Will The Council Provide A Skip ?
In the early 90's the local
Authority used to drop off skips down roads annually and to allotments. Due to
budget cuts this service was withdrawn, and the local Authority no longer
supply skips.
If a plot is in such a state that
a skip is required the new tenant with the support of the Site Rep can request
that the plot holder gets the remainder of the year until October 1st rent free
and what the tenant would have paid for rent can go towards the tenant
arranging for the removal of the debris and rubbish.
How Do I Get A Notice Board for
the Site?
Funding for a notice board
would have to come from Local Committee public realm funds, you need to apply
to the local committee that the site falls into and they decide how to allocate
funds to the various projects that apply. Click
Here to find your local committee.
Where Can I Source Woodchip
From?
We have found a nice tree
surgeon, Harry, he is very happy to do free deliveries of woodchip to
allotments as it saves him money as he has to pay to landfill. His Mobile
Number is 07825669720 and email Address Info@harrytreecare.co.uk.
Please do not ask him to drop
the load using wide paths that will be damaged during the Winter and wet months.
Harry seems to have disappeared but we have found a new source Dan Nicholls 0778829839
Another resource for woodchips is Allister, his mobile number is 07837450565
Now supplying at least 3 allotments in the borough is Little Oak the best way to contact them is via email littleoakgroup@btinternet.com and Peter will see which one of his thee teams are working near to you and arrange to drop off. The office number and I guess answerphone during the day is 0208 287 0543.
Harry seems to have disappeared but we have found a new source Dan Nicholls 0778829839
Another resource for woodchips is Allister, his mobile number is 07837450565
Now supplying at least 3 allotments in the borough is Little Oak the best way to contact them is via email littleoakgroup@btinternet.com and Peter will see which one of his thee teams are working near to you and arrange to drop off. The office number and I guess answerphone during the day is 0208 287 0543.
Where Can I Source Manure From ?
Veolia have now lost the Met Police
Horse Manure contract, and Biffa now have the contract and can deliver manure to allotment sites. Please
contact Biffa via email using csteam3@biffa.co.uk
The deliveries are fairly large and a suitable drop off point would need to be agreed. They normally come and check that the area is suitable as it is delivered in dust cart. There are no half loads only full loads. The Police Horses are looked after very well and its more straw that manure and will need time to mature.
The deliveries are fairly large and a suitable drop off point would need to be agreed. They normally come and check that the area is suitable as it is delivered in dust cart. There are no half loads only full loads. The Police Horses are looked after very well and its more straw that manure and will need time to mature.
How Do I deal with Anti Social
Behaviour On Site
If there is anti-social
behaviour taking place on site or people feel threatened they should call 999,
or if they want to report a crime it is 101, the controllers will most likely
task it to the Safer Parks Team if they are on shift.
Plot holders can also contact
the Safer Parks Team direct if they wish, the number is 020 8721 2268. It is a
mobex so if they are on shift they will answer otherwise it goes to their
answer phone.
Idverde Contact Details
The best method of contacting
idverde re allotment issues is via email using the address SLWPallotments@idverde.co.uk
this way you have an audit trail that you have contacted them and can quote the
date and time your enquiry or request was made if and when you need to chase it
up.
There is a telephone number which is 020 3876 8806 you
will then be given a number of options to save you time listening it's Press
7 for Sutton Allotments
idverde have now filled the role of allotment administrator on a 40 hour a week contract which means 20
hours for Merton and Sutton a week rather than the 2 hours a day based
on an hour a day overtime by two members of staff which was employed as a temporary measure, the new Allotment Administrator is
Ramona Boboc
Merton & Sutton
Allotment Administrator
Tel: +44 (0)20 3876 8808
Depot: Cheam Park Depot, Tudor Close , Cheam, Surrey SM3
8QS
Eviction following a
Termination Notice
I recently asked Bill Wyatt of London Borough of Sutton a series of questions about what exactly is the process of removing a tenant from a plot who has not paid and has been issued a termination notice but insists on still working his plot anyway? His answers are below:
This is not a one size fits all unfortunately, as every situation will be different as will the resolution. We have had one or two instances of this in the past but they have always gone after a while.
Who asks him to leave the land? - Idverde
Who asks for the key back off him so that in theory he no longer has access, - Idverde
What do site reps do when they see the individual still working his plot? - Contact Idverde
I recently asked Bill Wyatt of London Borough of Sutton a series of questions about what exactly is the process of removing a tenant from a plot who has not paid and has been issued a termination notice but insists on still working his plot anyway? His answers are below:
This is not a one size fits all unfortunately, as every situation will be different as will the resolution. We have had one or two instances of this in the past but they have always gone after a while.
Who asks him to leave the land? - Idverde
Who asks for the key back off him so that in theory he no longer has access, - Idverde
What do site reps do when they see the individual still working his plot? - Contact Idverde
Where Can I Obtain Timber
Pallets
April 2018 we have been notified by Neil Pryor – London Borough of Sutton Housing Strategy and Enabling Project Officer that their new housing site in Alcester Road, Wallington has them and that or any allotments users can make use of these please contact the Assistant Site Manager Steve Amos on 07387109156
Another
source for pallets is Smith Fencing Plumpton Way Carshalton SM5 2DG Telephone Tel
- 020 8647 3296 Open Monday – Friday 8:00am – 5:00 pm Saturday 8:00am – 12:00
pm. Web site http://www.smithfencing.co.uk/
