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Allotment Plots - The Facts

Where are they?

Who can get a plot?

• Anyone resident in the local area is entitled to take up a plot. The majority of our members are from the KT13 postcode area.

How can I get a plot?

We do have a waiting list -  to put your name down,
please visit the Trading Hut during opening hours.
To get a plot, please visit the Trading Hut during opening hours. Contact the Plot Manager or one of the volunteers on duty to be shown round. 
Questions? See below or use our Contact Page to get answers!

How much does it cost?

Payments are due by 29th September each year. We currently offer two payment options:

• You can pay in the hut on Saturdays, Sundays 10-12.
• You can pay online to a bank account.

If you pay online, you must use the following information/format:

In the Reference Box (17 characters only) please put your plot number / the size / association membership / name. Please use / to separate the information. So for example, for Plot 45C, a third plot, membership number 5, plot owner Ms Petting. the entry would be: 45C/3RD/5/Petting

For this example, the total to transfer is £17 (Third plot rent=£13 + one membership at £5).

If you have any payment questions or issues, please ask.

• WHAT A BARGAIN!   In other places, rents can be as high as hundreds of pounds per year..... It's even less for a half plot, ideal for beginners and children.....

• Membership fees are due for all plot holders. If more than one person rents a plot, Membership is due for every person.

• Membership is required if you just want to benefit from our low prices for gardening supplies from our Trading Hut.

• You can become a Member at any time. Plots are subject to availability.

• Fees are payable at the trading hut (open 10.00 - 12.00 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays).

• Fees may also be paid by bank transfer. 

• Following the age-old tradition of agriculture in England, plot leases start every Michaelmas Day(29th September). Failure to pay on time may result in forfeiture of your plot. There is a waiting list.

• Under the ‘Agency Agreement’, the Association collects the tenancy fees for renting the plots. 
  Payments then go direct from the Association to the Weybridge Land Charity. 

• Please do not try to pay fees to the Charity. Donations are of course welcome.
  The Charity aims, and is currently achieving, 100% plot occupancy.

 What do I have to do?

• Plot holders must sign a Standard Tenancy Agreement, follow the Rules, observe the Constitution, and observe regulations regarding Greenhouses or Sheds.

• To enable the Association to comply with the Data Protection Act, please ensure that your details are fully and correctly recorded at the trading hut.

• Visit the Trading Hut or Contact the Secretary for further details.

The small print

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What do I get with the lease?

• Rights to one year's use of a plot, with first call on renewal in following years.

• Access to your plot all year round (and when you get your gate key, you might try some moonlight gardening!!).

• Access to Water on site.

• Optional permission to erect a Greenhouse or Shed.

• Encouragement to attend the Association AGM in accordance with our Constitution. 

• Volunteers and New Committee members are always welcome.

• Other rights as set out in your Tenancy Agreement. (Needs Adobe Acrobat)

• Help is available to get you started.

Quick Facts

• Churchfield Allotments occupies about nine and a half acres, has 213 plots of varying sizes. 10 full plots have been sub-divided into smaller units. 

• An average full size plot is 30 feet by 60 feet - but plot size varies considerably! 
  Plots may be divided between several people. If plotholders feel that a full-size plot was too much for them, there is no need to struggle - the plot can be sub-divided by agreement to release space for newcomers.

• We have small "starter plots" which appeal particularly to children.

• Water is available on site from numerous standpipes.

• The site is well drained but in some places the water table is quite high.

• Hard Standing Parking for approximately 20 cars is available on site - enter from Curzon Road.

• A Trading Hut for all gardening needs at discounted prices is open most Saturdays and Sundays.

• We have our own toilet on site!  

Allotment Plot Maps, and an aerial photo

In future the map may be annotated to show where facilities are like toilet, gates, standpipes, and other information.

Who else has plots?

Plot holders at Churchfield have extremely varied and interesting backgrounds. This is a major hazard when trying to get any serious gardening done since it's so tempting to stop and chat! Among our plotters we have:

• A Retired GP
• Several Families with Children
• A Fireman
• An Airline Pilot
• Several Children (OK, their parents have the plot, but the kids are the gardeners!)
• At least one Barrister
• At least one Management Consultant
• At least one Teacher
• Lots of energetic retired people with great stories to tell.
• You, very soon!

Some of the benefits of an allotment

• Fresh, Organic Vegetables and Flowers
• Gentle Exercise, Peace and Tranquillity - a perfect stressbuster
• Low cost supplies from our Trading Hut to keep your plot productive
• Open air - get away from that stuffy office!
• Satisfaction - see the results of your work straight away (makes a change from the average job!)
• Wildlife

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