Below are some useful clubs, societies and organisations to help you get the most out of your allotment gardening experience. From national organisations to local clubs, there are plenty of sources of advice and support. Useful Links: Below are some useful clubs, societies and organisations to help you get the most out of your allotment gardening experience. From national organisations to local clubs, there are plenty of sources of advice and support. The National Allotment Society (National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners) is the UK's leading organisation for allotment gardening, providing advice and resources for growers. Millfield Allotments Association is affiliated to the NSALG. Our group membership subscription is paid on your behalf through the collection of a £3 per year subscription paid in addition to plot rental fees, entitling each plot holder to affiliate membership. To go to the NSALG website, click here . Any member of Millfield Allotments Association can access the NSALG website and facilities as an affiliate member. You will need your username, password and our group membership number to log in. If you require this, please contact the Secretary and this will be provided to you The Royal Horticultural Society is also a great source of information, offering guidance on everything from pests and diseases to crop rotation. The charity seeks to promote all aspects of horticulture through its' own collection of five gardens, flower shows, community gardening schemes, and a vast educational programme. It also supports individuals, with training for both professional and amateur gardeners. Faversham Horticultural Society is a local organisation dedicated to gardeners and gardening. The group hold talks and shows in the market town, and organise garden visits also.

The Allotments have a fully plumbed toilet, which is wheelchair and disability friendly. The toilet is located beside the Garden Room, just beyond the vehicular entrance gate in the main car park. Access to the toilet is available using the gate key. Toilet Facilities: The Allotments have a fully plumbed toilet, which is wheelchair and disability friendly. The toilet is located beside the Garden Room, just beyond the vehicular entrance gate in the main car park. Access to the toilet is available using the gate key. Most plot holders keep toilet roll in their sheds, however on occasion a roll may be found in the toilet. The toilet also contains a basic first aid kit, in case of any minor injuries.

The Allotment Association has a small collection of petrol powered tools available for plot holders to use. For a £10 donation per plot, plot holders can use the tools to help maintain their allotment for the whole year. Donations help with the maintenance of the tools and purchasing of fuel. Use of Association Tools The Allotment Association has a small collection of petrol powered tools available for plot holders to use on site. For a £10 donation per plot, plot holders can use the tools to help maintain their allotment and the surrounding paths for the whole year. Donations help with the maintenance of the tools and purchasing of fuel. Tools include a: - Strimmer - Lawn mower - Tiller - Rotivator It is important that the tools are returned in good, clean condition. To arrange use of the tools, please contact the Association giving advanced notice of the date you wish to collect them.

Millfield Allotments comprises approximately 4.5 acres of prime green space, and is surrounded by diverse hedgerows and mature trees, making it a haven for wildlife. The allotment site is home to a wide variety of wildlife, including birds, bees, mammals, amphibians, and insects. There are a number of different habitats, including hedges, ponds, insect banks, wildflower banks, and log and stone piles. It is a great place to observe nature and learn more about the local environment. Wildlife at Millfield Allotments: Millfield Allotments comprises approximately 4.5 acres of prime green space, and is surrounded by diverse hedgerows and mature trees, making it a haven for wildlife. The allotment site is home to a wide variety of wildlife, including birds, bees, mammals, amphibians, and insects. There are a number of different habitats, including hedges, ponds, insect banks, wildflower banks, and log and stone piles. It is a great place to observe nature and learn more about the local environment. We also have a dedicated plot for the production of honey, with a number of beehives located onsite. The plot is managed by a tenant, and the honey is sold locally by the Association with profits returning to the upkeep of the site. More information on our honey can be found on our Honey page.

The allotment has a basic first aid kit located on the wall inside the toilet, which itself is situated beside the Garden Room. Access to this kit requires a gate key to unlock the toilet. In case of an injury, please feel free to use the first aid kit. In all cases, please follow the instructions provided in the first aid kit. First Aid: The allotment has a basic first aid kit located on the wall inside the toilet , which itself is situated beside the Garden Room . Access to this kit requires a gate key to unlock the toilet. In case of an injury, please feel free to use the first aid kit. In all cases, please follow the instructions provided in the first aid kit. Please ensure you notify the allotment Committee as soon as possible of any items used, so they can be replenished. For more serious injuries or in the case of an emergency, please call for medical assistance. The nearest post code to the site is ME13 8DQ . The What3Words location for the entrance to the allotments is ///wedge.stamp.videos.

