Forthcoming events
Autumn Social and Produce Show
Here's a date to put in your diary. Come and join us for our annual barbecue, snacks and drinks. And be amazed at what fellow plotholders have been growing this year.
Sunday 19th September
12.00 - 2.30
BEST PRODUCE COMPETITION
It's time to start feeding up those pumpkins and selecting the best of your crops if you want to win a prize in the annual Produce Show. This year the categories are:
Fruit and veg crops
- Three examples of the same veg or fruit on a plate
- Five examples of different veg or fruit
Flowers
- Floral arrangement - medley
- Floral arrangement - same plant
Men only
- Display featuring a garden implement
Children only
- Veggie monster or bug
- Mixed plants in a recycled pot
Bring your entries to the Seed Store Cafe in good time for judging at 12.00.
HELP WANTED!
- Jams, chutneys, pickles, cakes, etc. for the Home Produce stall.
- Volunteers on the day to set up, help on stalls, and clear away.
Contact:
Jenny Bourne (plot 27f)
020 8943 1792
jenbourne@btinternet.com
Note: car parking in front of the Seed Store Cafe will be suspended until 4.00pm.
Workdays
Workdays take place on the first Sunday of each month throughout the summer. There's only one left now so please put the date in your diary:
- Sunday 5th September
Meet at 11am in front of the seed store cafe.
We need your help to sink new water pumps, repair roads, manage wildlife areas, and keep on top of other routine maintenance tasks. There are jobs that require all levels of expertise, from the expert builder and DIY enthusiast to the willing volunteer.
Please come along and join one of the work teams, even if it’s only for an hour or two. The reason the RPA Association can keep the rents so low is that most of the communal work on the site is done by members who volunteer their time. And it's a great way to meet your neighbours.
For more information please email: info@paddocks-allotments.org.uk
Past events
Seedling sale
Sunday 16th May
There was a good turnout for this spring's Seedling Sale, despite the rather grey, chilly weather. Lots of seedlings were bought and sold, including everything from trusty tomatoes, courgettes and Brussels sprouts to Welsh onions, exotic aloe vera plants and uchiki kuri squashes. The Seed Store Cafe did a roaring trade, and most plotholders strode off fortified with coffee and cake, and ready to get planting.
"Come on everyone, a big round of applause for our 1,000th customer!"
See more pictures of the Seedling Sale in the Photo gallery.
Annual General Meeting
Thursday 12th November 2009
The AGM was held in The Lion, Wick Road, Teddington.
Unfortunately, the evening was particularly wet and windy, which may have accounted for the low attendance.
Best plot awards 2009
Each autumn, prizes are awarded to the tenants of the best full and half plots, and also to the best newcomers. In 1931, the then Management Committee presented a handsome silver cup, which has been awarded every year since, even during the years of the Second World War. The name of the outright winner each year has been engraved on it, or on one of the many plinths on which it now stands.
This year's prizewinners were announced and certificates presented at the AGM by Councilor Jonathan Cardy.
David and Julie Lainchbury
Chris Nix
Best full plot
- 1st prize and winner of cup - Peter Caughey, plot 40
- 2nd prize - Gray and Liz Rigge, plot 83
- 3rd prize - Ian Hopkins, plot 30
Best half plot
- 1st prize - David and Julie Lainchbury, plot 132b
- 2nd prize - Len Cowking, plot 15f
- 3rd prize - Caroline Dick, plot 194f
Best new tenant for a full plot
Carol Ager and Bill Royce, plot 4
Best new tenant for a half plot
Chris Nix, plot 12f