Under pressure again due to severe storms
Two storm warnings announced on Valentine’s day put plot holders under pressure again. Whilst you can batten down hatches on a boat, it is not so easy to wind-proof a …
Gail Force Winds For Storm Corrie
Storm Corrie is nothing to do with the long running soap that is filmed in our City of Salford. It is however the fourth storm of 2022. Following on the …
Water Channelling and Skipping
Weaste try to channel as much of the water that falls on the allotment to tanks and butts. Roof spaces on the community hut, lock-up sheds, greenhouses and plot holders …
Weaste not afraid of no wasps
A swarm of wasps spotted on the side of netting at a plot sent shivers down many spines. However here at Weaste we have Community Hives of honey bees tended …
Road surface improvements more chippy less slippy
Another item from the last Committee meeting was road surface improvements for the West part of the ring road in the allotment. At the moment the roads or parts of …
Spring is in full flow as taps go metric
There are signs of spring everywhere, but not unwanted ones from the taps this time . A number of plot holders have struggled to use the standpipes around the site …
Scout bee waggle dancing in Weaste
Scout bees are part of the colony that has over-wintered. They lay low until the warmer weather arrives. This little fellow was spotted by a plot holder. It may just …
Burst pipes mean fast action
So how do you ensure that water is running to the right places across 96 plots, a community hut and two toilets? It takes a lot of piping, and a …