and how much are they?

depends on the size of the plot, i think there usally about £15 a year plus water rates, but u get a 50% discount if you are on benefits
if you go to google.co.uk and type in allotments sheffield
the council website will come up.
all the info should be on there,

hope this helps

D :thumbsup:

The info you need, you'll find here:

http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/out--about/parks-woodlands--countryside/allotments

Depends on where you are looking really as well, over this side of the city (Crookes) there aren't many vacant plots unless you want to take on a really overgrown plot pn a neglected site. It costs us £27.50 for the year including water. I think they send the bills out in January,

Rob

mine (Meersbrook) costs £20 for allotment and £20 for water per year. We get tonnes of wood chippings and leaves dropped for free.

mine (Meersbrook) costs £20 for allotment and £20 for water per year. We get tonnes of wood chippings and leaves dropped for free.

So where do you get the wood chippings from?

Rob

hee hee, see NOW you're interested in Meersbrook !!! they are dumped regularly in the carpark - assume they come from the council run parks etc.


mc - lonely in Meersbrook :cry:, but don't worry about me, sniff I'm gonna have my own party :banana: :banana: :banana:

Vacant sites available at:-

Ouse Road - Darnal

Victoria Road
Landcroft
Soaphouse lane

The last 3 are in woodhouse area.

Any sites in the above areas can be cleared for a small fee :D

ALso available

High Wincobank
Rivilin
Hag house

That's about it, any other areas will involve a waiting list.

hee hee, see NOW you're interested in Meersbrook !!! they are dumped regularly in the carpark - assume they come from the council run parks etc.


mc - lonely in Meersbrook :cry:, but don't worry about me, sniff I'm gonna have my own party :banana: :banana: :banana:

You've got a car park as well! There's a car park on the map for our site, but it's obviously been many, many years since that was accessible - nice to see the council are on the ball there.

So can we come over to Meersbrook and steal some of the bark chippings? :)

Got a BIG gate too .... come too late 'n you'll get locked in :help:

Not sure whether all of the car parks have chippings, but certainly the entrance from Cartfield Ave (just beneath the bus/taxi gate) does (although we seem to have more leaves than anything else at the moment). Can't see why anyone would object as they're delivered by the council for allotmenters use.

Got a BIG gate too .... come too late 'n you'll get locked in :help:

Not sure whether all of the car parks have chippings, but certainly the entrance from Cartfield Ave (just beneath the bus/taxi gate) does (although we seem to have more leaves than anything else at the moment). Can't see why anyone would object as they're delivered by the council for allotmenters use.


I'll bring a lorry :) I'll email the beloved allotment office to check first, you do pay more than us, maybe that's why?!

mine (Meersbrook) costs £20 for allotment and £20 for water per year. We get tonnes of wood chippings and leaves dropped for free.

I noticed there seem to be lots of abandoned plots at Meersbrook allotments, on the downhill side, towards the woods. Some of them are pretty overgrown. Would I have to clear these myself if i took one on? I presume there wouldn't be a waiting list for these?

Isn't the allotment office in Meersbrook? :hihi:

don't go for rivelin, you'll need some heavy machinery to get anywhere with them. Or a small army....

Hi YS, yes there look to be quite a few abandoned plots at Meersbrook, but then again its a huge site.

I was offered one in the woods when I first applied, but turned it down and asked to go on the waiting list for a better one. It only took a month or so and although it was very overgrown when I took it on, you can tell its been well looked after in the past.

You need to be careful that you don't end up with a shady plot (downhill slope / trees - big no no). The ones closer to the gate / car park appear to be less likely to be targetted by vandals.

Bob the ranger is available to help strim the allotment, but unfortunately doesn't do digging (and also seems to have very little vegetable knowledge considering his job ! )

Is vandalism a problem then? I notice there's lots of ways in from the woods - suppose the kids come through from there. Are you allowed to put up fences and barby wire on top? :suspect:

I've been there a year and not had any issues, but my plot is fairly secure and I'm close to the main gate, which is usually locked at night, but where there's a will, there's a way.

Quite a few neighbours have greenhouses on their boundary, with no protection to the glass and don't seem to have had any issues either - I think the tip is to be close to the busier areas.

The agreement that you have to sign states that your plot will be enclosed with a privet hedge, no higher than 5ft ... no barbed wire supposed to be used ...