News from the Royal Paddocks Allotments

Work on the allotment roads not tackled last time is starting this Wednesday 21st October and should take around two weeks to complete.

The work is being carried out by the same people who did the roads around the entrance gate. The crowns of the roads will be scooped off, to create a level track, while areas prone to flooding in heavy…

We are pleased to say that the project is taking shape nicely. We have a team in place comprising Susan Saunders, Janet Baylis, Katie Downham and James Bell, supported by Committee member Jenny Bourne.

The book will be part history telling the story of our one hundred year existence, and allotment life and how it has changed over the decades.

The newsletter of the Royal Paddocks Allotments was published continuously from 1998 to 2015 and a complete set of archive issues is now available here on this website. The Plotholder made its first appearance in June 1998 as three sides of plain type with no illustrations…

Pieces of everyday life? Echoes and memories of gardeners in the past?

We are modifying the rules covering the allotments during the coronavirus pandemic: allotment members can now bring in non-plotholders to help them on their plots. Please continue to observe the rules on distancing (keeping at least two metres apart) …