We will have a skip onsite next week for the disposal of allotment rubbish. Loading of the skip will be controlled, so please put rubbish in the correct piles next to the skip: Please take recyclable plastic and cardboard home
REMINDER: Plant swap – this Sunday, 11th May 10:30am
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
Plant swap – Sunday 11th May 10:30am
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
Temporary bonfire ban
Please do not light bonfires because of the danger of fire spreading in these very dry, hot conditions. Thank you for your support.
Water supply turned back on
The mains water supply to the tanks has been turned back on. If anyone has time to clean out any silt sitting in their nearest water tank, that would be greatly appreciated. You can use silt to improve the soil
Mowing & Mowers
MOWING: There is a small but dwindling group of volunteers who mow the grass lanes and communal areas across the allotment site, so we’re looking for another person to help out, on the Shop Lane in particular. If you feel
No vehicles on site until further notice!
The ground is waterlogged at the moment so the weight of vehicles damages our grass lanes, and makes driving on the site unsafe. Thankfully, a dry spell of weather has been forecast for the coming weeks. We will let you
Shop reopening & seed potatoes
The allotment shop reopens on Sunday 23rd February, 10:00-12:00. Fresh stock, including seed potatoes, will be available. If you have any questions, contact the shop here. Potato stock for 2025: The shop opens on Sunday mornings as follows:
Peasticks/hazel poles on offer
Our neighbours at the Oxford Urban Wildlife Group (OUWG), who manage the Boundary Brook Nature Reserve, generously provide EWAA allotment members with a supply of peasticks each spring, in the form of hazel branches coppiced in the autumn. This year’s
Plant order for early Spring 2025
One of our members has generously volunteered to collate an order of plants, which are not normally available from the allotment shop, sourcing them from the Organic Gardener website to arrive in time for planting out at the beginning of