You pay via online or telephone banking.  The rent notice for 2023-2024 will tell you the bank details to pay.  If you need this information get in touch here. Pay using a reference number of your initials and your plot number(s).  You will also need to tell us you have paid, confirming your reference number.  Please use the web form below to confirm you have paid. Please confirm you have paid using this form * Indicates required field Plot number(s) * Reference used * Amount paid (£) * Email * Name * First Last Submit ..read more

If you would like to read our spring newsletter you can download a copy here. allotment_newsletter_mar_2023_online.pdf File Size: 387 kb File Type: pdf Download File ..read more

Tim Westcott I have read all of Professor Dave Goulson’s books on Bumblebees, following his quest for the rarest bumblebees on the UK and around the world, his purchase of a farm in France to try and recreate his own flower rich meadows and more recently the warning to us all in Silent Earth, about the drastic and potentially devastating effects we will witness if we don’t do something to try and stop the decline of insects that we are already seeing. I can highly recommend all of Professor Goulson’s books; he has been extremely successful in bring important issues that would otherwise risk ..read more

Lots of warm weather and rain has meant 2021 has been a great year for all things Curcubita (pumpkins and squash). A right of passage for any allotmenteer is  a summer glut of courgettes.  Heirloom varieties such as Parador are great to grow for flavour rather than the traditional green variety.  Winter varieties, under the catch-all term "Winter squash" are actually three varieties within the curcubita family: Maxima, Pepo and Moschata. Curcubita Maxima contain the some of the most best-rated pumpkins and squashes, such as Crown Prince, Zucca da Marmellata and Queensland Blu ..read more

The allotments welcomes visits from children to the allotments. To ensure the safety of children whilst on the allotments and to prevent a nuisance being caused to other plot holders , the committee requests the following guidelines are followed: Children should be accompanied by the plot holder Children should supervised at all times Children should remain on the plot they are visiting Children should not go onto or play on other plots Children should be accompanied if moving around the site Children should not play or interfere with the dip tanks or water taps Children causing a nuisance ..read more

At the inaugural Loughton Horticultural Show on Saturday 1 September 2018 the 2018 Best Allotment awards were presented by by Deputy Town Mayor, Stella Murphy. Roding Road Allotment plot holders won two awards, Best Allotment and Best Newcomer. Congratulations to Lesley Ford from the Roding Road Allotments, the overall winner. The judges from the National Allotment Society commented on an extremely attractive plot, with a great variety of features and produce. The Best Newcomer Award went to Amy Tang, also from the Roding Road site. Her plot already showed excellent weed control and good use ..read more

Welcome to the Autumn Newsletter.  We have had a good growing season this year, especially for soft fruit with the blackberries coming to fruit in early June and lasting through to October and there have been some spectacular sunflowers and pumpkins on plots. It’s well worth a walk round to see what otherplotholders are growing. Best Allotment in Loughton 2017 This year our site had the Overall Winner. Many congratulations to Mr Yee Sek on Plot 42. A well deserved winner as he is on site 365 days of the year! The Judge said that although it was not a traditional plot, there was imaginat ..read more

The Mayor of Loughton presented the winners of the Best Allotments in Loughton 2017 with their awards at Willingale Allotments. Well done again to the winners from our allotments, including Mr Sec who won the top prize ..read more

Four winners from Roding Road Allotments in this years awards. Well done all, especially Mr Sec on Plot 42 who is the proud winner of the Best Allotment in Loughton 2017. The awards presentation will take place in September. Best Allotment in Loughton 2017 Results OVERALL WINNER Plot 42 – Roding Road BEST NEWCOMER (plot held for under two years) Plot 48 Loughton Potato Ground HIGHLY COMMENDED Plots: 17, 20 and 47B – Loughton Potato Ground Plots: 21 and 122 - Roding Road Plots: 48 – Willingale Road COMMENDED Plots: 10, 50 and 79 – The Potato Ground Plots: 98a – Roding Road Plots: 3 and ..read more

Dear Member, On the 10th and 11th April the allotments suffered two incidents of youths entering the site and causing significant criminal damage to a number of greenhouses and sheds. The police were called on both occasions, and the good news is that the culprits were all caught while still on the site. The committee has contacted all plot holders who have been affected.  If you have not been contacted by us and you discover your plot has been affected by the recent vandalism please do report this to the police, otherwise the culprits, who have been caught, will not be charged with an ..read more