COURT LANE ALLOTMENTS
AUTUMN FAIR
SUNDAY 4th OCTOBER
11am – 3pm
STALLS
Homemade cakes,jams,pickles,chutney,bread,pies & soups.
Tombola, White elephant, Plants, Books, Greyhound Trust, Friends of the Earth, Falconry display, Meet the Chickens, Fortune Teller
Lots of childrens activities
EVERYONE WELCOME
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Well, it certainly has been a busy summer. Everbody has been working hard on their plots and enjoying the produce that has now come despite the not so very sunny summer.
On the social front, we’ve had a barbecue on the 8th August where Court Lane Allotmenteers had the chance to speak and get to know [...]
Radio 4’s “You and Yours” programme had an interesting article on last Friday (5th June). It featured an allotmenteer in Cheltenham who had received warning letters from his local council threatening eviction for not having enough of the land set aside for growing fruit and veg on his plots. I think this is an interesting [...]
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has started a campaign where land can be shared so that people can grow their own fruit and vegetables. This has huge possibilities and it would be interesting to know how allotments like Court Lane could be part of this scheme.
The premise behind Landshare is best described by Monsieur Fearnley-Whittingstall himself in the [...]
We spent the first day of British Summer Time doing a bit of tidying up, planting hawthorn whips and weaving brambles along the fence (to deter those who may need deterring).
It was a perfect Sunday and a little film was made so that you can see why so many people find an allotment such a [...]
Come and join us for some mulled wine and a mince pie and other delicious Christmas treats.
You can find us at the corner of Court Lane and Jarvis Road in Erdington, Birmingham. Here is a map.
One of our allotmenteers has been using photography as a visual record of the development of his plot. Luckily for us he has been uploading the progress to his Flickr page and he has kindly given permission for them to be used on this blog.
“These pics are meant more as a diary rather than [...]
Come join us at our Autumn Fair event on 25th October 2008. Free entry.
It will be a chance for you sample freshly made produce and speak to allotmenteers and exchange growing tips.
The entrance is at the corner of Court Lane and Jarvis Road in Erdington, Birmingham. A map can be found here.
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