- Nov 26, 2023
The Committee has received a report that recently a shed on the Site was broken into and a lawn mower was reported as taken.
Other plotholders with sheds may wish to check your shed. Although it might not be as convenient if tools and any items of value are not stored in your shed, it is worth thinking carefully about the possible risks of storing such items in your shed.
- Nov 5, 2023
Everyone is invited to the CPAGA Christmas Party
Sunday 3 December 2023 11.30 am in the John Gray Centre (the Shop will close at 11 am).
Please join us for a glass of mulled wine, seasonal nibbles and festive garden cheer.
Food to share is very welcome or just come along!
- Nov 4, 2023
Merton has turned off the water supply to the Site. The Site has a single supply for its stand pipes and tanks, its toilets and the kitchen in the John Gray Centre.
Merton Council's published aim for its allotments is to turn off the supply every autumn and turn it on again in the spring. Merton imposes on idverde a contractual duty to take responsibility for management of water at the Site including turning the water off and on to coincide with the growing season and to prevent freezing and burst pipes.
The intention is to protect the exposed parts of the system from the possible effects of icy weather. In practice, this means no water, flushing toilets or kitchen facilities during November to February (Winter).
The Management Committee of CPAGA knows that people visiting the Site during Winter value the availability of flushing toilets. The Committee has explored, through idverde, whether, with the help of volunteers, water can be available during some periods over Winter when the risks from icy weather are remote. However, it appears that is not possible unless those volunteers bear themselves all of the financial consequences if ever the system were damaged.
During periods when flushing toilets are not available, the Committee tries to warn people with notices on the toilets and on its web site.
During periods when the toilets do not flush, the Committee asks that people use a bucket of water from a tank to flush the toilets after use to be considerate of other people.
