Peastick pile – please don’t forage in the Nature Park

Dear Members,

Our neighbours at the OUWG, who manage the nature park, generously provide EWAA allotment members with a supply of peasticks each spring, in the form of hazel branches coppiced in the autumn. 

From Sunday (March 21st) this year’s supply will be left just inside the gate that leads from the shop lane onto the OUWG land, to the left as you stand with your back to the shop. The pile will be clearly signed, so plot-holders are welcome to help themselves. 

NB – There is an extensive planting project underway on the Boundary Brook Nature Reserve, so please do not remove wood or vegetation from any other spot.

EWAA Committee

Shop re-opening for Easter weekend

We are delighted that the shop can open again in time for the Easter weekend! And because it has been closed for so long the team of volunteers has decided to open 10am~12 noon on both Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th April.

Social distancing rules will still apply, so these are the arrangements:

  • No customers inside the shop
  • Please queue outside, keep your distance, and use a face covering if possible
  • Payment by card only, at the window
  • Goods will be placed on the step for you
  • Please bring your own carrier bags or wheelbarrow

There’s a list on the Shop page of what is currently available to buy.

EWAA Committee

Bonfire guidance

EWAA members are again permitted to burn allotment waste on their plots, so the usual rules apply. Note in particular:

  • No bonfires before 6pm, or before dusk when that is earlier than 6pm
  • No bonfires on Sundays or Public Holidays
  • Only burn dry plant material in order to minimise smoke

Please consider your neighbours, stay close by while the fire is burning, and douse it with water before you leave the site.

EWAA Committee

Update on Vehicles

Dear Members,

Following such a prolonged period of persistent rain the ground at the allotment site remains extremely soft, so the weight of vehicles would still damage our grass lanes. Thankfully, the ground is drying out, so providing we have better weather over the next couple of weeks, we should be able to announce good news in time for the Easter bank holiday. We will let you know, so please look out for a further update.

In the meantime:

  • Continue to respect the notices on the gates
  • Leave your vehicles outside
  • Don’t let any delivery vehicles through the site gates

Thank you for your understanding!

EWAA Committee

TAKING CARE OF OUR SITE

This is a reminder that we all share responsibility for the communal EWAA paths. 
When the earth is waterlogged and soft, we exclude all vehicles from the site to avoid damage to paths. There are  clear notices on the gates stating this. We would ask all members to respect this rule.
Please help us by reminding anyone you see trying to  drive through the gates that it is not permitted at the moment.

Thanks for your cooperation.

EWAA Committee

No potatoes, onion & shallot sets, or garlic

Sadly, as the EWAA Shop is unable to open during lockdown we won’t be selling the items that normally go into the ground early in the year. Local shops such as Wilko and Homebase often stock seed potatoes and alliums, as do some garden centres. Charlton Park Garden Centre in Wantage hopes to offer a good selection – phone and online orders only!

https://www.charltongardencompany.co.uk/shop/Seed_Potatoes_2021.aspx

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