Boundary Way Allotments & Community Garden

Working Party Thanks

noreply@blogger.com (Howard Berry) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:52:00 +0000

No more brambles (for now!)

Gary Megal sends his thanks

"Boundary Way Allotment Committee would like to extend their thanks for the help that they received at the working party last weekend (31^st March & 1^st April). Great progress was made in tidying up the community area at the back of the allotment and it was amazing what was achieved in a few hours.

We will be arranging future working parties so could I take this opportunity to ask all members for their support, if you could offer just one hour of your time would be fantastic. The community areas are for all of us to share and enjoy so please help us to keep the site tidy, we are very lucky to have an allotment site like ours. I will post future dates for the working parties on the two entrances, my apologies to anyone that would have liked to help last weekend and didn’t realise that they were happening I should have advertised better.

Special thanks go to:- Graham Watts, Tony Perry, Howard Berry, Alan Harris, Phil Liversey, Mick Boydell, Andrew Davies, Josh Davies, John Ault, Monica Haffner, Alan Kimber, Alma Kimber, Carl Adaway, Jeremy Powell, Tony & Tom on WCC Plot, Bryon Aston and Phil from MAPP Group – your efforts are greatly appreciated."

Penn & District Gardening Society Programme

noreply@blogger.com (Howard Berry) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:12:00 +0000

PROGRAMME OF SOCIAL EVENTS 2012-2013
TALKS AT BRADMORE COMMUNITY CENTRE
BIRCHES BARN ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON 2.00 – 4.00pm
(unless otherwise stated)

Tuesday 20th March
Hanging baskets and container pots demonstration. Mrs Diana Muir

Tuesday 15th May
Herbaceous and perennial plants. Mr Justin Harrison ( Plants for sale)

Tuesday 17th July
Special Perennials, Cheshire.
Wollerton Old Hall Garden, Market Drayton
Talks and visits to both locations 9a.m.–4p.m. approx

Saturday 28th July
ANNUAL SUMMER SHOW -Victory Hall, Lower Penn.
Exhibitors 10a.m. Visitors 2p.m.

Tuesday 18th September
History of canals – Mr Ken Gilkes

Saturday 29th September
Malvern Autumn Show - Day visit.

Tuesday 20th November
Moths and butterflies. Mr Peter Johnson

Tuesday 11th December
CHRISTMAS SOCIAL – 7.30p.m. Admission £5 to include buffet.
GABRIELLA – story telling ukulele lady.

Tuesday 15th January 2013
Building and planting rock gardens. Mr Jeff Bates

Tuesday 19th February 2013
AGM - 7.30p.m. Followed by wine and cheese evening.

New Shed Built to Last

noreply@blogger.com (Howard Berry) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:49:00 +0000

How did you spend the dark, cold winter months? Well David Hindes has spent some of his gathering old pallets and scrap wood to build a very fine shed. Apart from some shiny new screws everything else- in the true spirit of allotmenteering- is made from recycled material. Dismantling pallets is no easy task and neither is constructing a shed made from innumerable carefully constructed panels. The pent roof is now so strong that Dave was able to walk on it to lay the roofing felt. The interior is now wired for sound and the ventilation system is in fine working order. It's a pleasure to see such a fine, yet modest construction.

Art Allot

noreply@blogger.com (Howard Berry) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:13:00 +0000

Starting in August and continuing through autumn, Boundary Way Allotments will be the venue for a new art initiative; Art Allot. The course will use the allotments and Community Garden as inspiration for the over sixties to develop an interest in art.
Art Allot is being headed by Sue Angus of the Wolverhampton Society of Artists. She is hoping to get up to eight members for the project which will take place on Thursday mornings between 10 and 12. The only qualification is that you are over 60. Art materials will be made available and the resulting images or sculptures could go forward for an exhibition.
If you are over 60 and wish to be considered for the project please use the contacts section above or follow this link.

