Closure

Having complete all the physical tasks associated with the creation of the new allotment there was only one thing thing left to do, complete the paper work. The paper work was duly completed by the secretary and returned to the Lottery funding office. Confirmation was very quickly received that we had met all our obligations and the file was now closed.

Many people deserve praise and recognition for the effort and dedication but as is the way with generous people, they wish to remain anonomous.

To close this chapter before and after pictures. In the first picture below, the children are standing about where the second picture was taken eighteen months later.

The new polt were taken up on 25th July 2011 and the bottom picture was taken on the afternoon of the 24th September 2011. Well done Peter!

New paths

The materials for the funded path edges and matting was procured but then we hit the holiday season. A number of the plot holders managed to install their section of edging. This gave them a good excuse to dig deep into the plots to reveal the depth of top soil and the manure bed. One path needed special attention so a few of the members organised a work party and between the four of them dug out the where the path base would go and installed the path edging.  Another member laid out the weed matting along the paths and stapled it to the edging in readiness for the path fill.

Each of the plot holders was made responsible for carting and laying there section of path. We have a great deal of stone to use for path. It is just a question of moving it. To their credit by the middle of September all the paths were complete.