About Us

We are a friendly non-profit making society which is run, by unpaid volunteers, for the benefit of all our members. We aim to provide help, advice and competitive products to members.
Formed in around 1931, we hope to improve the quality of allotments, for the benefit of the local community throughout the whole district.

We operate an allotment shop which is open :-
Currently every Sunday 10am-12noon.
Anyone over 18 years of age is eligible to join and new members are always welcome.
Annual membership Adults £3.00 Concessions £2.00 (due 1st January each year)

Please see price list below:-
Contact us via e-mail :- HaggLaneAllotments[at]hotmail.co.uk



Friday, 6 August 2010

Surplus Produce Available

We have surplus produce which can be yours for a small donation to society funds. Currently available are runner beans, beetroot, cabbage, lettuce, onions, cucumber, tomatoes, courgette, potatoes, raspberries, spinich, Rhubarb etc.
Produce is fresh as it is harvested as and when required!

Update 13th Sept 2010 - Still available!

Sunday, 13 June 2010

Volunteers Wanted

Are you are feeling frustrated at not having an allotment on Hagg Lane? Why not help cultivate a small area of the Allotment Societies plot and meet fellow allotmenteers?
We are looking for committed volunteers who can spare an hour or so each weekend between 9.30am and 12.30pm. If interested please contact the hut. Free tea & coffee for all involved and a share of the produce!

Tuesday, 8 June 2010

Horse Manure Delivery

There has been a free delivery of horse manure opposite the hut, which should you take some, needs to be left on your plot to decompose further.

Thursday, 3 June 2010

Japanese Onion Sets & Autumn Planting Garlic

We are now taking orders for the following:-

Radar Japanese Onion Sets 500g (80-100 bulbs)£x.xx
(Top performing, popular, overwintering variety. Producing excellent yields of mild tasting onions from late May. Particularly resistant to bolting and stores well until Autumn.)
Senshyu Japanese Onion Sets 500g (80-100 bulbs)£x.xx
(The original "Japanese overwintering Onion". Semi-flat and yellow with brown skin which mature late June)
Thermidrome Autumn Planting Garlic 125g (2 Large bulbs)£x.xx
(Commercially grown variety with soft neck producing large bulbs of good flavour)
*Delivery expected late August 2010. Please order early to avoid disappointment.*

Monday, 24 May 2010

Thanks

Many thanks to all those who donated or bought plants at our recent plant sale, the event was a fantastic success.
We still have a few plants left, including tomatoes, which will again be available this weekend.

Sunday, 16 May 2010

Surplus Plant Sale Weekend (9.30am - 1.00pm Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd May 2010)

We are holding a large surplus plant sale over the above weekend. Plants will be available for a small donation, and any proceeds raised will go towards the continuing hut renovation project.

The following list contains a selection of the fruit & vegatables plants which will be available:- Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Melons, Peppers, Chilli Peppers, Courgettes, Pumpkins, Butternut/Squashes, Lettuce, Runner Beans, Peas, Broad Beans, French Beans, Leeks, Cabbage, Kale,Sprouts, Cauliflower, Parsnip, Beetroot, Spinach, Fennel, Jerusalem Artichoke, Strawberry plants. Flowers include :-Lupins, Sweet Peas, Zinnia, Cosmos, Fuschia, Rudbeckia, Sunflowers etc. Rhubarb will also be available.

Should members wish to donate further surplus plants this would be most appreciated.
Please arrive early to pick up a bargain!

Wednesday, 28 April 2010

New Products (Grass Seed & 50m Pipe / Fixings)

We now stock a variety of new products including grass seed and 50m x 20mm garden pipe. The Pipe can be used to support netting/fleece/polythene over plants. Please see price list below.