Judgement Day is Nigh!

noreply@blogger.com (Howard Berry) — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:43:00 +0000

Boundary Way Allotments will be judged on Tuesday 5th July by Alan Ray as part of the Wolverhampton City Allotments competition. If you want to take part please make sure your plot is clearly marked with its number. The first prize for the city winner is £50. Sadly, there is no category for the largest collection of perennial weeds, so I will not be entering.
More information about the competition and the Wolverhampton Leisure Gardens Association can be found by following this link.

Contact us

noreply@blogger.com (Howard Berry) — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:44:00 +0000

There are no vacant plots at the moment, but if you are interested in applying to join the waiting list for a plot please complete the following form:

Annual General Meeting 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Howard Berry) — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:54:00 +0000

The AGM will be held on Sunday 27th March 2011 at 10.30am in the poly tunnel. Please make an effort to come along.

The following information is from our secretary Alma and expresses the need for sensible cooperative behaviour.

BOUNDARY WAY ALLOTMENTS – WOLVERHAMPTON

Information for plot holders.

The gates must be kept locked at all times. Even if you find the gates open, or only come for a short while, please make sure you lock them after you.
BONFIRES are only permitted during the months of Sept, 0ct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, March,and April after 12.30 pm and NEVER when wind is blowing towards the houses.
Unfortunately we do not have a collection service for rubbish, we can only afford 1 skip a year so rubbish must be taken to the tip or home and put in your green bins–and not the reverse as does happen frequently. Please do not bring rubbish from home to burn at Boundary Way this can cause great annoyance our neighbours and to other plot holders.
There are too many plot holders just dumping their rubbish at top of the site for someone else to remove.
Everyone should have their own compost bin on their own plot – this is an invaluable asset to use.
When free manure and grass cuttings are left on various car parks, this is for everyone’s use so please share it out sensibly.
We have a toilet on site please leave in a clean condition.
We have a website please feel free to contribute to it. If you put "Boundary Way Allotments" in the search engine it will come up,
Everyone should have had an agreement between Allotment Association and tenant. They were given out and signed for in April 2010 when rents were collected This is an official document from our Council and should be adhered to – Failure to comply with this can lead to an eviction.

Presentation Evening

noreply@blogger.com (Howard Berry) — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:58:00 +0000

There will be a presentation evening at the RAF Club (26 Goldthorn Road, Penn) on Wednesday 27th October at 7pm. Tickets are £4 (which includes a buffet) and can be purchased at the door.

As reported in the Wolverhampton Chronicle (9 Sept.) BWAA members received 4 of the trophies. David and Yvonne Hinds won first prize in the Family plot category. Allan and Alma Kimber along with Gail Megal also received awards.


Picture by Wolverhampton Chronicle

Cheap seeds at a price

noreply@blogger.com (Howard Berry) — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:21:00 +0000

Thompson & Morgan have been looking at our website and are impressed (of course). They are sending us some discount seed catalogues specially for allotments rather than general public. As we know T&M are at the bespoke end of the seed market and they have a very wide range. It will be interesting to see what the catalogues contain. There is only one hitch they need an order of £100 to get a good discount but I’m sure that, if the price is right, we can get some orders.

Incidentally, I know that there is informal seed sharing going on (between consenting adults of course) but it may be worth while letting members know if you are willing to take part in this cost saving, environmentally friendly activity. You can do this either by contacting me or through Vegetable Friends.

AGM 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Howard Berry) — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:50:00 +0000

The Minutes of the AGM held on the 28th March 2010 can be viewed in Google documents by following this link.

Boundary Way on TV

noreply@blogger.com (Howard Berry) — Wed, 05 May 2010 10:52:00 +0000

You may have heard that the Allotments were filmed during the first week in April as part of ITV's Gardening Feature presented by Diarmuid Gavin. The package will be broadcast next week (10th - 14th May) as part of the programme "This Morning". Unfortunately, we don't know at what time except that it's between 10am and 12 noon! You can see some of the photos of the filming in the Gallery on this site.

