Compost restocked

Feed and mulch your soil for winter! Fresh supplies of compost and farmyard manure arrived this week:

  • Muck and Mulch
  • Westland Peat-Free Compost
  • John Innes No.2 potting compost
  • John Innes seed compost

Available in the Shop – open every Sunday in October and November, 11.00-12.00.

Rents are now due!

Over the coming week, you will be receiving a rent demand email – please pay promptly, and as it says in the email:

“PLEASE ENSURE THAT THE REFERENCE IS EXACTLY AS STATED, OTHERWISE IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO WORK OUT WHETHER YOU HAVE PAID“

The rent has increased by £5 per plot holder, as approved at the AGM on Sunday. The minutes of the AGM will be published soon, giving details of the decision.

Bonfire ban now lifted

Bonfires are now permitted again. However, please compost as much as possible — it’s better for our health and the environment.

Bonfire rules:

  • No bonfires before 6pm or dusk if earlier
  • No bonfires on Sundays or public holidays
  • Only DRY material to be burnt along with dried diseased plant material (NEVER plastic or any other hazardous material)
  • Do NOT bring rubbish onto the site for burning
  • Don’t ever leave a fire unattended
  • Never light a fire on a windy day
  • Extinguish a fire immediately with water if another plot-holder reports having trouble breathing, or if a neighbour from the surrounding houses complains
  • Douse the fire with water and ensure it is completely extinguished before you leave the site.

Advance notice: AGM 2025

The 2025 EWAA Annual General Meeting will take place on Sunday 12th October at 12 noon in the allotment shop. Please add this important date to your diary!

At the meeting we will:

  • approve the year’s accounts
  • set the rent for 2025-26
  • elect a committee to run the site over the coming year
  • vote on the committee’s proposal for incorporation
  • receive an update on the lease negotiations

To nominate yourself or someone else for the committee use this Form
To submit a proposal use the “General Enquiry” option on the Contact Form.

The deadline for receipt of nominations and proposals is 5th October 2025

You will soon receive further details of agenda and procedures, so keep an eye on your emails.

EWAA Committee

Autumn Sowing – fresh supply of seeds!

The EWAA Shop is open on Sunday mornings between 11:00 and 12:00 from September until the end of November.

Peas & Broad Beans
Aquadulce broad beans, Meteor peas
Sow these winter-hardy varieties now and get an early crop next year.

Improve your soil health
We have fresh stocks of green manure seeds to sow now and leave in the ground over winter.

  • Tares (aka vetch)
  • Grazing Rye
  • Crimson Clover
  • Field Beans
  • Over Winter Mix

Fruit Trees
Autumn is a key time for tackling pest. We sell:

  • Tree grease
  • Grease bands
  • Winter wash

EWAA Shop

Theft of produce

The Committee has received reports of people helping themselves to fruit from trees that don’t belong to them. We’d like to remind you of the following rules:

Members will:

  • Respect each other’s property: not take, receive, destroy or damage the Association’s or another member’s property or produce.
  • Not enter any other plot (including side paths) without permission.
  • Supervise children and guests. Plotholders are responsible for the actions of any guests they bring to the site.

And please remember to always lock the gate, even if you’re only visiting for a few minutes.

If anyone observes suspicious behaviour or thefts of produce, please do report it to the Committee via our contact form. If tools or valuables go missing, please report the matter to the police and let the Committee know the crime number.

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