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Allotments
On 1 April 2010 the Allotments Waiting list reopened and you can
download an application form to be added to the Waiting list. Click
here
May 2008
The Council has
three allotment sites, one at Quatre Bras (near the Broadway) one
at Dene Park (rear of Monk’s Terrace) and one at Wydon Park
(south of Wydon reservoir). Some plots at Quatre Bras have been
halved recently as the normal size plot proved too large for some
people to keep under cultivation. When you put your name on the
waiting list you have the choice of a whole plot or a half size
one.
Quatre Bras allotments
[Photo: Jo Burrill]
Allotment cultivation seems to be a very popular pastime today and
there is strong demand for allotments so unfortunately the Council
currently has a very long waiting list.
Tenancies are yearly and commence on the 1st October. The rental
payable on that date, in 2009, is £50.00 for the year to 30
September 2010. A half size plot is £25 for the same period.
Allotment rents are reviewed by the Council annually and any changes
take effect on the tenancy anniversary date.
Moreland Chapman in his Dene
Park allotment Photo: Mark Chapman
Allotment Associations. There is a Tenants Allotment Association
on two of the sites but of course membership is voluntary. The Associations
mainly help in crop matters and by finding reduced prices for seeds
etc.
The Quatre Bras association is contacted by writing to
Quatre Bras Allotment Association
c/o 12 Millfield Terrace
Hexham
NE46 3EF
The Dene Park Association is contacted by writing to
Dene Park Allotment Association
c/o 2 Hencotes Court
Hexham
NE46
The Council has set up a Working Group of Councillors and Lay persons
in order to improve liaison between the Council and its allotment
tenants. This Group meets as and when it wishes to but usually at
least twice yearly. It can consider any subject that relates to the
allotment sites and then makes its recommendations to the Council.
It has discussed and made recommendations about rentals, the allotment
budget, and collection and recycling of compost etc.
If you wish the Working group to consider anything at all relating
to your allotment then please contact any of the current Allotment
Tenants Association representatives and they will be happy to bring
your views to the attention of the Working Group.
For the Dene Park allotment site:- John R Outhwaite, 31 Bywell
Avenue.
For the Quatre Bras allotment site:- Richard Litson, 12 Millfield
Terrace, Hexham, NE46 3EF .
If you are not a member of either allotment association then Peter
Oliver, 20 Dotland Close represents those tenants who are not allotment
tenants association members.
If you have anything you wish to have dealt with urgently you just
have to contact the Cemetery Manager David Boaden who has day to
day responsibility for the allotment sites. He can be contacted
on 01434609575 or 07710053732.
You can write at any time to Hexham Town Council, Council Office,
St Andrews Cemetery, West Road Hexham NE46 3RR.
April 2010
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