This season, a surplus amount of Cow manure was made available for sale at £1.00 per wheelbarrow load. This proved very popular and the allotment society made £51.00. Thank you to all plot holders who purchased the surplus manure.
Bird boxes for sale
Dick Lee, of Plot 7 has again kindly made Bird Nesting Boxes that are available to purchase. You can choose between brown or green in colour.
A sample will be available to view on the exchange trolley.
These are for sale at a very reasonable cost of £2.50 and all funds raised will be going into the Allotment Society funds.
If you would like to purchase one, please see Gill at the allotments or contact her on allotments@cthorpeallotments.co.uk.
Remembering Chris Heaton
A very big thank you goes to Jude and Rachael Heaton for donating to Gill, on behalf of the Allotment Society, the pictured metal sculpture. Gill, with the help of John Houghton has now positioned the sculpture in the community area at the allotments.
As several members may be aware, Chris Heaton was the Chairman of the society for several years, not only looking after the allotments, but also the website. It is only fitting that this sculpture takes pride and place on the allotment in remembrance to Chris Heaton.
A personal message from your allotment officer, Gill Postlethwaite
To all plot holders, thank you to all plot holders who have given their support to me during my 1st year as allotment officer. It was my intention upon being voted onto the committee to bring a fresh new updated look and services to the allotment society, which hopefully you have all seen the new look around the allotments.
Heaviest Pumpkin Competition – The Results
Despite the rain, there was a great turn out yesterday for the heaviest pumpkin competition. A crowd (safely distanced within government guidelines) gathered around the tables outside of plot 32, clutching Gill’s homemade spiced pumpkin soup and beer, eagerly awaiting the weigh in of the heaviest pumpkins!
Heaviest Pumpkin Competition
With so many plot holders growing pumpkins this year, the committee have decided to run a competition to see who has grown the heaviest pumpkin!
There will be prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places and there are two categories that you can enter into, the Giant Mammoth and the Normal Halloween Pumpkins.
October 2020 Newsletter
Welcome to the October 2020 edition of the society newsletter. This edition contains the latest news and informative updates, including:
- Successful season
- Trophy awards
- Rental items
- Birkett house and bees
- Burning area
AGM Cancelled
Due to the recent COVID 19 regulations that will come into force on Monday 14th September, the AGM meeting on 1st October has now been cancelled.
Birkett House and Bees
It has been a good year for the bees at the allotment. There are 5 hives, of various designs, 2 of which have been relocated from Judge Meadows school in Leicester for convenience as the school was shut. These have all been managed by Chris, the chairman, who also had to rescue a swarm from further down Glebe Drive at the beginning of the summer.
Trophy Cup Winners 2020
On the 1st August, the 2020 trophy cup winners were announced at Countesthorpe Gardens and Allotments.
The two trophies that allotment members were competing for were the Best Allotment and the Most Improved Plot. Plots 26, 28, 38, 44 and 48, were all picked by the Allotment Society Committee to be in for a chance of winning the Best Allotment trophy. Plots 22 and 24 were identified by the Committee as contenders for the Most Improved Plot trophy.
After careful consideration from the Committee, the winners were chosen!