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Farnborough Hill Allotments Ltd
Welcome to Farnborough Hill Allotments Ltd
From Plot to Plate
April and May 2025
Upcoming events
Go to Events page for a detailed breakdown of events for the whole year
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23rd March - WORKING PARTY 1
A big THANK YOU
We are sure you will notice how neat it is looking in and around the trading hut, store room and toilets! Thank you to all those new and familiar faces who took time out of their days to help clear, clean, cook and organise. It is so appreciated.
SHOP CLOSED MOTHERING SUNDAY
Time for a cuppa
6th April 2025 10-1pm
Why not join us for a cup of tea (or coffee) and a sweet treat (or 2) to help us raise money in support of Dementia. Donations of cakes would be greatly appreciated. (Full disclosure - our coffee is instant!!)
National Gardening Week
13th April 2025
We will be having some special offers on seeds to celebrate this event - do come by and see what we have available.
SHOP CLOSED EASTER SUNDAY
National Compost Week
27th April 2025
We will have some special offers on compost to celebrate!
British Spring Clean - work party
4th May 2025 - 10-1pm
There are always jobs to be done to keep the site in best condition and so we hope to see some more new and regular faces at this work party. As always, we offer incentive - sausage and bacon baps to our wonderful volunteers.
British Spring Clean - work party
4th May 2025 - 10-1pm
There are always jobs to be done to keep the site in best condition and so we hope to see some more new and regular faces at this work party. As always, we offer incentive - sausage and bacon baps to our wonderful volunteers.
Allotment Open Day
18th May 2025
We will be providing our FHA Cream Tea and special offers in the trading hut. We would also like to ask for donations of produce or flowers from our plot holders. Also if any of our plot holders make jams, chutneys, crafts etc that they wish to sell, please let us know.
There are 120 full plots on the site. However, many of these plots have been divided in half. A full plot is 250 square meters and, therefore, a half plot is 125 square meters.
A full plot rent per annum is £50, half plot £25 and membership fee £2.50.
The income comes from plot holder rents and members subscription fees. This income is used to run the site and maintain and improve the facilities.
There are water butts within easy access of each of the plots.
The Sunday shop offers seeds etc at excellent prices and has kitchen facilities where your can make yourself a tea or coffee. The proceeds from which go to charity.
Kevin Fenlon - Managing Director
Rachel Tolhurst - Membership & Finance Director
Rob Tolhurst - Trading Manager
Stan Hicks - Site Maintenance Manager
Andrew Beall - Site Maintenance Director
Steve Bradley - Projects Director
The committee is often looking for new members so, if you are interested, do let them know.
Being part of a committee is not for everyone and that's fine, but there are a number of jobs that need doing around the allotment and it would be great to have assistance with these either on a regular or one-off basis. Examples of the jobs are maintaining the 'public' pathways and car park and pruning. If you would be happy to help and see a job that needs doing it would be fantastic if you would do it or, at the very least, let someone know by popping into the shop or sending an email to a member of the committee.
What would really help is if everyone, after using the facilities, made sure that they are ready for the next person to use. In other words - if you make a mess, clean it up!
Coffee and tea are available through our shop on a Sunday morning and we hold special events with brunch, lunch or other (see Events page). Any profits from these go to our chosen charities:
We also support Farnborough Village Society and their tending of the church gardens and the War Memorial.
FAQs
Q. Is there a waiting list?
A. Yes, but your name can be added either by coming into the shop on a Sunday morning between 10 and 12 or by sending an email to fhallotmentsltd@gmail.com.
Q. Am I allowed to grow flowers?
A. Yes. It is up to you what you choose to grow as long as it isn't illegal or has a detrimental effect on neighbouring plots.
Q. How do you get access to the allotment?
A. Each plot holder gets a key which will fit each of the gate padlocks providing access to the allotment. There is a deposit for the key which will be returned in the event you give up your plot.
Q. Can I copy my gate key?
A. No.
Q. Is there a limit to the size of the shed allowed?
A. Yes. The largest shed size allowed is 6 x 4.
Q. Does everyone have access to water?
A. Yes. There are auto-filling water butts evenly distributed throughout the allotment which can be used to fill your watering cans. You may not, however, connect any kind of watering system to the butts.
Q. Am I covered under a general allotment insurance?
A. No. Each person is personally responsibility for any injury caused. For example, if you leave a rake out on a throughway path and someone hurts themselves you are responsible.
Q. Is my vehicle covered under allotment insurance?
A. No. Any vehicle left on the site is done so at the owner's risk.
