About
For many years Salisbury District Council has enabled hundreds of residents from all walks of life to work their own piece of land and enjoy the fruits of their labour. The Salisbury Allotment Association is an independent group made up of allotment tenants who aim to represent the various sites on issues relating to allotments and to act as a representative body for the council to liaise and consult with. To learn more about obtaining an allotment please click here.
The association was re-formed at an open meeting held on November 28th 2006. The meeting was attended by almost 100 people from all the allotment sites in the city. Salisbury District Council supported the formation of the association with a one off payment of £750 to help with set up costs. Officers and a committee were elected and set out three hopeful aims for the Association.
1. Secure premises for the Association.
2. Form an allotment watch scheme.
3. Arrange a horticultural show.
The first task was to secure premises so we could offer our members the opportunity to purchase all their gardening needs at very competitive rates. The allotment headquarters is located next to Coldharbour allotments and is open every weekend morning from late January till September and is staffed on a rota basis by committee members .
The second task was to form an Allotment Watch Scheme. This has successfully been achieved with the help of Wiltshire Police and Salisbury District Council.
We succeeded in setting up a horticultural show for our members. The first one was held on the 18th August 2007 at St Michaels Hall Bemerton Heath. The show was a great success and was followed a year later by the 2nd Show. This proved to be even bigger and better than the first! The 3rd Annual Summer Horticultural Show took take place on 8th August 2009 in St Michael’s Hall, Bemerton Heath as in previous years and again was a resounding success with more entries than previously. The 4th Annual Show will take place on 7th August 2010 at the same venue as in past years.
