{"id":2548,"date":"2024-03-07T15:28:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T15:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forummediatestsite.co.uk\/natc\/?p=2548"},"modified":"2025-08-13T12:07:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T11:07:05","slug":"discover-new-alresford-allotments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forummediatestsite.co.uk\/natc-staging\/discover-new-alresford-allotments\/","title":{"rendered":"Allotments"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2548\" class=\"elementor elementor-2548\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36ba4711 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36ba4711\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15a65cb8\" data-id=\"15a65cb8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c6e8489 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c6e8489\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Allotments in New Alresford<\/strong><\/p><p>In New Alresford, the Town Council manage nearly 100 allotment plots of differing sizes spread across two sites, Spring Gardens and Watercress Gardens.\u00a0 Both sites are located off Spring Gardens, Alresford, SO24 9QB and plots are available to residents of New Alresford to rent on an annual basis.<\/p><p>The Spring Gardens allotments opened in 2004 and the site was subsequently extended. More recently due to growing demand for allotments, the Council sought to identify and develop additional land, and the Watercress Gardens site was opened in 2024.<\/p><p>Plots on the two sites range in size from 35 square meters to 177 square meters and are currently charged at \u00a30.80 per square metre, with a one-off refundable deposit.<\/p><p>The Alresford Allotment Society take an active role in helping manage the two sites, working closely with the Town Council to ensure plots are productive and well maintained and the sites are looked after appropriately. The Society welcome new plot holders, arrange for the delivery of manure and wood chippings, organise speakers and provide a valuable point of contact for plot holders.<\/p><p>If you would like to join the waiting list for an allotment, please download an Application Form <a href=\"https:\/\/forummediatestsite.co.uk\/natc-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Allotment-application-form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0and return to <a href=\"mailto:committeeclerk@newalresford-tc.gov.uk\">committeeclerk@newalresford-tc.gov.uk<\/a><\/p><p>Download the Allotment policy and rules here\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forummediatestsite.co.uk\/natc-staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NATC-Allotment-policy-and-Rules.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allotment Policy &amp; Rules<\/a>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>History of Allotments<\/strong><\/p><p>The system of allotments operating across the UK today has its roots in the nineteenth century, when land was given over to the working poor so that they could grow their own food. This was needed due to rapid industrialisation and there being no welfare state. In 1908 the Small Holdings and Allotments Act came into force, placing a duty on local authorities to provide sufficient\u00a0allotments, according to demand.<\/p><p><strong>The environmental, community and health benefits of allotments<\/strong><\/p><p>Allotments are rich in biodiversity, creating green spaces for wildlife and pollinators, while also boosting the health and wellbeing of plot holders.\u00a0 Allotment gardening also offers the additional benefits of social interaction that can help alleviate loneliness and enable people to contribute to their community. Allotments can have an educational value through teaching plot holders to grow their own and gain knowledge from the experienced allotment community. There is enormous satisfaction in eating produce you have grown yourself and if managed properly, an allotment can produce enough food to supplement your shopping, providing fresh fruit and vegetables over the year. Allotment gardeners can also choose to garden organically and avoid ingesting chemicals that are likely to be present on shop bought fruit and vegetables.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Alresford allotments are located along the quiet lane of Spring Gardens SO24 9QB, bordered on\u00a0two\u00a0sides by watercress beds.\u00a0Many of them look a stunning sight in the growing season\u00a0and an annual exhibit can be seen at the Alresford Show in September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"class_list":["post-2548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-allotments"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forummediatestsite.co.uk\/natc-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forummediatestsite.co.uk\/natc-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forummediatestsite.co.uk\/natc-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forummediatestsite.co.uk\/natc-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forummediatestsite.co.uk\/natc-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2548"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/forummediatestsite.co.uk\/natc-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5228,"href":"https:\/\/forummediatestsite.co.uk\/natc-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2548\/revisions\/5228"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forummediatestsite.co.uk\/natc-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forummediatestsite.co.uk\/natc-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forummediatestsite.co.uk\/natc-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forummediatestsite.co.uk\/natc-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2548"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forummediatestsite.co.uk\/natc-staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=2548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}