Links
Please scroll down the page to see all the links.
ALLOTMENT PROVISION
Allotments in Bath city are administered by the Parks and Open Spaces team at Bath & North East Somerset Council:
http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/environmentandplanning/parksandopenspaces/Allotments.htm
Allotments outside Bath are administered by town and parish councils. Please scroll down this link to find the Clerks’ contact details:
http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/BathNES/environmentandplanning/parksandopenspaces/Allotment+Sites.htm
LINKS WITH OTHER LOCAL ORGANISATIONS:
B&NES Allotments Association has close links with Bath Organic Group (BOG), with which it runs the Trading Hut. BOG runs a community garden, where novice gardeners can volunteer to gain experience.
http://www.bathorganicgroup.org.uk/
We also have links with Transition Bath’s food group:
http://www.transitionbath.org/food
Somer Housing are hoping to develop some allotment plots for their tenants. Caroline Green is responsible for encouraging environmental sustainability – contact her on: caroline_green@somer.org.uk.
LOCAL GARDENING AND PLANT CENTRES
Gardenlia, on the London Road, Bath, gives a discount to Association members:
as does Prior Park Garden Centre, Widcombe:
http://www.priorparkgardencentre.co.uk/
Special Plants sells … special plants: http://www.specialplants.net/index.html
GARDENING CLUBS
The following gardening clubs include talks on growing fruit and vegetables, as well as flowers:
University of Bath Gardening Club: http://www.specialplants.net/Bath%20University%20Garden%20Club.htm
Widcombe Association Gardening Club: http://widcombeassociation.org.uk/gardenclub.html
Weston Village Gardening Club: http://www.westonvillagegardeningclub.co.uk/index.asp?pageid=119649
OTHER LINKS:
We are affiliated to the South West Counties Allotments Association. From October 2010, our Membership fee includes the SWCAA public liability insurance and other benefits.
http://www.allotmentssouthwest.org.uk/
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