Let us know if you have any comments or ideas for the layout of the plots. Cheers Ali
Monday 23 August 2010
Draft plan for Allotment plots - Aug 2010
Let us know if you have any comments or ideas for the layout of the plots. Cheers Ali
Thursday 19 August 2010
volunteers for rotavating
Hi everyone,
Just a quick update, thanks to everyone for getting back to me with your replies. I am conscious that we need to get moving with the rotavation of the land and unfortunately Robert Horsburgh wasn't able to get a plough in for us so it's down to us now to hire a rotavator for Saturday / Sunday and do it ourselves....the forecast for Saturday is some light rain, but Sunday looks wet! Therefore I'd like to concentrate our efforts on Saturday and if everyone could meet at 0800hrs and the plan is to put in a full day on the machine, and clear the many stones that are there.....we can discuss Sunday's effort on Saturday and come to a decision then.
Kev Lancaster is organising the Rotavator Hire and I'll know by tomorrow evening if he's managed to get one for the weekend....I'm hoping that the land isn't too wet and that it isn't raining heavily on the day because rotavation will be extremely hard if not nigh impossible...
I'll be in touch tomorrow, this just gives you the 'heads up' on what we're trying to achieve.
Kind Regards
Carl
Mob 07747 842986
Tel 01333 313786
Chairman
Anstruther and District Allotments Association
Just a quick update, thanks to everyone for getting back to me with your replies. I am conscious that we need to get moving with the rotavation of the land and unfortunately Robert Horsburgh wasn't able to get a plough in for us so it's down to us now to hire a rotavator for Saturday / Sunday and do it ourselves....the forecast for Saturday is some light rain, but Sunday looks wet! Therefore I'd like to concentrate our efforts on Saturday and if everyone could meet at 0800hrs and the plan is to put in a full day on the machine, and clear the many stones that are there.....we can discuss Sunday's effort on Saturday and come to a decision then.
Kev Lancaster is organising the Rotavator Hire and I'll know by tomorrow evening if he's managed to get one for the weekend....I'm hoping that the land isn't too wet and that it isn't raining heavily on the day because rotavation will be extremely hard if not nigh impossible...
I'll be in touch tomorrow, this just gives you the 'heads up' on what we're trying to achieve.
Kind Regards
Carl
Mob 07747 842986
Tel 01333 313786
Chairman
Anstruther and District Allotments Association
Monday 16 August 2010
Anstruther Community Website
http://www.anstrutheronline.co.uk/community/com_home
I have put the allotments on to the new community website. The more people that register the better.
PS Does anyone have any before photos of the site that we can post on the blog? Just email them to me or post them yourself.
Cheers Ali
I have put the allotments on to the new community website. The more people that register the better.
PS Does anyone have any before photos of the site that we can post on the blog? Just email them to me or post them yourself.
Cheers Ali
Plot update
Hi everyone,
Just a quick update on where we are with the Allotments. Currently Robert Horsburgh is looking for a Tractor and Rotavator to finish off the land...once that is done then we are free to allocate. If we can't get the tractor in, then we have 2 options, 1. - allocate the plots and let the individuals clear thier own, or 2. - Jointly Hire an industrial Rotavator for a weekend and a bunch of us keep it going for the 2 days, getting the most out of the hire....could cost between £50-£75 for the 2 days.
There's a fair bit of work needed to clear stones and I'm hoping to that we'll all contribute to that....date TBN
From the plot map that Rhona sketched and the measurements that Robert and Kev conducted, we should be able to have 12 plots of size 15m x 10m each. There are currently 17 people interested and I'm all for getting as many people on the land as possible, so if you could all reply to me stating whether you'd like a full plot (15m x 10m), a half plot (7.5m x 10m) or either/or, it would give me an idea of how many people I can fit in once the land is prepped...
There have been costs incurred, such as the ploughing, locks etc and although not much I'd expect that to be added to the final sum for hire of plots. At present I'm looking at a cost of £50-£55 for a full plot, and £25-£30 for a half plot. This should cover the annual rent and provide a little bit of revenue for future expenditure.
I'm not available from this Sunday through to Friday next week I'm away with work, but I will monitor my E mails. So I would appreciate a reply to the questions posed so that I can make the appropriate plans.
We have an exciting opportunity with this land and if it all goes according to plan and grants etc, we'll have Polytunnels, a Cabin, Toilet and community/school involvement...but first things first we need to prep the land and I'll be in touch about the rotavator situation soon.
Take care all and keep in touch
Regards
Carl
Just a quick update on where we are with the Allotments. Currently Robert Horsburgh is looking for a Tractor and Rotavator to finish off the land...once that is done then we are free to allocate. If we can't get the tractor in, then we have 2 options, 1. - allocate the plots and let the individuals clear thier own, or 2. - Jointly Hire an industrial Rotavator for a weekend and a bunch of us keep it going for the 2 days, getting the most out of the hire....could cost between £50-£75 for the 2 days.
There's a fair bit of work needed to clear stones and I'm hoping to that we'll all contribute to that....date TBN
From the plot map that Rhona sketched and the measurements that Robert and Kev conducted, we should be able to have 12 plots of size 15m x 10m each. There are currently 17 people interested and I'm all for getting as many people on the land as possible, so if you could all reply to me stating whether you'd like a full plot (15m x 10m), a half plot (7.5m x 10m) or either/or, it would give me an idea of how many people I can fit in once the land is prepped...
There have been costs incurred, such as the ploughing, locks etc and although not much I'd expect that to be added to the final sum for hire of plots. At present I'm looking at a cost of £50-£55 for a full plot, and £25-£30 for a half plot. This should cover the annual rent and provide a little bit of revenue for future expenditure.
I'm not available from this Sunday through to Friday next week I'm away with work, but I will monitor my E mails. So I would appreciate a reply to the questions posed so that I can make the appropriate plans.
We have an exciting opportunity with this land and if it all goes according to plan and grants etc, we'll have Polytunnels, a Cabin, Toilet and community/school involvement...but first things first we need to prep the land and I'll be in touch about the rotavator situation soon.
Take care all and keep in touch
Regards
Carl
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