Advice On Looking And Gettin Fast Allotments?

[JamieSmith]

Im from warrington and im trying to look for an allotment FAST can anyone point me in the right direction ?

[Fruit&2veg]

Hi Jamie,
Dont know of any fast track to getting a plot, seems long waiting lists are the norm throughout most of the country, I have posted a list of sites in and around Warrington below, only sugestion would be to contact as many as posible within your area, get on the lists and keep pestering! The council may also have details of any local landshare groups. Also lobby local councilors and your local MP, re their statutory obligations to provide plots. Find any existing local pressure groups, and also consider joining the national allotments assoc. sorry to have nothing more possitive, but get on the list asap- youve got to be in it to win it!! Good luck, and dont give up!

Warrington Council currently administers 10 allotment sites containing a total of 248 plots. There are a further four sites within the Borough which are owned by Lymm Parish Council, Woolston Parish Council, Stockton Heath Parish Council and a site at Lower Walton which is owned by Manchester Ship Canal Company.

6.9 Nationally, demand for allotments has increased significantly in recent years with the growth of interest in organic farming and also due to an increase in housing densities and therefore a reduction in private garden space. Intensifying pressure for additional plots has been experienced within Warrington. Waiting lists for allotments are maintained on a first come, first allocated basis for each site within the Borough with all available allotment plots currently let. The sheer number of people on some of these lists, coupled with slow plot turnover rates, has lead to some lists being closed. Put simply there is a significant need for additional plots within the Borough.

6.10 In addition to more plots, there is also a qualitative issue associated with allotments. No capital investment from the Council has been available for allotments in recent years and therefore improvements have been limited. Expectations throughout this time have however increased with toilets, car parking, wider facilities and secure fencing highly sought after. More recently individual associations have been able to obtain grant funding to carry out various schemes on their sites but there remains a need for a more comprehensive programme of investment.

Table 5 Allotment Sites within the Borough Orford Park Warrington Borough Council Outdoor Facilities Section
Brian Avenue
Kingsway North East
Lilford Avenue

Longshaw Street East
Victoria Park North
Victoria Park Blackbear
Steel Street Warrington Borough Council Property Services
Lymm Parish / Town Council
Woolston Parish / Town Council
Stockton Heath Garden Society
Lower Walton Garden Society

[Two_Sheds]

Allotments. Fast.

No, they don't go together in the same sentence

Get your name down on the lists, go up the sites and talk to people, show you're keen

[salome2001]

can only second the advice to get to know someone. Preferably the site manager. And be prepared to take on a plot needing a lot of hard graft. We offered on a house in June, i contacted the secretary and got on the waiting list. moved in August then went to the allotments and had a few chats with the locals who informed me that rents were due. Figured it might mean some plots might become vacant, so emailed the secretary again to reiterate that I was still keen. She gave me the number of the site manager and voila! two weeks later signed the papers.
Of course, the fact that the plot is neglected to the point of dereliction does make me think that the site manager saw someone with "MUG" stamped across their forehead...

[Nigelsmith]

Yes a learning curb for me

Allotments. Fast.

No, they don't go together in the same sentence

Get your name down on the lists, go up the sites and talk to people, show you're keen

[Two_Sheds]

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