Submitted by Christina Fox on Fri, 25 Nov 2016 - 17:33.
It’s been nearly a month since the Halloween Pumpkin Walk and we’ve all recovered enough to talk about it.
We all did a huge amount of preparation for this, especially Dominic and Fran: there were 150 pumpkins to be carved, plots to be decorated, witches caves to be built, preserves and cakes to be made, the lucky and yucky dips to assemble and lights to put up.
At 3pm, we opened our gates and it seemed that all of Ealing came to visit us, nearly 2,000 people in all.
Submitted by Christina Fox on Sun, 21 Jun 2015 - 18:05.
Looking around the allotments there are so many rows of veg with the promise of tastey sweetcorn and delicious tomatoes. But, for me, the best thing about having an allotment is growing flowers.
Submitted by Christina Fox on Sat, 7 Feb 2015 - 18:06.
Saturday 7th February was our first work day of the new year and the first day of our new project to sort out the hedgerow that encloses the allotments. It's a long long time since the hedgerow had been cleared and it was clear to see that a lot of rubbish and other things had accumulated over the years. What better way to start the year than a spring clean? As ever, the work was easier thanks to a bunch of volunteers both allotment holders and other members of the local community.
Submitted by Christina Fox on Fri, 12 Dec 2014 - 17:27.
So my alarn goes off at 8.00 on Saturday morning and any sensible person would have rolled over and gone back to sleep. But I drag myself out of bed and look out the window....all I can see is frost.
Submitted by Christina Fox on Wed, 15 Jan 2014 - 16:35.
Last night thirty plot holders turned up for the inaugural AGM of the Ealing Dean Allotment Society. We did a bit of tweaking to the proposed constitution and then we took a vote. Everyone was in favour of the new constitution - no one voted against and there were no abstentions.
Submitted by Christina Fox on Sat, 11 Jan 2014 - 18:46.
I have a favourite TV programme - it's called DIY SOS. They help people who have become overwhelmed with the task of extending their home. Some poor soul works every weekend, every evening, every spare moment - but the building work never seems to be finished. Then maybe illness slows them down and it all grinds to a halt. At DIY SOS they bring expertise - but importantly they throw a lot of people at the problem.