Thames Water has set restrictions on water use from Tuesday 22nd July until further notice. No hosepipe use will be permitted on the allotment site other than by members who are on the Thames Water’s PRIORITY SERVICE REGISTER (for reasons of disability, chronic illness, etc).
If you intend to use a hosepipe for filling water containers through the period of restrictions, please contact the membership secretary via the contact form so that the Committee has a record.
Skips are expensive to hire – the one on site in June cost almost £500. The Association can’t usually afford more than one per year. All plot holders have a responsibility to keep the site tidy:
Please keep in mind the difficulties of waste disposal when considering whether to bring things that are “bound to be useful” to the site – either you or subsequent plotholders will have to deal with them at some point!
The accumulated waste outside the Shop is being managed by the Committee. Please do not disturb or add to the separate piles.
If you have any questions, get in touch with the committee via our contact form.
The EWAA Shop does not open during August, so after July the next opportunity will be September 7th. Click here for a reminder of the supplies you might need for the months ahead.
Please do not bring any more items for disposal – take any rubbish away with you, either to your domestic bins, or your nearest waste disposal site. If you have any items which you think might be useful for someone else, please advertise on social media – do not leave outside the shop!
The Shop now has a stock of biodegradable support netting for peas, beans, etc. – a welcome alternative to the awkward plastic!
Each hank measures 2m x 5m, and the gaps are 100mm square.
Do you have a glut of one kind of plant but a gap in another patch? Come to the plant swap!
Date: Sunday 11th May
Time: 10:30-12:00
Place: Social Area on the Middle Lane
This is a great way to meet other plot-holders, so come along for a chat even if your beds are already full. And do bring your excess plants to share even if you aren’t looking for a swap.
Do you have a glut of one kind of plant but a gap in another patch? Come to the plant swap!
Date: Sunday 11th May
Time: 10:30-12:00
Place: Social Area on the Middle Lane
This is a great way to meet other plot-holders, so come along for a chat even if your beds are already full. And do bring your excess plants to share even if you aren’t looking for a swap.
The EWAA shop is open this weekend, Easter Sunday 11:00-12:00.
It’s time to get your spuds in, and the ground might be a bit softer now after the rain. We still have some seed potatoes left, ready-sprouted and keen to be planted:
There is a wide variety of seeds for both vegetables and flowers, and plenty of compost to sow them into.
The shop has a lot besides – soil improvement, pest control, crop protection, ground cover, canes, and all sorts of bits and pieces. See a full list here.
See you on Sunday! And every Sunday until August, 11:00-12:00.
Please do not light bonfires because of the danger of fire spreading in these very dry, hot conditions. Thank you for your support.
As tomorrow is the last Sunday in March the Shop will still be open for two hours between 10 and 12 – don’t forget that the clocks go forward tonight!
Sales at the start of the season were brisk and various item ran out, but fresh supplies arrived this week:
NB – supplies of seed potatoes won’t be replenished!
EWAA Shop Officer