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Thanks so much to you all for your kind words. In reply, I live just off Jct 6 M25 and the plot isn't to far from there too. I have contacted the Police and the council and the woman who also had her shed stolen at the same time is on a one women crusade. She insisted that SOCO came out and dusted for finger prints, but they apear to have worn gloves. I did find a set of wire cutters where the shed was that didn't belong to me and they have taken them to look for fingerprints. The problem being I only found out on Tuesday and the weather has been so bad they reckon that there won't be any evidence left! The police have basically said that the odds on finding the shed or who took it is remote and they can't justify the resources to look. Which I can understand even if it isn't fair and I technically pay their wages. The woman at the council is just plain unhelpful and knows nothing about allotments. On top of that I drove her mad last year calling at least once a month to try and secure the plot next to me. So I'm not exactly her favourite person right now. The other plot holders were surprised that when they reported it and tried to get hold of me that she know my name address and plot number off by heart!! (It was the only way of guaranteeing getting the new plot)
The allotment site I'm on is great, its surrounded on 3 sides by houses and most of the people have got plots. So there is a real sense of community there, but knowone saw anything and there isn't and CCTV camara's. I think I may be a member of the NSALG, so thanks for mentioning that as I'm going to get in contact with them.
Overall we've done all we can, I'm just waiting until I have enough money to buy another one. Although as the last one was a really good quality new one, I may just get a secondhand one to reduce the chances of it walking again.
But the icing on the cake was the fact that the Black outdoor grape I bought to grow over it and the 4 varitety pear I was planning on training as an Espalier at the front, arrived yesterday!! So I'm now trying to find new homes for them in my garden, as they are currently standing bare root in a plastic bag wrapped in straw!!
But hey ho, I suppose that is all part of life. With the run of bad luck I've had over the last couple of years I must be in for a good lottery win or something.
Thanks again everyone,
Em
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Thanks so much to you all for your kind words. In reply, I live just off Jct 6 M25 and the plot isn't to far from there too. I have contacted the Police and the council and the woman who also had her shed stolen at the same time is on a one women crusade. She insisted that SOCO came out and dusted for finger prints, but they apear to have worn gloves. I did find a set of wire cutters where the shed was that didn't belong to me and they have taken them to look for fingerprints. The problem being I only found out on Tuesday and the weather has been so bad they reckon that there won't be any evidence left! The police have basically said that the odds on finding the shed or who took it is remote and they can't justify the resources to look. Which I can understand even if it isn't fair and I technically pay their wages. The woman at the council is just plain unhelpful and knows nothing about allotments. On top of that I drove her mad last year calling at least once a month to try and secure the plot next to me. So I'm not exactly her favourite person right now. The other plot holders were surprised that when they reported it and tried to get hold of me that she know my name address and plot number off by heart!! (It was the only way of guaranteeing getting the new plot)
The allotment site I'm on is great, its surrounded on 3 sides by houses and most of the people have got plots. So there is a real sense of community there, but knowone saw anything and there isn't and CCTV camara's. I think I may be a member of the NSALG, so thanks for mentioning that as I'm going to get in contact with them.
Overall we've done all we can, I'm just waiting until I have enough money to buy another one. Although as the last one was a really good quality new one, I may just get a secondhand one to reduce the chances of it walking again.
But the icing on the cake was the fact that the Black outdoor grape I bought to grow over it and the 4 varitety pear I was planning on training as an Espalier at the front, arrived yesterday!! So I'm now trying to find new homes for them in my garden, as they are currently standing bare root in a plastic bag wrapped in straw!!
But hey ho, I suppose that is all part of life. With the run of bad luck I've had over the last couple of years I must be in for a good lottery win or something.
Thanks again everyone,
Em
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