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Yesterday I was on my allotment when Lin and Bob (Plot 10a) called me over to their plot. They had lifted a tarpaulin to find a grassy nest with a mother hedgehog and at least one baby hedgehog tucked inside. Needless to say, they replaced the tarpaulin to allow the mother peace [...]
On Saturday 21st August, I was amongst the plot holders and visitors to Court Lane Allotments who were treated to a fascinating talk on bees by Julian Routh of Sutton Coldfield and North Birmingham Beekeepers’ Association.
Julian is a Master Beekeeper and has kept bees for over 30 years. He also gives [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...]
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 [...] We’ve set up our own Flickr site as well as having a flickr group. The idea is that those who know about flickr can just add themselves to the group and those who love photography but are not too sure about the whole world wide web thing can still contribute by having [...]
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 [...] 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.
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