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Society management

>> Society bylaws
>> Neglected plots policy
>> Checklist for site representatives

Composting and green waste

>> Compost project 2005-06
>> Quick guide to composting
>> Compost bin construction details (PDF size 456kb)
>> Green waste collection dates

Newsletters

>> Spring 2009 (PDF size 260kb) new Society chair, AGM 2008 minutes and annual plot awards...
>> Autumn 2008 (PDF size 116kb) AGM 2008, school trip to Spring Hill, organic seed order, annual membership and plot fees...
>> Summer 2008 (PDF size 732kb) waiting list closure, allotment open days, cooking globe artichokes, committee vacancy, proposal on plot 39...
>> Autumn 2007 (PDF size 367kb) AGM 2007, new plots at Spring Hill, seed order, gardening tips, marrow recipe, open day, waiting list...
>> Summer 2007 (PDF size 265kb) new plots at Spring Hill, waiting list latest, site visit dates, open day news, the pesticide debate...
>> Winter/Spring 2007 (PDF size 74kb) neglected plots policy, the fight to save Manor Gardens, planting tips, minutes of the 2006 AGM...
>> Autumn 2006 (PDF size 84kb) AGM, proposed revised plot policy, seed order, September gardening tips...
>> Summer 2006 (PDF size 59kb) plot policy, vacant post, brown bins, rent increase, site visits, conserving water...
>> Spring 2006 (PDF size 81kb) composting primer, new plot sharing bylaw, minutes of 2005 AGM...
>> Summer 2005 (PDF size 79kb) soil contamination update, site visits, 2005 AGM date, National Allotment Week, waste disposal...
>> Spring 2005 (PDF size 259kb) soil contamination update, new raised bed, minutes of 2004 AGM...
>> Summer 2004 (PDF size 42kb) plot judging, open day, soil testing, GLA forum, Hoxton Manor allotments...

Fencing works and new plots at Spring Hill 2007

Photographs of fence replacement at Spring Hill and Spring Lane.

Six new plots were created at Spring Hill when the boundary fence was extended. They are now all let and the enthusiastic new plot holders worked wonders at a clean-up weekend in early May. Masses of glass, car parts, bricks, concrete - and crisp packets - were dug up and chucked on the skip. Nettles, brambles and ground elder were cleared and by Sunday night the skip was full.

Soil contamination 2004-05

>> Hackney Council letter 21/09/05 to all affected allotment holders detailing results of Physiological Based Extraction Testing (PDF size 24kb)
>> Hackney Council letter of 8th March 2005 (PDF size 18kb)
>> Hackney Council letter 08/12/04 to Spring Hill allotment holders (PDF size 14kb)
>> Hackney Council letter 09/11/04 to Leaside allotment holders (PDF size 16kb)
>> Hackney Council letter 09/11/04 to Springdale Road allotment holders (PDF size 16kb)
>> Hackney Council letter 09/11/04 to Spring Lane allotment holders (PDF size 16kb)
>> Hackney Council's answers to questions posed by the Committee in September 2004 (PDF size 21kb)
>> Local magazine article - Winter 2004
>> Contaminated land guidelines from North West Food & Health Task Force (PDF size 615kb)