Our committee of volunteers are dedicated to the management of the site and will ensure nothing but the best for the allotment holders. Below you will find details of the Committee members and their roles. If you would like to be considered for a place on the Committee, please get in contact! We have a number of roles available and would love to hear from you. Committee Members: Our committee of volunteers are dedicated to the management of the Millfield Allotments site, and will ensure nothing but the best for the allotment holders. The Committee work together to ensure that our site is well-maintained and that all members have access to the resources they need. Below you will find details of the Committee members and their roles. Lesley Seager Chairperson Sandra Todd Committee Member David Brazil Committee Member Ben Cox Web Developer Keith Chilvers Treasurer Pauline Miles Committee Member Phoenix Fisher Committee Member Neil Sutcliffe Secretary Gill Barnes-Webb Committee Member Kim Seager Committee Member If you would like to serve on the Committee, please contact our Secretary using our Contact Form . We would love to hear from you!

If you have any questions or queries about anything to do with Millfield Allotments, please fill in the contact form below and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Alternatively, you can email us with your enquiry. If you can't find what you're looking for, please let us know and we will be happy to help. We look forward to hearing from you! Contact Us: If you have any questions or queries about anything to do with Millfield Allotments, please review our Frequently Asked Questions page, or the 'Search' function , to see whether your question has been answered before. Looking to apply for a plot? Please read our Plot Applications Page . For further information, and to apply for a plot, please visit the Faversham Town Council website . If you can't find the answer you're looking for, fill in the contact form below and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Alternatively, you can email us with your enquiry. If you can't find what you're looking for on our website, please let us know and we will be happy to help. We look forward to hearing from you! First Name Last Name Email Phone Message Send Thanks for contacting Millfield Allotments Association - we'll be in contact as soon as possible! Millfield Allotment Gardens, Millfield Road, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8DQ (Please note we cannot accept postal deliveries at this address) millfieldallotments23@outlook.com

Millfield Allotments is a vibrant and friendly community allotment site situated in the picturesque market town of Faversham, Kent. Our allotment gardens have been around for over 75 years, and is one of a handful of allotment sites overseen by Faversham Town Council. We are a proud and passionate community of growing enthusiasts, with a variety of different plots and a shared commitment to sustainable living. Welcome to Millfield Allotments Millfield Allotments is a vibrant and friendly community allotment site situated in the picturesque market town of Faversham, Kent. Our allotment gardens have been around for over 75 years, and are one of a handful of allotment sites overseen by Faversham Town Council. We are a proud and passionate community of growing enthusiasts, with a variety of different plots and a shared commitment to sustainable living. Explore our Website Location Plot Applications History Image Gallery Events Contact Us Welcome from the Chair Welcome to the Millfield Allotments website. Millfield Allotments is a five-acre community allotment site in Faversham, Kent, where you can grow your own fresh fruits and vegetables, embracing a more sustainable lifestyle. Our community of gardeners is supportive and friendly, with new tenants made to feel very welcome. We hold several social events throughout the year including a BBQ and bonfire. Our site is very fortunate to benefit from several facilities, including an accessible toilet, security fencing, raised beds for the elderly and disabled, and purpose-built shelters. Whether you're a seasoned allotmenteer or new to growing your own, we've got everything you need to start your allotment journey. Lesley Seager - Chairperson Latest Announcements Halloween Bonfire Cancelled Nov 1 2025/26 Rent Notices and Seed Catalogues Available Oct 3 Allotment Honey Sold Out! Aug 17 All Announcements Millfield Allotments Millfield Allotment Gardens, Millfield Road, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8DQ

