Site management resources
On this page you can find:
- Sample management documents - grouped according to the organisation that created them.
- Setting up an association
- Allotment strategies
- Compost toilet project pack
- Beekeeping resources
- Allotment DVD from Wildfire Productions
- Starter pack resources
- Advice about animals on allotments
Sample management documents
These have been grouped according to the organisation that created them. There is a wide range to choose from whether you are a town council, association committee or local authority. Please scroll through to find the documents most relevant to your organisation's needs.
Dartford Road Allotment Association
Dartford Road is an established, fully self-managed site in Kent. They have their own website.
- Lease
- Managment policies
- Rental agreement
- Rules
- Rules for bonfires
- Rules for hosepipes
- Rules for sheds
- Trading hut sub-tenancy
- Procedures for Notice to Quit
- Procedures in event of death of plotholder
Low Moor Allotment Association
Low Moor Allotment Association is a recently constituted but very active association in York. They also have their own website.
- Association constitution
- Guidance notes
- Kids plot - risk assessment form
- Newsletter 01 (April 2003)
- Tenancy Agreement guide
- Tenancy Agreement
- Tenancy charges leaflet
York City Council
- Allotment strategy
- Allotment action plan
- Allotment charges leaflet
- Allotment garden assessment
- Information sheet for prospective tenants
- Tenancy agreement
- Your tenancy agreement explained
- Role of site representative (leaflet)
- Request for permission to erect structure (form)
- Grant of permission to erect structure (letter)
- Permission to have livestock
- Warning letter
- Warning letter (part plot - waiting list)
- Warning letter (part plot)
- Termination letter
- Constitution
Setting up an Association
In addition to the documents listed above you could try the following links:
- The Rules and Constitution of the Stockport Metropolitan Allotment Garden Association
- Rules and Constitution of St Ann's Road North, Heald Green Allotment Association
Advice notes on 'Setting up an Association' can be obtained by sending a 28p SAE to the ARI office.
Allotment strategies
For detailed guidance on formulating an allotment strategy, please consult Growing in the Community, available from the Local Government Association, tel. 0207 664 3131, quoting Ref. EN012, priced at £15.
To view examples of allotment strategies in existence visit:
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Compost Toilet project pack
This pack has been created by One Tree Hill Allotments in London and is based on their experience of building a compost toilet on their site. The pack give an indication of how other allotment sites can build a toilet and is intended to help societies overcome the lack of off-the-shelf plans/details for this type of project.
The pack consists of a series of microsoft word documents and powerpoint presentations. You will need these applications to view them. These are the links to each of the documents in the pack:
- Case study (word document)
- Plan (powerpoint)
- Frame and steps construction diagrams (powerpoint)
- Vault construction diagram (powerpoint)
- Photographs (word document)
Beekeeping
Cambridgeshire Beekeepers' Association: Guidance on keeping bees on allotments - Ealing and District Beekeepers' Association: Bees on allotments
- Seacroft Hall Allotment Site: Diary of beekeeping on an allotment
Allotment DVD from Wildfire Productions
A 15 part series shown on HTV in 2004. Effectively a step by step guide to starting allotment gardening, ideal to lend to novice plotholders on your site. Price £14.99 plus £2 p + p. Send cheques payable to Wildfire Bristol to: Wildfire Bristol, 85 Effingham Road, Bristol BS6 5AY or visit: www.allotment.info
Starter packs
Two excellent resources to include or publicise in starter packs for new tenants:
Garden Organic (formerly HDRA) produce a 'Starting an organic allotment' leaflet. www.gardenorganic.org.uk
Green Essentials Organic Guides, 'Sucessful allotments' - a little full colour booklet on starting an allotment. £3. www.impactpublishing.co.uk
Advice about animals on allotments
Revised RSPCA guidelines about animals on allotments will soon be published. We will signpost to this when it is available. The RSPCA site gives further information: www.rspca.org.uk/animalwelfareactadvice