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Winter Shop Opening
SHOP WINTER OPENING HOURS As of 2nd November our new shop opening hours and days will be :- Saturday - Garston Manor shop - open...
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Allotment Journey -Emily Whitbread
So after 17 months, an emergency operation, a major house renovation, another week long hospital stay where I left with a disease that...
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North Watford
Allotment Forum 2024
Join the virtual meeting and hear the latest news on the allotment contracts and some interesting advice on compost.
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North Watford
GARSTON MANOR’S INSECT HOTEL
Hi all, today we set about building an Insect Hotel at Garston Manor Allotment Site. We all had a fab time banging nails in and filling...
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North Watford
Our ‘Tommy’
Our ‘Unknown Tommy’ at the Garston Manor Shop. Made possible by Tim Williams. The Society has made a donation equivalent to the cost of...
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North Watford
NWAAGS SCARECROW COMPETITION
Hi everyone, our Society had its first ever scarecrow competition this weekend and we have WINNERS. Here are the winning scarecrows and...
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North Watford
Tom and Val - Camino
Below is a blog from Tom and Val on their travels across Portugal and into Spain - over 3 weeks.... and all on foot! 05/06/2022 Sitting...
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North Watford
SCARECROW COMPETITION
Hi everyone, Our Society has set a date for the SCARECROW COMPETITION Saturday 20th August 2022. Judging will take place at both Garden...
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North Watford
HAZEL TREE PLANTING
On Sunday 20th February 2022, our Society planted a further 20 Hazel Tree saplings at the Garston Manor Allotment site. Our local...
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North Watford
A space saving idea?
This is what a breezy day on the allotment can do. Always make sure that a lightweight polytunnel is well secured to the ground.
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North Watford
PLANTING HAZEL TREE SAPLINGS
On Sunday 9th January 2022, our Society set to and planted 50 Hazel Trees in the Callowland Allotnent Site, North Watford. Several...
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North Watford
Childrens Seed Sowing - AGAIN :)
Hi everyone, after the thumping great success with the ‘Children’s Seed Planting Event’, we thought it would be great to do it all again...
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North Watford
Childrens Seed Sowing - THIS WEEKEND!!
This coming weekend we are inviting you to bring along your little and not so little junior gardeners to the Callowland Allotment Shop...
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North Watford
Swarm of Bees
One of our members at Garston Manor Allotments had this swarm of bees 🐝 on her buddleia. With help from Dave Rusher and his brother in...
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North Watford
Callowland Plot Clearance
Veolia have been busy at the Callowland allotment site, clearing a derelict plot of much rubbish and then rotovating the plot. It’s good...
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North Watford
Callowland Shop
Callowland Shop has had a facelift! We hope the new sign will attract more local residents to purchase from the shop which in turn will...
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North Watford
Maytree Honey - Beeswax Candles
the Callowland and Garston Mannor shops have a limited supply of local beeswax candles - hand made by the bees at Maytree Honey! Candles...
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North Watford
Rice with Lentils and Crispy Onions
Heres the recipe Tom mentioned in the email! Recipe from Persiana: Recipes from the Middle East & Beyond, by Sabrina Ghayour The book...
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North Watford
New Allotment Officer
Rob Hopkins 07884 410161 robert.hopkins@veolia.com Working Monday- Wednesday 8.30-17.00hrs I wanted to Introduce myself as the new...
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