It seems that, very quietly, the new Ashford Allotment Society website is up and running. On it you'll find official business, information about the allotment sites run by Ashford Borough Council, details of the Trading Store, and other information.

Some of the material on the new website has been copied across from this one. This is with my full permission.

Unlike this website, which was run on behalf of the plotholders and published all material and comments sent in by any member, the new website is under the complete control of the Chair, Mrs Penny Winston, and nothing may be posted on it without her permission.

The new website is at http://www.ashfordallotmentsociety.org 

Last September I resigned as publicity manager. There were, I believed, serious problems with the way Ashford Allotment Society was being run and I didn't feel I was the person to tackle this, so I left.

I was ready to hand over the website, but instead the Chair told me to close the account as the Chair intended to set up a new, better website. I didn't close the account, as doing so would've resulted in this website closing down before the new one was ready. Instead I said that any material from this site could be copied and used, without credits, and that as soon as the new site was up and running I'd put a prominent link to it on this one. I thought this seemed far more sensible.

Some of the stuff from this website has now been copied across by a kind allotmenteer with professional computer skills, with my full permission.

As there is a great deal of background advice and information which has not been copied across, for the present this website will carry on as a resource for local gardeners. Contributions are welcome and comments will all be posted unless offensive or irrelevant.