At Millfield Allotments there are a total of eight water faucets spread across the site. Water is fed via a mains connected pipe, and there is no additional fee to pay for drawing from taps. The annual water bill is paid through annual rental fees for the site. However, plot holders are encouraged to collect rainwater and use it first before drawing from the taps - to help the environment and save money. Water at Millfield Allotments: At Millfield Allotments there are a total of eight water faucets spread across the site. Water is fed via a mains connected pipe, and there is no additional fee to pay for drawing from taps. The annual water bill is paid through annual rental fees for the site. However, p lot holders are encouraged to collect rainwater and use it first before drawing from the taps - to help the environment and save money. Hoses are not to be used to water individual plots, but can be used to fill up waterbutts during periods of prolonged dry weather. Water saving methods are important, and allotment holders are encouraged to use water responsibly and efficiently. To find the location of the nearest faucet to your plot, review our Site Map, which contains the location of all the water stations around our allotment site.

Allotment plots are a great way to grow your own fruits, vegetables, and flowers. However, these plots should be maintained and cultivated regularly in order to yield the best results. Keeping your plot tidy and well maintained will also ensure that it remains attractive and safe for other allotment users. Unkempt plots can become overgrown and unproductive, and may even be a nuisance to other allotment owners. It is important to ensure that your plot is kept well maintained and cultivated. Unkempt Plot Process: Allotment plots are a great way to grow your own fruits, vegetables, and flowers. However, these plots should be maintained and cultivated regularly in order to yield the best results. Keeping your plot tidy and well maintained will also ensure that it remains attractive and safe for other allotment users. Unkempt plots can become overgrown and unproductive, and may even be a nuisance to other allotment owners. It is important to ensure that your plot is kept well maintained and cultivated. Cultivation is deemed to be the planting and growing of vegetables, fruit bushes and flowers. As a guide approximately 65% of a plot at Millfield should be used for the cultivation of vegetables, whilst the remaining 35% can be used for fruit, flowers, grass and the siting of sheds, greenhouses and polytunnels. Each year the Committee will appoint an inspection panel and schedule regular inspections of plots that are timely, fair and appropriate to the season to ensure the undertaking by tenants are adhered to. All allotment tenants have an obligation to cooperate in such inspections. Procedures for non-cultivation will be fair, and made known at the outset to any tenant against whom action is proposed, by order of the following process: 1) A plot is inspected and deemed to be unkempt, or lacking in adequate cultivation in line with the tenancy agreement as set out by Millfield Allotments Association and Faversham Town Council. 2) The Millfield Allotments Association Committee is notified of the unsatisfactory condition of the plot in question. 3) The plot holder is contacted by the Association Secretary to advise on the outcome of the inspection. A warning letter is sent to the plot holder and retained on record by the Secretary. 4) A re-inspection of the plot is conducted 28 days after the warning letter is sent. Failure to bring the plot up to the required standard plot will result in the termination of the tenancy agreement, with a termination letter being issued by the Secretary. Upon termination of the tenancy agreement, the plot holder must vacate the plot, taking all of their belongings with them. 5) The plot will then be let to a new tenant.

