Welcome to the Bath & North East Somerset Allotments Association
We are an independent organisation that supports allotment holders and leisure gardeners in the area. Our Trading Hut offers horticultural supplies to members at discount prices. It only costs £6.50 annually to be a member. To join, renew your membership or find out more, please visit our Membership page.
Threat to Combe Down Allotments Site: Public Meeting 12th December at Combe Down Primary School Hall at 7.15 p.m. (doors open at 7)
By an accident of history, the large allotment site at Combe Down has been held in leasehold since 1894. The site, along with the adjacent quarry and the Monkton School playing fields, is owned by a distant relative of the original landowner, who is not a resident of Bath. The site was originally procured by the Monkton Combe Parish Council to serve the workers in the Bath stone mines but, following city boundary changes in 1967, became the responsibility of Bath City Council. The Council has held rolling leases since that time. Unfortunately the owner of the land has recently given advance notice of his intention to end the lease in 2025. Our Association is working hard to try and protect this allotment site. A public meeting is being organised and our officers have arranged meetings with local Councillors and Cabinet members. Do contact us if you can help to mobilise community support for the retention of the 64 plots on this site. You can find a copy of the briefing note we have sent to our MP and Councillors here.
A link to a flyer that you can print at home and distribute or display is here
Trading Hut Open
The Trading Hut is next open in January – date to be announced when seed orders etc received. We hope to be fully stocked when we re-open in the New Year.
Updates
Have a look at our Events page for future events. Also take a look at our Links page for useful information from Avon Wildlife Trust
Tips and Advice
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Events
For full details go to our Events and Diary page
Brief Summary of Key Rules
A summary of key rules that allotment holders need to follow can be found on the ‘Allotment Rules‘ page.
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