Millfield Allotments are managed by the Millfield Allotments Association in conjunction with Faversham Town Council. Millfield Allotments Association is pleased to offer a range of plots for rent, including full 10 rod plots, half plots at 5 rods, and a number of raised beds. Allotment gardening is a commitment and applicants must be prepared to maintain the allotment in accordance with the Tenancy Agreement set out by the Millfield Allotments Association and Faversham Town Council. Plot Applications - Looking to take on a plot? Millfield Allotments are managed by the Millfield Allotments Association in conjunction with Faversham Town Council. Millfield Allotments Association is pleased to offer a range of plots for rent, including full 10 rod plots, half plots at 5 rods, and a number of raised beds. Allotment gardening is a commitment and applicants must be prepared to maintain the allotment in accordance with the Tenancy Agreement set out by the Millfield Allotments Association and Faversham Town Council. We recommend plot holders spend around 6 to 8 hours per week tending to their plot during the period between Spring and Autumn. On the establishment of a new tenancy, the tenant shall ensure that at least one-third of the newly-tenanted plot shall be established in good condition within one calendar month from the dat e of the tenancy agreement, weather permitting. Should the tenant be in receipt of a plot requiring substantial work, the schedule of work shall be agreed between the tenant and the committee and that agreement reported to the next meeting of the Association. Applications are made directly to Faversham Town Council, who manage the waiting list and will make contact with applicants once they have reached the top and a plot has become available. All potential applicants should ensure they are willing to abide by the Tenancy Agreement and uphold the plot holder responsibilities prior to making an application. For further information, and to apply for a plot, please visit the Faversham Town Council website .

Millfield Allotments Association takes great pride in providing a safe and secure environment for our members. That's why we have public liability insurance to protect our members and the Association against any unforeseen accidents or incidents that may occur on our premises. With our insurance coverage, we prioritise the safety and well-being of our members above all else. Insurance: Millfield Allotments Association takes great pride in providing a safe and secure environment for our members. That's why we have public liability insurance to protect our members and the Association against any unforeseen accidents or incidents that may occur on our premises. With our insurance coverage, we prioritise the safety and well-being of our members above all else. A summary of our public liability insurance is available here . All subscribing plot holders are also able to opt-in to the Allotmenteers Liability Insurance which is purchased by the National Allotment Society. This further covers against accidental injury and damage, or those occurring during an incident on the allotments. More details can be obtained by contacting the Association , and can also be found on the members area of the National Allotment Society website.