Millfield Allotments is a community of like-minded individuals who all share a love of gardening and growing their own food. We provide a secure and friendly environment for our plot holders to develop their skills, make new connections, and enjoy the therapeutic benefits of gardening. We strive to create an environment that promotes sustainable and organic gardening practices, with respect to the environment and the wider Faversham community. Plot Holder Responsibilities: Millfield Allotments is a community of like-minded individuals who all share a love of gardening and growing their own food. We provide a secure and friendly environment for our plot holders to develop their skills, make new connections, and enjoy the therapeutic benefits of gardening. We strive to create an environment that promotes sustainable and organic gard ening practices, with respect to the environment and the wider Faversham community. In return we ask that plot holders take pride in their plots, and require that plot holders ensure their actions and the actions of those present on their plot are in line with the Tenancy Agreement and their responsibilities as a plot holder. Plot holders must agree to abide by the following: 1. Actively Worked Plots: To ensure that they keep their plot clean, free from weeds, in a good state of fertility and cultivation at all times. Cultivation is deemed to be the planting and growing of vegetables and fruit bushes and flowers. Strimmed grass does not count as cultivation. 2. Crop Allocation: As a guide approximately sixty five percent of a plot should be used for the cultivation and production of vegetables, the remaining thirty five percent can be used for fruit, flowers, grass, and shed / greenhouse areas. 3. Pathway Maintenance: To keep all paths adjoining the plot cut (if grass) and in serviceable use and well maintained at all times. 4. Nuisance: Not to cause nuisance to any other tenant nor to any local resident in any matter of site use and access. 5. Obstructions: Not to permit trees and plants on their plot to encroach over roadways, paths and neighbours plots. The Committee will have the right to cut back any offending growth if necessary. 6. Trees: Plot holders should ensure all fruit trees planted on their allotment plots should be on dwarf root stock. All trees should be pruned so they do not grow taller than two meters high and fruit trees pruned for fruit production. No nut trees to be planted and trees should not be planted along the boundaries of an allotment plot. 7. Litter and Waste : To ensure that plots are free from rubbish such as old tyres, bottles, and waste matter and should strive to keep plots tidy and well-kept at all times. Waste is not permitted to be brought onto the allotment site from external sources. 8. Organic Material: Not to deposit within the site any rubbish or decaying matter except manure and compost in such quantities as may reasonably be used for cultivation. 9. Waste Removal: To compost or reuse all matter arising from the cultivation of their plot. Any matter that is not compostable or reusable must be burnt or removed from the site by the tenant. 10. Bonfires: Bonfires are permitted on plots throughout the year. The times at which a bonfire can be lit depend on the season and weather. Plot holders will only light a bonfire, or permit a bonfire to be lit, in accordance with this criteria. More information, including the times bonfires are permitted, can be found on our Bonfires page. 11. Structures: To respect the measurement guide for sheds and greenhouses which should not be more than 1.8 meters x 1.2 meters. Sheds larger than this will not be permitted without prior consent from the Millfield Allotments Committee. 12. Dogs: To neither bring nor cause to be brought into the allotment site any dog unless it is under control at all times and belongs to the tenant (does not apply to Public Right of Way through the site). 13. Unauthorised Persons: To respect that the elected Committee shall have the right to refuse entry of any unauthorised person (a member of the tenant’s family is exempt from this ruling) unless that unauthorised person is accompanied by the tenant or a member of the Committee. 14. Children: To neither bring nor cause to be brought into the allotment site any child unless he/she is under the supervision of the tenant at all times. 15. Others' Property: To respect all installations, buildings and fixtures whether the property of Faversham Town Council, the collective property of all tenants or the Allotments Association. 16. Inspections: The Committee will appoint an inspection committee and schedule monthly inspections of plots that are timely, fair and appropriate to the season to ensure the undertaking by tenants are adhered to. All allotment tenants have an obligation to cooperate in such inspections. Procedures for non-cultivation will be fair, and made known at the outset to any tenant against whom action is proposed by way of a warning letter. Failure to bring the plot up to standard will result in the termination of the tenancy agreement. These responsibilities are designed to ensure that all of our members are able to enjoy their allotment in a safe and secure environment, and aid the Committee in the smooth running of the site. We strive to make Millfield Allotments a place that everyone can enjoy and feel proud to be a part of. Full details of all responsibilities held by individual plot holders, as well as Millfield Allotments Association, can be found in the Tenancy Agreement on our Document Library page.

Millfield Allotments Announcements: May 16 1 min New Allotment Notice Board Installed A new Millfield Allotments notice board has been installed in the main car park beside plot 8a/8b, and the entrance to the vehicular... May 16 3 min Water Leak - *Updated 8th July* The Committee have identified that there is currently a water leak on our underground pipe network, and so regretfully, the taps around... May 10 1 min Faversham Archaeology Visit Over the 24th and 25th May 2024, the Faversham Society Archaeological Research Group (FSARG) will be visiting Millfield Allotments to...

Sat, 20 Jul | Garden Room - Social Building Open Day 2024 Millfield Allotments Association Open Day Time & Location: 20 Jul 2024, 11:00 – 15:00 Garden Room - Social Building, Millfield Allotments, Millfield Rd, Faversham ME13 8DQ, UK About This Event: Millfield Allotments Association Open Day 2024: The Millfield Allotments Association Open Day is a yearly opportunity for members and non-members alike to come and explore our allotments. Each year we open up our gates to allow you to walk around our allotments and take in the beautiful plots tended to by our hard working tenants. This year the Committee have decided that the summer Open Day will be combined with our Plotholder's BBQ, and our annual Scarecrow Competition will also be judged on the day. We’ll also have refreshments available, face painting, cakes and sweet treats, and the Faversham Society Archaelogical Research Group will also be showing off their finds from our site as well as demonstrating a dig! All monies raised go back to the upkeep of our allotments. Whether you're looking for a fun family day out, a prospective tenant thinking of applying for a plot, or simply just interested in what goes on at Millfield Allotments, our Open Day is the perfect summer activity. Please come along if you can. Show More Share this event