National Allotment Gardens Trust
National Allotments Week
August 11th - 17th 2008

Forthcoming Events



Henley-on-Thames
Open Day - Sunday 10th August
Watermans and Greencroft Allotment sites
Henley-on-Thames
2pm - 4pm
Details from http://henleyallotments.org.uk/

Northern Ireland

Open Day on 16th August 2008 at
Ards Allotments
County Down

Details from www.ardsallotments.com

More events  HERE  and HERE  and HERE

Blackpool -

There will be three sites in Blackpool having open days this year so we will not all be within the designated "allotment week".
First will be Layton Permanent Allotments, Beckway, Layton, Blackpool on Sunday 10th August from 11am to 3pm.
Second will be Bridge Farm Allotments, Hawes Side Lane, Marton, Blackpool Sunday August 17th, also 11am to 3pm.

Thirdly, Oxford Allotments, Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, Sunday August 24th, 11am to 3pm.

All events will include freshly picked produce, tombola and bric-a-brac stalls, guided site tours and refreshments.

Biggin Hill - Upper Norwood - London


Annual Open Day   
Sunday 17th August  from 11.30 am


Stalls selling our own produce, including plants, 
jams and marmalade,
bread and cakes, teas and coffees.

Barbecue in operation all day

Tombola, games for the children.
Music and fun for all local families.

People's Community Garden and Maidenhall Allotments
Open Day  Halifax Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP2 8RE


Saturday 16 August 10am to 4pm


Celebrating the community garden and allotments with
produce stalls, refreshments, information stands,
competitions and quiz. The day will be a chance to look around the new community garden and give your feedback and ideas.


Please call Project Co-ordinator
Susannah Robirosa on 01473 261112 or
mobile 07530 407302 for further details.

Oxcroft Lane Allotments, Bolsover,
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
are holding their annual allotment Open Day on
Saturday, 26th July 08 from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm.

There will be a barbecue, tombola, raffle,
sale of garden produce,
presentation of prizes for
Best Plot and Best Newcomer Plot,
open allotments,
tea and homemade cakes

Ellistown Allotment & Gardens Society
Scarecrow Competition & Allotment Open Day
16th August 2008  -  2pm till 4pm
Ellistown Allotments, Midland Road, Ellistown, Leicestershire

As well as the Scarecrow Competition which has prizes for adults and children, the site will be open to visitors with
· Guided tours
· Plot number competition for plotholders
· Launch of the Allotment History Project with 'now and then' photos
The event will be followed with a Bar-B-Q in the evening for plotholders and society members.

Further details on our website:  www.eags.bravehost.com/

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