The allotment has plenty of tasks that need monitoring, planning and managing, so we need people with a little time, interest and varied experience to keep the site running. Without this input the site would very soon cease to operate. We’re always on the lookout for plotholders with a little spare time who have ideas or energy…
This site is run by a committee, for the Markhole Allotment Association, on behalf of the London Borough of Richmond. The association pays for ongoing costs — acquisitions, capital developments, maintenance, improvements, running the site and some non-fundraising events. The Council pays for water and the cost of maintaining the perimeter fence. We encourage every…
A new flushing toilet was installed in 2021. It’s cleaned by volunteers once a week, but toilet roll isn’t routinely provided so it’s best to bring your own. If you’d like to join the cleaning rota, please contact a committee member. Please leave the toilet as you’d like to find it.
We all share the maintenance of the paths around the allotment to ensure that we can all get too and from our allotments without injury. The path you need to look after is the path on the right-hand side of your plot when viewed from the main path. Woodchip is available for free behind the sheds and…
Lock the gates please! For your own security and the security of the site, all plot holders must close and lock the gates every time they come in or go out.