Category Archives: Allotments

WATA Site – Fruit Foraging/Picking Map

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As the summer finally approaches, I am sure that everyone can see the beginnings of potential fruit starting to appear in bushes and some trees around the Allotment site.

With that in mind, the Committee have updated the site’s Fruit Foraging/Picking Map, this sets out where you can forage/pick fruit that is on areas of the allotment site that are not on tenant’s own plots. The map clearly sets out these areas, which are ringed in red.

The Committee would remind all tenants that you must NOT pick any fruit/produce that is on any other tenant’s designated plot.

If it is not on your own plot, then it does not belong to you and you must not touch it!

You can download a copy of the Fruit Foraging/Picking Map by clicking on the picture below. Happy Harvesting.

Updated WATA Data Protection Policies

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This post is to let you know that we have updated our Data Protection Policies. These can now be found on our Allotment Policies & Rules page on our Website.

The content is the more or less the same as when we first issued the documents (2022), however a few minor changes have been made to reflect updates to the UK GDPR itself, and changed Web Links. However, your Data Protection Rights remain the same as before.

This is our updated registration certificate from the UK ICO.

Please let us know if you have any comments by responding to this post by leaving a reply below.

Don’t forget that you can also join our growing mailing list by Opting In using this form.

Kind regards
Mike McNamara
Chair – WATA Committee

Summary of WATA Committee Meeting – 15th May 2025

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As we mentioned in a previous post, the WATA Committee are now posting summaries of all of its meetings to keep tenants up to date with the various discussions that are going on both at Committee level and when we meet with WTC. You can download a PDF copy of a summary of the last Committee meeting if you require by simply clicking on the image below.

If you have any questions about the subjects of either the WATA Committee or the WATA/WTC meetings, then please let us know by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post – ‘Leave a Reply‘- or by emailing readingroadplots@woodley-allotments.org.uk and we will get back to you with a response.

Finally, we continue to build up our revised Mailing List, if you have not already joined it, you can opt-in here.

Lauchpad/ Allotment Site success article

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Here’s a great article (Click on image below) about how we are working with one of the Charities on our allotment site.

If you think that you can help in any way with this fantastic project. Come along to the Launchpad (LP) plots at the bottom end of Jersey Knoll (rows J/K) on most Monday mornings, or contact us on readingroadplots@woodley-allotments.org.uk.

Any help with digging, watering, weeding as well as any donations of any excess seedlings or final produce gratefully received. Plus, you would be helping a great charity.

Don’t forget to Opt-In to our mailing list here.

Mike McNamara
Chair – WATA Committee

Skips on site this weekend – 24th – 26th May 2025

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Skips will be on site this coming weekend and available for use on the 24th – 26th May 2025. They will be open and manned between 10am–12 noon and 2pm–4pm on each day. They will be locked at all other times.

Please do NOT leave any rubbish by the skips at any time, the area will be monitored by CCTV to prevent this.

Click on the Special Bulletin below for a copy that explains where the skips are located and what can and CANNOT go into the skips

If there are any questions, please let us know via the usual channels.

Many thanks &
Kind Regards

Mike McNamara
Chair – WATA Committee

Multiple Items plus a summary of our last Committee Meeting

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No more Bonfires on the Plots – Please don’t forget that the ability to have a bonfire on your plot ended on April 30th. No more Bonfires until October 1st, 2025.

Trees on the Allotment Site – Until further notice, please do not cut down any tress on your plot or anywhere else on the Allotment Site. The Committee in conjunction with Woodley Town Council (WTC) will be carrying out an audit of all the trees on the Allotment Site.

Use of Hose Pipes – There have several of reports of tenants using hoses to obtain water from water tanks for their plots. Paragraph 4.18 of the current Tenancy Agreement prohibits this activity; offenders could have their Tenancy terminated.

AGM 2025 Minutes – These are now available, you can download a full PDF copy if you require by simply clicking on the image below.

Summary of Associations Committee meeting – 14th April 2025 – The new Committee have decided that all Tenants should be aware of the various discussions that the Committee is having and as with the recent WATA/WTC meeting, we will be publishing these as soon as we can after our meetings. This one is a bit late due to some logistic and IT (now resolved) issues. You can download a PDF copy if you require by simply clicking on the image below.

If you have any questions about the subjects of either the Committee or the WATA/WTC meetings, then please let us know by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post – ‘Leave a Reply‘- or by emailing readingroadplots@woodley-allotments.org.uk and we will get back to you with a response.

Finally, we continue to build up our revised Mailing List, if you have not already joined it, you can opt-in here.

March Newsletter, SB-87 & SB 88 now available

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We have just published our February 2023 Newsletter, along with Special Bulletin 87 – Memorial Garden and Special Bulletin – AGM 2023 AGENDA

We still continue to hand-deliver paper copies to plot holders who do not have an Internet connection(a little late this month), as well as posting on the Official Facebook Group page and on the Notice Board by the main gate.

We encourage all tenants to ‘Opt-In‘ to our mailing list to receive their copies of the Monthly Newsletter and other publications by email.

You can download your copy of the March Newsletter and Special Bulletins by clinking on the relevant images below.

Newsletter Editor and Technical Guru Required

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Newsletter Editor – As we mentioned in the January/February Newsletter, our current Newsletter Editor will be stepping down at the next AGM in March. The Committee would be interested to hear from any Association member that would like to take over the editorship of the Newsletter.

Technical ‘Guru’ – The Committee is also looking for a volunteer to look after the running of the Association’s Website & our internal email set-up from the next AGM in March. If you are interested in taking on either of these roles, please let us know via the usual email address of readingroadplots@woodley-allotments.org.uk and the Committee will be back in touch with you.

A great tool – Sowing & Planting Vegetable Calendar 2023

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Although we include a sowing planning guide in our Monthly Newsletter, we came across another one courtesy of The Allotment Garden and Kitchen YouTube Channel.

It was in an original Excel Spreadsheet format, so we have modified it into A3 Landscape PDF.

You can download a copy by clicking on the image below. However, please also pay a visit to the original website (see link above), where you can find a massive amount of relevant information.