Leicester Plots

[pigletwillie]

My site in Leicester, close to the General Hospital has vacancies. We will pay for plots to be ploughed and rotovated as well.

[seasprout]

wrong side for me...

I'm the other side of leicester. Might try for an allotment this time next year though. I want to see how much i can grow in my back garden first.

[nick the grief]

Are they the ones on Soar valley way Piglet?

[pigletwillie]

No Nick, were on the eastern side of town. They are spitting distance from the A47 and Leicester General Hospital.

[nick the grief]

ah, wrong side of town then. My Daughters at Leicester uni & I pass the ones on soar valley en-route. If they were your's I'd call in for a cuppa when I'm that way next

[seasprout]

Sad news in last nights local paper, the council are selling off I think at least 3 plots for housing. They reckon they will spend all the profit on the remaining sites thoughout the city. Yea right.!

[Mrs Dobby]

I didnt think they could do that if there was a demand for plots? Something about it being a statutory rights that they have to provide plots for those who want them? I'm sure NTG will have all the rules n regs n stuff!

[nick the grief]

Sad news in last nights local paper, the council are selling off I think at least 3 plots for housing. They reckon they will spend all the profit on the remaining sites thoughout the city. Yea right.!

One of the council owned sites near to hear did that a few years ago Seasprout. They had about half of the plots used & the other half vacant, so they moed everyone to the better half & sold the other off for housing, but as part of the planning approval they made the developer put in a proper road & car park & they got a new Steel site shop/office with security windows etc & all the remaining plot holders had the chance of a new shed I think & then a large some of money from the sale was given to the lottie association so that wasn't so bad really.

As to rules & regulations well take your pick from

The Smallholdings & Allotment Act1908
The Allotment Act, 1922,1925, 1950
Town & Country planning Act1947
1972 Local Government Act
1980 Local Government Panning and Land Act
plus

1971 town & country plannin act
1981 aquisition of land act
1919 Land settlement(Facilities) act
1926 Smallholdings & allotment act

It's easier to get hold of a copy of The Allotment Handbook by Sophie Andrews

Are you bored yet

[seasprout]

It's easier to get hold of a copy of The Allotment Handbook by Sophie Andrews
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I am reading this book from my local library, its getting me all nostalgic for a plot, but will stick to my promise to myself to wait a year. I am also reading the The Allotment Handbook by Caroline Foley.

I wouldn't recommend to buy "Allotted Time: Twelve Months, Two Blokes, One Shed, No Idea" by Robin Shelton. Perhaps just borrow only.
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Are you bored yet

On here..? NEVER.

[nick the grief]

It's easier to get hold of a copy of The Allotment Handbook by Sophie Andrews
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I am reading this book from my local library, its getting me all nostalgic for a plot, but will stick to my promise to myself to wait a year. I am also reading the The Allotment Handbook by Caroline Foley.

I wouldn't recommend to buy "Allotted Time: Twelve Months, Two Blokes, One Shed, No Idea" by Robin Shelton. Perhaps just borrow only.
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Are you bored yet

On here..? NEVER.

Don't wait SS, get yer name down as there will probably be a waiting list anyway !! I looked at "Allotted Tme" but decided against it. The other two I've got any way

[Helenclare]

Ihave been very interested in reading the thread guys as I was born and raised in Birstall Leicester, and my two brothers still live there so we visit regularly. I do hope the council doesn't do away with valuable plots as you can never regain what it lost.
I have got hold of lots of allotment books to read over the half term break, I'll report back when I've read them.

[pigletwillie]

There are several abandoned allotment plots nearby, one on Aylestone road/Saffron lane junction, one Near Tescos at Hamilton and one near Thurnby Lodge. All have been uncultivated for quite a few years and to be honest are not fit for purpose now.

I would sooner see fewer sites that are full than more sites that are half empty ready to be picked off by the council whenever they are short of brass. A full site has much more clout than a half empty one in justifying its existence.

[bubblewrap]

In this weeks Loughborough Echo.
Allotments available Red Hill, Birstall, Leicester.
Ring 0795 601 1444 to view.
I have seen these allotments from the main road and some are quite badly overgrown but site is easy to reach.

[Helenclare]

ahh, I used to live near those allotments as a child. Never did I think I would ever actually have an allotment of my own when I grew up!!

[Pottypotter]

I'm the other side of leicester. Might try for an allotment this time next year though. I want to see how much i can grow in my back garden first.

We have plots available at the bottom of beaumont leys lane