Update – Onsite Plastic Recycling Ending soon.

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As you will all know, the Committee has been running aa number of on-site recycling schemes over the past few months in its efforts to remove as much rubbish as possible from across all allotment plots and improve the overall appearance of the site.

This has been quite successful to date, with collections of recycled metal taking place last month and two-ton bags of recycled glass collected this week. The Committee also continues to carry out managed bonfires on Wednesday mornings, and tenants can still deposit rubble on the existing pile by the front gate.

However, due to the overwhelming success of the recycled plastic collection — and the presence of some unauthorised ‘fly-tipping’ — this pile (see image below) has now become unmanageable and too large for the Committee to deal with. It will therefore be cleared by contractors within 3–5 working days from Monday 13th April.

Once the recycled plastic has been cleared off-site, there will be no further plastic recycling carried out by the Committee at the main gate. Recycled plastic of any kind will have to be disposed of off-site by plot tenants or via skips when they are available on-site later in the year. A new CCTV camera will be installed to monitor the recycling area.

We will continue with metal and glass recycling. Weekly Wednesday bonfires will also continue until the end of April, after which all bonfires across the allotment site will be suspended until autumn 2026. Tenants will still be able to place rubble and debris onto the rubble pile by the front gate.

The Committee believes that most of the plastic requiring removal is already in the pile by the front gate. However, if you still have any plastic on your plot, you have a short window of opportunity to move it to the front gate area for final disposal. The clock is ticking!

Please remember that plot inspections will resume at the beginning of May 2026, in line with the new Council Inspection Policy now in force.

If you have any questions about this notice or any other aspects of the Committee’s recycling schemes, we will be happy to assist.

Many thanks &
Kind regards

Mike McNamara
Chair – WATA Committee

Pop-Up Shop – Good Friday Success

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We had a very successful day at the H & P Pop-Up shop on the Launchpad plots on Good Friday. We took £594 and served 30 customers with about 15 new members, there were some great bargains to be had, sorry if you missed it.

Let’s hope for a bigger turn-out at our next event. Many thanks to Huntley & Palmer Allotment Association for bringing their shop to our Allotment Site and to Sylwester and his van for moving all the produce back and forth.

You can still join the shop – its only £1.50 per year to become a member – visit and purchase items from their ‘Shop’, full details can be found here.

Latest WATA Committee Meeting Bullet Points & WATA/WTC Meeting Bullet Points

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Please find below Bullet Points from our last Committee meeting (12th March 2026) and the last Committee/Woodley Town Council meeting (13th March 2026). Simply click on the image below if you would like a PDF to download and read offline.

If you have any questions/comments, 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.

Planning your Allotment Growing

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We have welcomed a number of new tenants to our allotment site over the past few weeks and perhaps many are wondering where to start and what to grow?

So we have put together a number of links below that feature planning suggestions of what to plant and when to plant.

Have a read through some of the suggestions for tips and ideas.

AGM-2026 – Presentations Slides

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Hi everyone,

A big thank you to all who came to this year’s AGM last Thursday evening.

As mentioned at the meeting, we have produced a PDF copy of the presentations which you can access by clicking on the image below. The minutes of the meeting will be published soon.

If there are any comments/questions/feedback, please let us know by commenting on this post, or by sending an email to readingroadplots@woodley-allotments.org.uk.

If you are not yet on our mailing list, you can join it today by completing our Opt-In form.

Many thanks &
Kind regards

Mike McNamara
Chair – WATA Committee

WATA AGM – Thursday 26th March

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Please don’t forget it’s our WATA AGM on Thursday 26th March at the Oakwood Centre in Woodley, starting at 7.30pm.

Please find links to the 2026 Agenda, Minutes of AGM 2025, the current WATA Constitution, the WTC 2026 Tenancy Agreement and the WTC 2026 Plot Inspection Policy

Please note, there will be Tea/Coffee/Biscuits available before and during the AGM.

The Committee look forward to seeing you there.

Many thanks &
Kind regards

Mike McNamara
Chair – WATA Committee

Latest WATA Committee Meeting Bullet Points & WATA/WTC Meeting Bullet Points

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Please find below Bullet Points from our last Committee meeting (12th February 2026) and the last Committee/Woodley Town Council meeting (6th February 2026). Simply click on the image below if you would like a PDF to download and read offline.

If you have any questions/comments, 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.

Notice Of Woodley Allotments Tenants Association – Annual General Meeting

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The Woodley Allotments Tenants Association (WATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Thursday 26th March 2026 at 7.30pm at the Oakwood Centre, Woodley: https://www.woodley.gov.uk/council-services/oakwood-centre/

Committee Elections
In accordance with the WATA Constitution (9th February 2022), elections will be held for non-office bearer Committee members.
The Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary and Treasurer elected at the 2025 AGM do not need to stand for re-election. The four current non-office bearer members will stand for re-election.

Any WATA member (as defined in Para 1b of the Constitution) may stand as a non-office bearer Committee member. Nominations must be submitted in writing to the Secretary (secretary@woodley-allotments.org.uk), including a proposer and seconder, by Thursday 26th February 2026 (4 weeks before the AGM).

Nominees must attend the AGM and will have the opportunity to speak before the election. Voting will take place at the AGM by ballot or show of hands.

AGM Agenda
A full agenda will be issued nearer the date. Motions or business for inclusion must be submitted in writing to the Secretary by Thursday 26th February 2026.

Members are encouraged to share feedback. Informal comments or suggestions can be sent to readingroadplots@woodley-allotments.org.uk.

We look forward to seeing you at the AGM.

Many thanks &
Kind regards

Mike McNamara
Chair – WATA Committee