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  1. Hi ya. Thanks of that, it's advertised on all the websites so, as I don't carboot often I was looking for a Sunday one. Going to Donny on Sunday, which is not quite Outer Monglia, but just as far. Cheers Steven
  2. Hi everyone, can anyone tell me if the car boot at Sheffield Motor Point Arena is on this Sunday 22nd July. I can't get any reply from the phone number supplied, also is it a good one from anyone that had been. Cheers Steven
  3. Hi everyone, can anyone tell me if the car boot at Sheffield Motor Point Arena is on this Sunday 22nd July. I can't get any reply from the phone number supplied, also is it a good one from anyone that had been. Cheers Steven
  4. Why have doubts, you won't notice any change of pricing from the council because it would be what you expect to pay, as for the rest of us, like every other allotment association in the country are having to put up with increases in cost out of all proportion to other leisure activities! You don't get a raise in price for swimming pools, sports centres etc, complain to this Labour council!!!
  5. The South Riding Beekeepers Ass is now the Rotherham Beekeeper Associations RBKA. They have a website.
  6. You shouldn't open bee hives in the evenings as the hive needs to be kept at around 30degrees to keep the brood warm and the bees would chill if opened up late in the day. But yes, they should have weekend sessions.
  7. I LOVE BEE'S - But I am very wary of them. Bumble Bee's are not honey bees, they have small nests of a few hundred bees, honey bees have between 20,000 and 60,000 in a full hive. Honey bees are the only bees that hibernate over the winter Honey bees Don't hibernate over winter, they stay awake and active, that's why they store honey as winter fuel, on a bright winters day they will be out flying and pooing. Most of the bees die off before the winter leaving a small hive to over winter with 'winter bees' in the hive. These bees have to survive for 5months or more and are special. Most summer bees last upto 6 weeks. Queen Bumble bees do hibernate and are the first to come out from the winter rest.
  8. PS. If you do decide to keep bees join a local association.
  9. The project addresses the dramatic decline in UK honey bee numbers - 33% of honeybee colonies were lost last year Can you tell me where you got this figure from, all the beekeepers I know have not lost 33% if any. I didn't lose any bees over the winter, althought with with the weather we are having at the moment there could be some losses. So if you have bees at the moment heft the hives they may need feeding with a light syrup.
  10. Lets face it, council's waste money all the time and it's the likes of you and me that end up paying. Still we have nice new gates that should stop all the break in's, hang on you can climb over, dam, didn't think of that...
  11. Saw this post to late otherwise I would have been there.
  12. Hi Ceri So there was a consultation period with invitations to allotment holders and those on the waiting list, first I've heard. The first information I got was the letter about the increase in the post, the statement was as I thought, spreading the blame and everyone in agreement, please read the email I got from Diane Leek which is on this thread and I don't think everyone is in agreement! You don't answer the question about the 2 gates, how much do they cost. The car park put in I have heard cost about 30k on Hagg Lane, all for 3 cars on occasions, its the waste and the injustice that annoys so many. Also you have a few spelling errors in your statement, if I make them it doesn't matter but it should be correct from the council. regards S
  13. And while you are at it... why have you increased our chargers to almost a 100%. I don't mind an increase in chargers but you must think the average allotment holder is made of money, I don't get any Concessions as I still try to work for a living. Maybe I should claim Disability Allowance then I can get the 50% discount and use the allotment alot more than I am able to do now. We now have 2 that's TWO gates on the entrance to the site on Hagg Lane!! What was wrong with the old one? Is this were the money is going to pay for extra gates that are not needed. We have deliveries there that will now make it almost impossible to get a lorry down. As you may guess I am a little annoyed about the increase and the way that it has been put upon us. I other words pay up or give up!!! Not being nice anymore. Reply if you dare with your reasons about the council having no money and putting it all on the working class again.
  14. What I'm complaining about is the amount of increase!! What happens in the year 2014... £200 or £250. The council can just increase as it see's fit, and you can take it or bugger off! The point of an allotment is to grow you own, as cheaply as possible, the land has not gone up in cost, I see the normal working person trying to make ends meet being hit again. Find below the answer from Diana Leek and make up your own minds: Thank you for contacting me with your concerns regarding the proposed fees rise for allotments In Sheffield. I agree with you that allotments form an essential part in Sheffield life. When Liberal Democrats controlled the Council, we saw healthy living and healthy eating as a priority for the city, and understood the important role allotments played in meeting this goal. Lib Dem councillors on the South West, South Community Assemblies and Walkley Ward, have seen local food-growing as priorities for their areas and sought to support allotments with local funds. Funding was found to improve Morley St allotments. Unfortunately asbestos was found and the land had to be cleared. As you know, the Council faces a tough financial situation and savings have to be considered across all the services the Council offers. That said, we feel Labour councillors who control the Council have enforced tougher cuts on parks and green spaces than is realistically necessary. For services to parks and the local environment to be facing a cut of nearly 20%, while other departments take savings of only half that amount seems simply unfair. Although the proposal you discuss was approved at the Allotments and Leisure Gardens Advisory Group in January, the final decision will not be settled until the Council's 2013/14 budget is agreed in March next year. We have a number of concerns about the impact this proposal could have, particularly on some of the city's priorities set out above. We are also worried about the potential effect of doubling the fee for vulnerable groups. It is vital, therefore, that there is a full and fair consultation is undertaken before any final decision is made. Councillors need a clear view of the impact of this policy on the welfare of the city and, given the recent ruling in Eastleigh, a full understanding of the legal ramifications. Unfortunately, Cllr Leigh Bramall, the Labour Cabinet Member with responsibility for this area, seems to have already set his opinion in stone. Cllr Ian Auckland our spokesperson will be pressing Cllr Bramall to ensure a full consultation is undertaken, which will look at all potential drawbacks of this fee rise.
  15. Just gone onto this site in pasting, write to your councillors, all of them, I have and had a reply from Diana Leek, not from the labour lot, we all need to email and keep emailing about the injustice of this raise!! I will post again about the reply I had and the person who is mostly pushing the hike in the raise of chargers. Like most of you I don't get any reductions and have to pay through the nose. It's hard trying to make ends meet as it is! Write an email and keep on, by the way elections soon!!!!!! regards all Steven
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