Local Gardening Groups
Allotment Associations
The Caversham Allotment Holders & Gardens Association was founded in 1896, and is dedicated to supporting its members in their gardening and vegetable-growing pursuits. We have a trading shed at Henley Road allotments, and a newsletter.
| Location: | Caversham |
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| Contact details: | Carol Wheeler, Secretary Telephone: 0118 947 5802 |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/groups/762798369233525/?ref=share |
Trading Shed. The Shed has operated for the last 80 years on a not-for-profit basis so prices are very reasonable. The opening hours are Saturday and Sunday 10.00am to 12.30pm. The shed is at the entrance to the Culver Lane allotments site, accessed from the far end of Blackthorn Close.
| Location: | Earley |
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| Contact details: | Richard Tredgett, Chair Email: handptradingshed@gmail.com |
| Web site: | https://hapaa.org.uk/ |
Allotment group
| Location: | Spencers Wood |
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| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/groups/1248479289153059 |
SAHGA is now in its 39th year. We meet 11 times each year, omitting August, of which 10 meetings are normally talks and one an evening excursion to visit a garden. Meetings start at 7:30pm and last until about 9:15pm. There is plenty of local parking. There is a £1.00 charge per person for each meeting. We don't have a separate annual subscription, but you get a membership card at the first meeting that you attend in each year. SAHGA is affiliated to the RHS and trades with Dobies of Devon for seeds etc. There is a small trading shed based at the Millworth Lane allotment site (off Hyde End Road) open from 11:00 to 12:00 noon on Saturdays from March to October.
| Location: | Shinfield |
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| Regular meeting arrangements: | Place: Shinfield Parish Hall, School Green, Shinfield RG2 9EH Time: 7:30pm |
| Contact details: | Chris Young, Chairman Email: gardenyoung@aol.com |
The society promotes allotment gardening in general and in particular at the land let as allotments and owned by the Tilehurst Poor's Lands Charity and promotes good communication among plot holders and between plot holders and the Trustees of the Tilehurst Poor's Lands Charity
| Location: | Polsted Road, Tilehurst |
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| Contact details: | Telephone: 07879 448736 Email: TilehurstAllotments@hotmail.com |
| Web site: | https://www.tilehurstallotments.co.uk/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/groups/146450415398415/ |
The Reading Road site in Woodley has been in existence for over 70 years and now boasts more than 386 allotment plots of various sizes. The Association works closely with the local council to promote the active use of all plots, ensure site security, and carry out regular inspections. The Association also works closely with a number of local charities, including Launchpad and ReadiFood. It holds regular monthly meetings with guest speakers and has recently re-introduced its Best Plot competitions, accompanied by on-site BBQs. In addition, the Association runs a number of its own recycling schemes to help plot tenants deal with unused items from their plots. The Association also organises various fundraising events, using the money raised for the benefit of all plot holders.
| Location: | Woodley |
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| Contact details: | Mike McNamara, Chair Email: readingroadplots@woodley-allotments.org.uk |
| Web site: | https://woodley-allotments.org.uk/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/groups/404954300776537 |