Gallery

noreply@blogger.com (Howard Berry) — Sun, 02 May 2010 16:37:00 +0000

The Secret Garden

noreply@blogger.com (Howard Berry) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:40:00 +0000

I'm not sure whether Larry Grayson was much of a gardener. I certainly don't remember gardening being part of his Palladium performances. But I got an inkling of what the combination might have been by watching Derrick Higgott's slide presentation at the Penn & District Gardening Society's meeting at the Bradmore Community Centre yesterday.

Derrick, with the support of his partner David, has developed the site of an old pig farm into a stunning garden. The enterprise has taken thirty years and Derrick has brought all his talents as a professional horticulturist into play. There are few straight lines to be found but many niches filled with hidden delights. The effects he has achieved show his ability to choose appropriate plants and garden features but also to allow nature to provide a few suprises on her own. He seems to get on well with Nature and with his neighbours. His ability to bring characters like "Golden Shoes" into the story and relate over-the-garden-wall conversations is a real treat. Even if you are not interested in gardening you can spend a very entertaining hour listening to him.

I didn't mention his photographs; they are excellent. We are used to beautiful photography from the likes of the BBC, but those who have tried, know that it is not as easy as it looks. Too often amateur efforts leave a lot to be desired, but Derrick has a good eye for composition, perspective and control of colour. The audience were all enthused by his photos and infectious humour.

The Secret Garden is no secret any more. It can be found in the village of Little Haywood on Back Lane. It is usually open on Fridays in the season and details can be found in the slim Yellow Book under entry 56. There may well be a society visit, so watch out for details.

Where to Find Us

noreply@blogger.com (Howard Berry) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:46:00 +0000

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The Boundary Way Allotments and Community Garden are on Boundary Way, Wolverhampton WV4 4NT
(adjacent to Highfields Science Specialist School.)

We'd like to thank:

noreply@blogger.com (Howard Berry) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:23:00 +0000

Highfields Science Specialist School
Springdale School
Uplands School
Wolverhampton City Council Leisure Services
Wolverhampton Network Consortium
Merry Hill and Penn Partnership
Big Lottery BBC "Breathing Places"
Wolverhampton Fire Service
Heantun Housing Ltd
Wolverhampton College- Cedars Horticultural Unit
Wildside Activity Centre Volunteers
Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country
RSPB
Beacon Centre for the Blind
Warstones Library
Penn Gardening Society
Three Pines Construction
Ground Designs

Cummunity Garden History

noreply@blogger.com (Howard Berry) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:10:00 +0000

In 1999 Bryon Aston with European funding and support from the Wolverhampton Network Consortium (WNC) made plans for dis-used plots at the top of the Boundary Way Allotments. A road way was constructed to the new garden.
Tina Davies, Heantun Housing Ltd., was seconded as project officer through WNC. In 2002 Sally Wicks joined the team and established the Wilderness Garden. A wooden hut and a polytunnel were erected, a pond with decking was added and the orchard and woodland planted.
In 2004 sadly, fire destroyed most of the wooden hut! However, Highfields School built an Environment Centre adjacent to the allotments and the school began to work closely with Boundary Way Allotment Association (BWAA), bringing local children to the garden.
In 2006 a successful application was made to the Big Lottery for a Breathing Places grant. Also, with the help of the Wolverhampton City Council's Small Grant, the Storytelling Circle, composting station and Sensory Garden were constructed.
David Bellamy visited our Open Day in October 2008 and we were invited to bid for more Breathing Places funding. This was used to build the bird hide, benches for the poly tunnel and trail posts. At the same time the wild flower bank was created.
On a very wet day in June, the second Open Day was organised and- despite the weather- attendance was very good. Our MP for South West Wolverhampton Rob Marris came along to support us and there were lots of activities to engage the interest of young and old.

Open Day 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Boundary Way Community Garden) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:52:00 +0000

On a very wet day in June, the second Open Day was organised and- despite the weather- attendance was very good. Our MP for South West Wolverhampton Rob Marris came along to support us and there were lots of activities to engage the interest of young and old.