With an increase of allotment members we felt it would be a nice idea to introduce more seating on site. We had 3 benches, in need of repair, donated by a kind Tattenhall resident. Ian MacDonald refurbished the benches and Martin Chalk installed them on site. They are now in situ for everyone to enjoy.

New plot holders will receive fully dug over plots. Mike Foster and Martin Chalk weathered ‘Storm Dennis’ and started clearance work at the allotments. It was a challenging day! Martin and his digger made light work of transforming overgrown plots ready for enthusiastic plotters to start planting.

With an increase in allotments being given up, mainly due to wet weather throughout 2019, we decided we needed to raise awareness about the benefits of having an allotment. We produced a poster, an advert for the Parish magazine and published an article on Tattenhall Online. The response was amazing. By April not only had we filled 14 empty plots but accrued a waiting list of 6. Newcomers to the site have been enjoying the benefits of an allotment and made ‘a lot new friends’.