Oxford Hub are offering free volunteer support for people who are not able to maintain their allotments during lockdown due to vulnerability to Covid-19. If you are aware of anybody who may benefit from this support, please ask them to
NAS Coronavirus Emergency Measures
UPDATE: Having just read through the Government advice on the lockdown criteria we believe that both our sites can remain open to provide members with the opportunity for exercise. However, the following would seem to be the conditions under which
Allotment access during pandemic conditions
As of today (Friday 20th March) we do not believe that the Government intends to restrict members of the public from accessing outside spaces – including allotments. We encourage all of our members to respect the ‘social distancing’ advice from
UK heatwaves lasting twice as long as 50 years ago – Met Office
The Met Office annual UK Climate Report has been updated and shows some interesting statistics that may be of interest to allotmenteers: Warm spells are becoming much more prolonged. From 1961 to 1990, the average longest warm spell each year