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Brilliant news

13/1/2014

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Someone at Ashford Borough Council has been overcome by Common Sense. We are delighted to reveal that a link to this website, with a modest disclaimer,  is now in place on their page on allotments. This is exactly what we originally asked for. Thank you very much, whoever you are! It reads
" You can also find information about owning an allotment at Ashford Allotments (This is an external website and Ashford Borough Council is not responsible for its content)." Nothing wrong with that, eh? If you want to see it for yourself, here's the link back again. You could go round in circles for hours . . .

Right back when the website was set up we offered it immediately as a means for the council to contact plotholders. We are still very happy to post any message they wish in the "Official Stuff" section or on this News and Whats On page.

The editor's job now, is to pull my finger out and go and visit each site, with a camera, meeting the rep and noting anything a potential tenant would want to know. Oo-er, wellies on then!
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Free propagator offer

11/1/2014

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Marshalls Seeds are offering a free windowsill propagator with all their seed collections. It isn't a heated one but does come with all sorts of gewgaws. Click here to go to the offer.
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Vintage rotovators and tillers

8/1/2014

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New article:

In the glory days of British engineering, a range of tillers and rotovators were produced for allotments and smallholdings. Click here to go to Kirsty Cato's excellent illustrated article on some of the finest.
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STORM DAMAGE

4/1/2014

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CHECK YOUR PLOT FOR STORM DAMAGE WITHOUT DELAY

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Was this your shed? On William Road site.

If you haven't already bitten the bullet and checked your plot for storm damage, then gird up your loins and go down this weekend. Although other areas of Kent have had it a lot worse, there has been damage to sheds, greenhouses and polytunnels. You may not be able to repair anything just yet, but you can move tools etc to safety.

Please send  reports of damaged fences, trees down or any other damage to the council infrastructure to Eileen Law at eileen.law@ashford.gov.uk and follow them up with a phonecall to 01233 330476 in office hours - an email may get overlooked.

If you haven't already let us know your email address, and are happy to have it held on the Committee's database (it won't go anywhere else, we assure you!) then please do send it to ashfordallotments@yahoo.co.uk without delay. Having your address on the database will mean you can be notified of anything which you need to know promptly, without relying on the council, who have made allotments their lowest priority.

We have been notified of two damaged sheds on William Road site, and do not have contact details for the owners. Dave and Cheryl's shed has lost its roof - if you know them please tell them - and a shed made of twin-wall brown polycarbonate, of the kind sold inexpensively by DIY stores, has so completely dismantled itself and blown away that we are not sure even where it came from - possibly John's plot? - on the larger side of William Road site.

Flooding on William Road site was so bad on Christmas Eve that council officials issued sandbags to protect 8 houses on William Road itself which were at risk. If you are affected by this problem it is being dealt with by Helen Wilson at helen.wilson@ashford.gov.uk , or phone in on 01233 330476. The ward councillor for the area is Jeremy Adby at jeremy.adby@btinternet.com, and he is aware of the problem. By all means contact him, as he should know how many people are affected.
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