to meet them in the next few weeks , and put them straight and maybe get them to join our club.

The Photo below is of another plot that has been divided into two and the tenants have started to weed and dig over their plot.

Chris and Grahame on their new plot.

To all members please do not forget the AGM     on the 27th September.