If you are interested in having an allotment please contact the Parish Clerk in the first instance, if an allotment is available then the below form(s) will need to completed and returned to the Clerk either by post or electronically.
Payment of existing allotments is annually and must be received promptly after receiving your agreements. Rental for the 24/25 financial year will be £20.
This will increase on renewal at the end of Febraury 2025 to £25 per year. There will be an annual rental review and this may increase in line with inflation.
Forms:
File: AllotmentRulesandExistingallotmentholders.docx
File: AllotmentRulesandnewapplication.docx
File: ShedrequestatallotmentsiteWivenhoeRoad.docx
National Allotment Society
Recently the Parish Council became members of the NAS https://www.nsalg.org.uk/. There is a membership available via the NAS for individual allotment holders which has several benefits:
Individual and Life Membership
- Individual members - £23 per year
- Life members - £500
Along with the satisfaction of knowing that they are helping to protect allotments for future generations NAS Individual members receive:
- A free quarterly magazine and e-newsletter
- Members can also enrol onto our free Allotmenteers’ Liability Insurance
- Personal gardening advice from our Horticultural Adviser
- Discounted seed catalogue from Kings Seeds
- Retail offers
- Initial legal advice on own tenancy agreement and areas of law affecting allotments*.
*Where individual members contact NAS regarding legal issues relating to their Association, we would explain our conflict of interest, however- with their agreement, it would be possible to speak to the Association on their behalf.
If you would like to take out a membership please contact them via the following link https://www.nsalg.org.uk/join-us/membership-fees/
Wivenhoe Road allotments availability
There are currently 0 plots available at present.
Staunton Gate allotments
The Parish Council are still waiting forh the handover process with Taylor Wimpey and Tendring district Council to complete. The waiting list is currently circa 18 persons. It is expected that all on the waiting lsit will be accomodated.
Enquiries for an allotment at either site or if you wish to be put on the waiting lists please contact the Parish Clerk on either 01206 615117 or via email at alresfordpc@outlook.com.