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The allotment gardens at Millfield, Faversham, have a long and varied history dating back to the mid 1900s, originally occupying a larger area to the North of Whitstable Road. The form that Millfield Allotments takes in the present day is a result of several planning and housing decisions made since the Second World War, with the current site being established in 1946. The History of Millfield Allotments: The allotment gardens at Millfield, Faversham, have a long and varied history dating back to the mid 1900s, originally occupying a larger area to the North of Whitstable Road. The form that Millfield Allotments takes in the present day is a result of several planning and housing decisions made since the Second World War, with the current site being established in 1946. ━━━━ October 1944 ━━━━ The Housing (Temporary Accommodation) Act was passed authorising the Government to spend up to £150,000,000 on the provision of temporary houses. This was known as the Temporary Housing Programme. The then Faversham Borough Council were offered, and accepted, fifty temporary houses as part of the programme. ━━━━ February 1945 ━━━━ Proposals for the siting of the temporary housing include the erection of twenty houses in Lower Road, with the remaining thirty being sited at Millfield. ━━━━ March 1945 ━━━━ At the beginning of March 1945 the proposals changed following a meeting of the Housing Committee, where the Town Clerk suggested that an application be made to the Minister of Health to site all fifty houses at Millfield on twenty-nine acres, two roods and thirty-nine perches of largely arable land currently owned by The Right Honourable Earl Sondes. This was due to issues with the electrical supply in Lower Road, and the lower capital expenditure involved in building on a single site. A site plan was submitted by the Borough Surveyor, Mr A. C. E. Richardson, which proposed the use of some land currently occupied by allotment gardens at Millfield. It was appreciated that by this time allottees had started to work their plots by purchasing seeds and manure, and digging the earth, and that earlier notice of the change in proposals may have mitigated some of this expenditure by allotment holders. The Faversham Borough Council adopted the Housing Committee’s recommendations to erect all of the houses at Millfield, and a Compulsory Purchase Order application was submitted. The Ministry of Health suggested a revision of the proposed layout so as to avoid using the part of the site that was currently in use as allotment gardens. ━━━━ 22nd March 1945 ━━━━ The Compulsory Purchase Order, known as the Faversham (Millfield) Compulsory Purchase Order 1944, was confirmed, and was published in the Faversham News and East Kent Journal the following day. Confirmation was also received from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries of a second Compulsory Purchase Order, known as the Faversham (Millfield Allotments) Compulsory Purchase Order 1944, for the purchase of an additional five acres of land at Millfield for the provision of alternative allotments. These five acres make up the present-day Millfield Allotments site. ━━━━ 8th June 1945 ━━━━ The Town Clerk had received notice on behalf of Earl Sondes for compensation for the acquisition of the land for use as housing at Millfield to the sum of £4,462. An additional notice for compensation was also made in regard of the land proposed to be used for allotment gardening, to the value of £778. ━━━━ July 1945 ━━━━ In July 1945 works began to prepare the Millfield site for the completion of groundworks, and the construction officially begun. ━━━ 9th November 1945 ━━━ The Borough Surveyor had received several claims for compensation from allottees whose allotments had been replaced with roads and sewer works. It was decided that these claims would be heard at a future meeting as it was likely further claims would arise throughout the works. A submission was also made showing where the new land on the Millfield site would be acquired for the purposes of the allotment siting, and to which any displaced allottees would be transferred if they so desired. ━━━ 18th December 1945 ━━━ By the 18th December 1945, sewer-laying and construction of roads had been ongoing for twenty-two weeks, and progress was good. The sewer works were practically complete, and 3,120 feet of kerbing and carriageway shaping had been accomplished. ━━━━ January 1946 ━━━━ After months of failed negotiations between the District Valuer and agents acting on behalf of the Earl Sondes as to the value to be paid by Faversham Borough Council for the Millfield housing and allotment site, the Council made an unconditional offer of £2,600, comprising £2,350 for the thirty-four acres, three roods and twenty-nine perches proposed for housing, and £250 for the five acres, nought roods and thirty perches for allotment gardening. The offer was not accepted by Earl Sondes, and so the matter was heard by arbitrators on the 6th February 1946. ━━━━ 20th June 1946 ━━━━ Allotment gardens on the Millfield estate are formally acquired and designated as allotments gardens under the Small Holdings and Allotments Acts 1908 to 1931, and the Allotments Acts 1922 and 1925. This has been the home of Millfield Allotments ever since. ━━━━ July 1946 ━━━━ Work on the housing at Millfield began in July 1946. Owing to labour shortages, German prisoners of war were employed as labour to assist with the construction. Thirty prisoners were employed on the site. ━━━━ August 1962 ━━━━ Faversham Town Council Housing Committee conduct a vote to determine whether to replace the Millfield temporary houses with bungalows or houses, voting in favour of permanent houses. ━━━━ 1st April 1974 ━━━━ Following local government reorganisation in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, Faversham Borough Council became Faversham Town Council. The newly formed Swale Borough Council took control of allotment gardens at Millfield as well as a number of other properties and services. Without their own self-management association, the allotment gardens at Millfield are managed by the Stonebridge Allotments Society. ━━━━ 15th August 2001 ━━━━ Following years of neglect and a recent spate of vandalism on the site resulting in a number of sheds being burned to the ground, a small group of plot holders began to come up with ways to turn the site around. Inspiration came from Ospringe Allotments' Manager Alan Gidlow, who had completely turned the allotment site on Water Lane around. ━━━━ October 2000 ━━━━ By October 2000, the more than sixty-two plots at the allotments at Millfield had become neglected and overgrown, with little cultivation occurring on the plots. A meeting was arranged for the 15th August 2001 at The Market Inn, Faversham, with the intention of separating from Stonebridge Allotments Society to self-manage the site. Millfield Allotments Association was formed, with elected Association representatives being Sandra Todd (Chairperson), Matt Care (Secretary), and Carol Bullen (Treasurer). Both Swale Borough Council and Stonebridge Allotments Society were informed of the Association's intention, and agreed to the self-management scheme. The Millfield Allotments Association established a three phase plan of action to rejuvenate the site. ━━━ Autumn / Winter 2001 ━━━ A work party of volunteers met every fortnight and worked hard to clear the site of debris and weeds, prune overgrown trees, form parking areas, tidy existing plots and create new ones, and incorporate wildlife areas and a picnic area. ━━━━ 21st April 2002 ━━━━ Millfield Allotments Association hold their first Annual Open Day and Scarecrow Competition, giving members of the local community the opportunity to look around the site, raising awareness of the achievements made, and developing new interest in plots. The Scarecrow Competition sees entrants into three categories, including Little Kids, Big Kids and Adults. The competition was judged by Councillor Joan Tovey. ━━━ 5th November 2002 ━━━ Millfield Allotments Association hold their first Annual Bonfire Night, with many plot holders and their families attending. ━━━ 19th November 2002 ━━━ Millfield Allotments Association hold their first Annual General Meeting ━━━━ 28th May 2004 ━━━━ Millfield Allotments Association formally undertake the management of the allotment site in an agreement with Swale Borough Council. And the rest is history!

