Latest newsletter published
Minutes of the 2008 AGM held on 1st October now available
Free compost from Hackney Marshes
The next committee meeting will be at 19.30 on 5th August 2009
As at 29th October 2008 the waiting list stands at approximately 200 members
A warning to plotholders who purchase manure
Advice from HDRA and the Pesticide Action Network
The Hackney Allotment Society is a registered charity (number 294128) managed by a voluntary committee. The aim of the Society is to promote horticulture in the London Borough of Hackney. We have 9 sites across the borough with a total of 125 full plots. Some plots are split into half plots and we have two raised bed plots. Demand for plots is high and a waiting list is maintained. Waiting time is likely to be several years depending on your choice of site.
To join the Society and have your name added to the waiting list you must be a resident of the London Borough of Hackney. Membership of the Society is currently £4 per annum, renewable on 1st October each year.
As a member, you will receive regular newsletters, and you may attend and vote at the AGM and participate in the running of the Society and other events. When a plot becomes available for you, you will receive an offer letter and be invited to visit the vacant plot prior to acceptance. The plot rent for 2007/08 is £16 per annum for a full plot (£8 concessions) and £8 per annum for a half plot (£4 concessions). The membership fee of £4 is payable in addition to these amounts.
However, since 4th June 2008 the Committee has, with great regret, decided to CLOSE the waiting list for the time-being due to unprecedented demand with the recent huge increase in interest in allotments. Had we not done so it would have meant accepting annual membership fees from people with little chance of securing an allotment for many years, if ever.
