It is planned to change all the gate padlocks on Wednesday the 11th of May 2016.

A new key will be issued once your yearly rent has been paid, the garage will be open on the following dates for rent payments and key collection 

• Sunday 3rd April 2016
• Sunday 10th April 2016
• Sunday  17th April 2016
  
  

Keys will be issued on the basis of one key per member, regardless of the number of allotments you let. Joint names on the tenancy agreement will not automatically mean that two keys will be issued.

Second keys or joint name tenancy extra keys will only be issued at the discretion of the committee, with an additional charge of £30 per key.  Please request in writing to the Association Secretary applications for second keys stating why you require a second key.   

There will be no charge for a key issued to existing members. Lost keys will be charges at £30 plus an admin fee of £10. Deposits for returned keys when giving up the tenancy will be refunded at the original deposit paid when the tenancy commenced or the deposit paid for the second or lost keys.

If you will be unable to collect your key from the garage a key will only be available after the 18th April 2016 from Letting Officer by appointment.

If you have any further questions or need to make an appointment to collect a key please contact Robert Tong, Lettings Officer.

Please note Keys will be only available from the letting officer and other committee members will not have any keys.

What you could be growing on your allotment now...

The weather forecast for this weekend sees a maximum temperature of 15 deg C., showing that spring has well and truly arrived.  While there is still the risk of frost, and the ground is still quite wet on the site, there are now lots of options of what to plant out or sow on your plot.

Outside, you could be sowing directly root crops, peas, broad beans, summer salads, brassicas, leeks, spring onions and swiss chard & leaf beet.  Onion sets should now be planted and early potatoes can go out now as well.

If you have a plot that still needs clearing, and also to combat slugs, it can be a good idea to start off some of your sowings indoors. Brassicas, salad, leeks, peas and broad beans can all be started off indoors and planted out a little later.  Meanwhile you can concentrate on clearing your plot and making sure your beds are clear of weeds.

For more information and growing guides some useful links are below:

• Real Seeds have a useful gardening calendar for the year here.
• No-dig gardener Charles Dowding has a great article on what you could be growing in April here.