Rent for allotment plots are managed by the Association Treasurer, who issues rent notices each year. Rents are fixed per rod, with the rental fee corresponding to the size of a plot. Current rates for the 2024 season are: £4.00 per rod. £40.00 for a full 10 rod plot. Concessionary rates are available for plot holders aged over 60, reducing the price of a 10 rod plot to £30.00. Concessionary rates are only available on full plots. Rents & Fees: Rent for allotment plots are managed by the Association Treasurer , who issues rent notices each year. Rents are fixed per rod, with the rental fee corresponding to the size of a plot. Current rates for the 2024 season are: £4.00 per rod £40.00 for a full 10 rod plot. Concessionary rates are available for plot holders aged over 60, reducing the price of a 10 rod plot to £30.00. Concessionary rates are only available on full plots. Rental agreements can be obtained from the beginning of November or at the yearly AGM meeting , and are payable by the end of November. Alongside the rent payment, allotment holders are required to pay a compulsory £3 subscription to the National Society of Allotment & Leisure Gardeners . This subscription helps to support the work of the Society, who are dedicated to protecting the interests of allotment holders and gardeners across the UK. In return all plot holders have access to the resources and guidance available on the Society website, access to free digital copies of the Allotment & Leisure Gardener magazines or a £10 per annum subscription for physical copies, liability insurance , and discounted seeds ordered through the Kings Seeds Scheme . No additional payment is required for the use of mains supplied water on the site. Failure to pay the rent and subscription by the due date may result in a plot being forfeited, and re-let to a new tenant.

At our allotment, we are incredibly proud of our growing efforts. Each year our plot holders grow a wide variety of different fruits, vegetables, plants and flowers, and our plot holders are very creative with their harvest. They produce a variety of dishes including pies, tarts, cakes, chutneys, relishes, jams, stews, soups, ice-cream and even alcoholic brews. Millfield Allotments also donates fresh vegetables and fruits to the Faversham Community Food Share. Monthly Growing Guides: The National Allotment Society have put together a twelve month guide full of advice on all aspects of managing a successful allotment. The guide is broken down by month, making them the perfect resource for anyone looking for advice on what they should be doing next on their allotment. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced gardener, the guides provide helpful tips and advice for all aspects of growing. To access the guides, simply click on the month you're interested in below! January February March April May June July August September October November December

Bonfires are a great way for allotment holders to dispose of garden waste, however it is essential to do so responsibly. To ensure that bonfires are managed safely and appropriately, rules are enforced. Millfield Allotments Association and Faversham Town Council have agreed upon permitted times for bonfires throughout the year Looking to have a bonfire? Bonfires are a great way for allotment holders to dispose of garden waste, however it is essential to do so responsibly. To ensure that bonfires are managed safely and appropriately, rules are enforced. Millfield Allotments Association and Faversham Town Council have agreed upon permitted times for bonfires throughout the year, as follows: From October to March, bonfires are permissible from 1 p.m. From April to September, bonfires can be lit from 3 p.m. The Millfield Allotments Association requires that all bonfires are kept small and contained. Bonfires should be contained within incinerators where possible or within the designated area on the site. Additionally, no bonfires may be lit if the wind is blowing westerly towards the housing along Cheney Road. If the wind should change direction at any time we would ask plot holders to extinguish the bonfire. All bonfires must be well supervised and extinguished before leaving the allotment, and should not be allowed to burn overnight. Bonfires should not be left unattended and accelerants are not permitted to be used to start or maintain bonfires. Please ensure that all bonfires are fully extinguished and all ashes properly disposed of. Plot holders are not permitted to bring rubbish or waste onto the site to burn at any time. By following these rules, allotment holders can enjoy bonfires safely and responsibly, whilst burning their garden waste. An annual bonfire social event, organised by the Millfield Allotments Association, is held in October. For details of the upcoming bonfire, see our Events page.

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