"THE HUT" is open 10-12 noon Saturdays. All members should by now have received their comprehensive 2012 price list. We have a new fruit care section, revamped floral and organic sections, 260 product lines, 3 new products, 191 prices staying the same as in 2011 and there are 15 price reductions and we have recruited more volunteers to staff busy days. Please note that you have to be an Allotment Association member to make purchases from “The Hut”.

FEED THE BIRDS

In addition to garden sundries we also supply a choice of feeds to encourage wild birds into your garden. We have 3 kilo bags of Wild Bird Seed at £1.70, Black Sunflower Seeds £2.80 and 2kg bags Pea Nuts at £3.

VEHICLES ON SITE

Plot holders please remember that at times during the winter months it is advisable not to take your vehicle on to the allotment site. Considerable damage can be caused to the tractor paths and grassed areas after long bouts of rain. The committee reserve the right to close the site to all vehicles in extreme conditions.

ROTOVATOR HIRE.

A rotovator and a cultivator are available for hire for on site use only. The fee is £15 a half day or £5 an hour. To hire this equipment please book in advance with Clive and for any matters relating to the site please also email  Clive.

MOWER TRAINING / REFRESHER COURSE (about 15 minutes)

Plotholders and their helpers who wish to use the mowers need to undergo training for both mowers which will take place at the mower shed at 12 noon on most Saturdays and Sundays throughout March.

JOIN’N’SAVE

Membership is just £4 a year and is open to both plot holders and non-plot holders alike, where ever you live. A visit to ‘THE HUT’ should easily recoup this investment when you take advantage of our special bulk buy prices.

SPRING WORK IN

The first work-in of the year is on Sunday 15^th April from 8.30am to mid-day. Due to diminishing demand there will not be a work-in on Saturday. However if you cannot make either of the Sunday work-ins, but can spare some time to help to keep the site tidy, then please contact Clive.

PLOT HOLDER’S MEETING & AGM

Sunday April 15^th at 12 noon at the Allotments Site. The meeting will be as informal as possible presided over by our President Steve Baker. Refreshments and a buffet will be provided. Plot holders and Garden members will be invited to discuss any matters they wish to bring up with the committee. It is essential that you email Mick Webb  7^th April 2012 if you would like to attend as we need numbers for catering. 

PHOTOGRAPHY SUBJECTS for 2012 SHOW

Traditional craft/s,  “Music”, East Anglian landscape and Rose/s .All photographs to be colour, minimum size 150x100mm/6" x 4" and maximum size 190 x 130mm/7.5" x 5" and mounted and taken within the last eighteen months.

TALK5V1SIT5&5TUFF!  

Primrose Festival on until Sunday 4^th at Bypass Nurseries                                        

Capel Garden Club meet once a month in the Library at 7.30p.m. for further information email Eddie Cox   -  22nd March Members Spring Show – Flowers & Potplants, Cookery, Handicrafts, Flower Arranging and the Club Bulb Competition – Staging 6.30-7.15 – 7pm in the Vine Lounge and as soon as the judging is over (8pm ish) viewing and prize giving.

Saturday 31^st March - Suffolk Plant Heritage www.suffolkplantheritage.com  Stowupland Village Hall IP14 4AL  2.30pm  Plant Heritage members – free. Non-members - £3.00 Tea and cake - £1.00  `Climbers – in particular Roses and Clematis` by Kathy Brown. Kathy and her husband manage a four  and a half acre garden in Bedfordshire, which has eighteen different areas of interest. It is open to the public.

In addition: A Celebrity Lecture -`Planting in the English Garden ‘by Ursula Buchan.  email: annabel.thorogood@gmail.com

AND FINALLY…….. Buying Seeds from Thompson and Morgan? If so please log onto our website (www.capelallotments.co.uk) and follow the link on the home page to Thompson and Morgan – the association receives a small commission on any purchase you make and you pay the published price – thanks.