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Welcome to the website Bensham Manor Allotments Society Our Google Map link is below At the moment there no plots available, go to our contact page for contact numbers. ------------------------------------------------------------- Spring News Letter April 2012 Issue 2 The Community Shop is now open on Saturday and Sunday from 10-12 in the morning. Why not check it out! Sunflower Competition
Not too late to join in. Still free seeds in the community shop - Have a go, plant a few sunflowers at your plot edge-nearest the roadway or main path. Do you have an email address? Which edge/path are you responsible for? a) All the edges of your plot. Free Manure We do get occasional free deliveries of manure and wood chippings - these will be just inside the main gate. So help yourself. Working Party Jobs to suit all abilities. Lunch provided. First Sunday in month 9am till 12 midday - extra dates in May and June. If you can’t come at that time, but would like to help let us know. Plant and cake Sale Dates for your Diary Plant & cake Sale 19th May 10am-1pm If there is anything you would like included in the News Letter, Talk to your allotment neighbours to make sure they have seen this newsletter
A few of our plotholders keep Bees on site so we have put a link to
If you need a larger map to find us click on the link below. We have opened a new page on our website called In the Trading Hut We have a Views of the Allotments Bensham Manor Plotholders sadly, have seen many dear gardening friends pass on. Plotholders of the day felt it was important that these people should be remembered by the Society and, it was decided to make the embankment at the Pitt Road entrance a Memorial garden. A simple wooden cross was erected and relatives and friends of the departed planted shrubs and trees as a living memorial. As the years have passed it became apparent that some people wanted to plant more delicate plants and bulbs and the embankment was not a suitable place. By the office was a small area of land unused. Once again a worthy team of volunteers set about creating a small ornamental garden for use as a second memorial garden. 2 benches were also erected for those who wished to sit and reflect. Then a few years ago sadly a plotholder named John Flaherty died. He was so popular not only in the allotments for all the help he gave to everyone and the Society. In Croydon & Thornton Heath he was a Folk/ Country Singer who regularly performed at Ruskin House. He had loved the allotments so much his widow wanted his ashes to be scattered in the memorial Garden. Chairman of the day Derek Fishlock decided that if this was going to happen than the ground would need to be consecrated or blessed so that it would be a fitting place to have ashes scattered. The local vicar, a great supporter of the allotment came and performed both ceremonies and Derek arranged for marble stone to be inscribed “Memorial Garden” so that all who pass by will understand the significance of this small garden within the allotment site. Over the years since then many plants have been planted in memory and now the Garden is a truly lovely place to see as you enter the site THE MEMORIAL GARDEN
Some more views of Lion Road Site |
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