Court Lane Allotments

Free Download – Bees in Britain

Leo — Mon, 14 May 2012 18:28:43 +0000

BWARS (Bees, Wasps & Ants Recording Society) have launched their new website and to celebrate, they are offering a free download on British Bees. According to BWARS,

This provides the first significant work about Britain’s Bees since 1896! It will be an essential aid to anyone wishing to study native bees in Britain and further afield.

You can get more information and get the free download here.

Spring Fair – Sunday 20th May – 11am to 3pm

Leo — Thu, 10 May 2012 21:52:13 +0000

City Cottage Magazine

Lin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:53:24 +0000

Here is a really good online magazine by someone who promotes a sustainable lifestyle in an urban environment.

Issue 3: May 2012

http://issuu.com/paulpeacock1/docs/citycottage3?mode=window&viewMode=doublePage

Issue 2: April 2012

http://issuu.com/paulpeacock1/docs/city_cottage_issue_2?mode=window&viewMode=doublePage

Issue 1: February 2012

http://issuu.com/paulpeacock1/docs/citycottagefirst-1

Skip is on site for 2 weeks

Lin — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 07:09:50 +0000

As promised at the recent AGM, we have a skip on site for 2 weeks from 5th April. This skip is solely for the use of Court Lane plot holders.

Please use it to get rid of all the accumulated rubbish on your plot.

YOU CAN PUT IN THE SKIP: METAL, PLASTIC, GLASS, WOOD, RUBBLE

PLEASE – NO GREEN WASTE, PLANT MATERIAL OR ANY DOMESTIC REFUSE FROM HOME

Dates for Court Lane Allotments events 2012

Lin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:53:19 +0000

We now have the dates for most of our 2012 events.

Spring Fair – Sunday 20th May

Fun Dog Show – Sunday 22nd July

Autumn Fair – Sunday 23rd September

Christmas Fair – Sunday 2nd December

All our events are from 11am until 3pm unless otherwise stated.

For details of booking a craft or gift stall, please use the contact form at the top of the web page.

Hope to see you all there

Get up to date with allotment life in our latest newsletter

Lin — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:10:39 +0000

FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER 2012

Christmas fair in pictures

Leo — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:48:52 +0000

A belated thank you to all those who attended our Christmas Fair on 4th December. It was a wonderful day filled with festive cheer. Below is a slideshow of the day’s events, which included Santa’s grotto, carol singers from Sutton Coldfield Community Choir and the usual supply of food and drink.

Thank you to the volunteers who baked and helped on the day. Without their help, our events would never happen.

You can view the photos directly here.

Christmas Food & Craft Fair – 4th December

Leo — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:47:48 +0000

Thieves are about on Birmingham allotments

Lin — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 08:20:53 +0000

We have been informed by Birmingham City Council Allotments Team that Witton Allotments had a break-in this week. Locks were cut off sheds with bolt cutters. As far as they know nothing was taken. It was the usual pattern – come in, have a look around, and soon they will be back for the pick up. We have been asked to put all our plotholders on their guard. We always advise plot holders not to leave anything of value in sheds and not to lock them, to deter thieves.

If you do notice anything suspicious, please contact the Police immediately, and let one of the committee know so that we can notify the Allotments Team as soon possible.

By being vigilant, we can all help to keep our allotment site a safer place.

Community Garden Redux (with photos)

Leo — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:37:07 +0000

We have nearly completed the Community Garden redesign and so we thought we would give a pictorial history. The photos start from 2008 when we first cultivated a bit of space for community use and includes all the current work.

You can view the slideshow below or go straight to the flickr set here.