Jump to content

Looking for info on ALLOTMENTS

andrewfinch1994

By andrewfinch1994
in The Lounge

 Share

Recommended Posts

andrewfinch1994

andrewfinch1994

Posted
Posted

Hello all,


I've recently become interested in renting an allotment in the local SE area inc. Peckham, Nunhead, East Dulwich, New Cross and Camberwell.


It seems that there is a lack of information online detailing how to apply for a lot.


Does anyone here have one themselves, or know how long I'd realistically have to wait for one? (I've heard rumours of it sometimes being five or six years).


And can anyone tell me the best way to start applying for one? (On-site in person, any specific contacts or local councils more generally?)


Any help at all with this would be great.


Thank you,


Andrew

Link to comment
https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/180089-looking-for-info-on-allotments/
Share on other sites
Sue

Sue

Posted
Posted

Grove Allotments still has quite a short waiting list. I got mine much more quickly than I expected.


I also heard five or six years, but it depends on the site. I waited much less than two if memory serves, and then I wished I'd put my name down before.


ETA: see the thread in the link above for details.


Different allotments have different application methods, but if you Google you should get info.


I suggest you put your name on the waiting list for several near you, and see what comes up first

se22cat

se22cat

Posted
Posted

I can't offer you any advice on this, but my dad used to have a patch in the allotment near Dulwich Golf Club, he managed to get it after only a few months as someone had gotten too old to garden anymore and I think the bloke he spoke to there simply liked him so he jumped the queue a bit.


It was really good for him, he had his own bit of space to escape to, look after and till the land, grow stuff, have bonfires, bring us up there every now and then. Just what he needed to de-stress really.


Good luck with finding a place, I'm sure it will do you a world of good : )

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing
  • Advertise Here

  • Latest Discussions

    • Pugwash
      New Local Restaurant Reviews Website

      By Pugwash · Posted

      It looks as though there will be 10 of us!  We are going to Love Dulwich again for a lunch and will checkout their 'normal' menu - from what we remember from the last 2 times we went = there was plenty to satisfy every one and they were happy to take party bookings.- Hubby and I have worked out that if all our daughters, grandchildren and great grandchildren were  to come - there would be 20 of us!! As it is - the Essex  family branch live too far away to come over for an evening - so we will meet up in Essex at a later date.
    • Pugwash
      Tessa Jowell centre car park.

      By Pugwash · Posted

      Tend to use 37 or 42 bus as rarely been able to find parking space. Sods Law - there is sometimes a few spaces when I bus it.!
    • camberwellconvert
      Conley & Co

      By camberwellconvert · Posted

      Just to warn anyone thinking of employing or engaging Chris and Anna Richmond, that nothing has changed.  The accounts above from others are all too familiar.  A job that we were told would take between 6-8 months is now entering its 23rd month.  They have taken enormous amounts of money from us, finished nothing, and the quality of the work that they have delivered is poor to substandard.  They take no responsibility themselves - there are endless excuses and everything is someone else's fault.  They do not care about the impact that their actions have on anyone else.   They are, at best, chaotic. They have not delivered as the designers or project managers that they claim to be. They are rarely on site to monitor the progress or quality of the job that is being delivered and they and manage their largely non-English speaking workforce by WhatsApp and Google translate.  There has been little evidence that they employ the skilled tradespeople needed to lay tiles, install bathrooms and kitchens, decorate and complete to the standard that we have paid for.  I cannot stress enough, that if you are currently in discussion with Anna and Chris Richmond about a future job or have paid them money up front for a job that they have slipped in delivering, to quit while you are ahead.  Things won't get better.
    • Djhdjh
      Plasterer recommendation

      By Djhdjh · Posted

      Hi All, I’d like to recommend Aaron Manser, who several others on this forum have also used. Aaron is an excellent plasterer, and has just finished a complicated piece of plastering work for me, including a large expanse of ceiling. His work has been of the highest quality, his attention to detail is exceptional, and he’s also very quick, and tidy too. As an added bonus he has a lovely singing voice. Happy to provide any photos of the work he has done. This is the third time over the past few years I’ve had Aaron back. Aaron Manser - 07773 410661 Regards, Damien

East Dulwich Forum

Established in 2006, we are an online community discussion forum for people who live, work in and visit SE22.

Home
Events
Sign In

Sign In



Or sign in with one of these services

Search
×
    Search In
×
×
  • Create New...