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Joining Us The Keyworth Charity Allotments welcomes applications from anyone over the age of 18 and currently resident in the villages of Keyworth and Stanton-on-the-Wolds. As at October 2025 there are 104 full size plots. On average, the size of each plot is 20 metres by 6 metres but, due to historical creep, some are slightly larger and some slightly smaller. At present, 12 of the plots are split in half for plot holders who want to start with a smaller plot. There are also four concrete raised beds for the less abled which are 8 metres long by 1.5 metres wide and 1 metre high. If you are interested in renting a plot, please go to the Contact page and complete the form telling us what size plot you prefer and whether you have any allotment experience. If there are plots available, we will contact you by phone to arrange a walk around the site with one of the Trustees. This walk round is a great opportunity to find out more about the allotments and decide whether or not you still wish to apply for a plot. We operate a waiting list (as of October 2025 this is very short) and when a plot becomes available you will be contacted to arrange a viewing date and decide if that plot is suitable for your needs. Contact will be by telephone so please ensure that you provide your number as well as your email. A word of advice Plots take time and hard, physical work to maintain, requiring all year-round sustained effort, particularly in summer, and especially when you are first starting out. The benefits of gardening though, both for physical and mental well-being, are well documented. Ask our plot holders. So, before taking on a plot it is worth asking yourself, “How much time do I have to devote to it?” We ask that you consider this when applying and deciding on the size of plot to rent. There is a one-year probation period for new members. These are all things we are happy to discuss when you come to view the plots. Fees and deposits There is a one off returnable deposit of £50 payable on a new plot. The plot will be free from any large items of rubbish, but not necessarily weed free when you take it on. Providing that the plot is in the same or better state should you leave then the deposit will be returned to you. The deposit will not be refunded if the plot has to be cleared by the association prior to re-letting. Our rental period is one year from 1st November to 31st October. The annual rent for a full plot is £20, for half plots it is £15 and for one of the raised beds it is £17.50. There is a discount of £5 for early payment on all plots).

Allotment Advice We encourage plot holders to garden organically and there are many websites with advice on how to do so. Here are links to a few of them. Getting started on a new plot The Royal Horticultural Society website has an excellent introduction about finding an allotment and getting it ready for cultivation using non-chemical weed control. Beginners guide to organic gardening The Smiling Gardener explains how to be optimally healthy, by growing and eating nutritious home-grown organic food. Organic gardening The Garden Organic website has a basic introduction to organic gardening principles and methods. The Organic Gardener website blog is full of useful tips. The National Allotment Society website has lots of good allotment advice.

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Keyworth Charity Allotments in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, UK. Allotment gardens for rent to members of the public from the village of Keyworth. Welcome The Keyworth Charity Allotments site on the corner of Selby Lane and Willow Brook has been in place since the 1798 Enclosure Act. Created as the Poor's Land to allow those without their own land to grow enough food to feed a family for a year, the plots are still being tended in much the same way as they have been over the last 220 years. The people of Keyworth (although nowadays, not just the poor) have been cultivating their own fruit, vegetables and flowers throughout that time and the site is still a vibrant community space dedicated to fostering a love for growing your own fresh produce. We have three sizes of plot for individuals to tend and harvest which are available for a rent of less than £20 a year. At a time when keeping fit and active, eating healthily, and being outdoors have been shown to improve physical and mental health, why not come and join us in our mission to promote the good life of growing your own. Explore our allotments Allotment drone photo A drone photo looking west over Keyworth to the with the allotments at the bottom of the picture The allotment plot map This is the layout of the plots in January 2025. Some plots are split in half for plot holders who do not want a full plot Bluebells Around the edge of the plots there are spaces for wildlife Allotment drone photo A drone photo looking west over Keyworth to the with the allotments at the bottom of the picture 1/41

Contact The Keyworth Charity Allotments are at the corner of Selby Lane and Willow Brook, with entrances to the site from both roads. Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5AQ keyworthallotments@hotmail.co.uk What3Words location: stored.journey.additives If you would like to find out more about renting an allotment then please contact us using the form below, or email us with all your details as required below. All fields are required. First Name Last Name Email Phone Message Send Thank you for contacting us

Allotment History In 1798, in order to benefit from improved farming practices, the landowners of the parish of Keyworth agreed to an Inclosure Act which reordered the previous open field system land holdings. The poor had until then been able to farm strips on the open fields and graze cattle and sheep on the common land. Under the new system the land was split between the larger land owners and the poor were left with nowhere to graze their cattle or grow crops. Out of charity to the poor, under the Keyworth Act, a piece of land was set aside from part of the Church of England's parish holdings to be called the “Poor’s Land.” Anyone from the parish could rent a plot and any money raised was to be used for helping the poor of the parish, a sort of local welfare scheme. The management of the Poor's Land plots was initially undertaken by the Parish Overseers of the Poor and the Church Wardens. In 1834 the Poor Law Amendment Act transferred Poor Law administration to the Bingham Union under which a Board of Guardians replaced the Parish Overseers. A Parish Records entry for 1835 notes that allotment income was £5 of which £2 went to the Parish School and £3 to educating, clothing and feeding six poor children in the parish. This map is an extract of the post enclosure field layout showing the Poor's Land allotment site in the lower right. The land area was 4 Acres, 1 Rod, 12 Perches in size, running approximately 220 yards from Selby Lane to the Willow Brook stream and being 100 yards wide. By 1844 the Poor's Land had been laid out into individual garden plots of either 600 or 300 square yards. A 600 yard plot costing five shillings a year to rent was equivalent in size to about four of the current plots. In 1894 the Church Wardens and Guardians relinquished their control to the newly established Parish Council. The Council elected four councillors as Trustees to take on managing the Poor's Land on its behalf, the first four being Samuel Gunn, Frederick Hodgett, Samuel Armstrong and Thomas Tomlinson. The annual cost of the 600 and 300 square yard plots was set at four and two shillings respectively. Throughout the 20th century the allotments continued to be managed in this way with any money available being given to local charities. By 1969 each plot cost 10 shillings (50p). In the early 1960s Keyworth became a huge building site and all of the Rector of Keyworth's land on the map above was bought for developing the Wolds Drive or Wimpey Estate. In 1962 it was agreed by the Parish Council and allotment trustees to sell a 1.13 acre section of the allotments site (the 50 metres adjacent to the Willow Brook) to Wimpey for the construction of the houses on Fairway. The proceeds of the sale was put into a charity trust fund with any income received each year to be distributed to charities or good causes in Keyworth. In recent years the Parish Council no longer seconds councillors to the Allotments committee and it is now run by a management committee of five Trustees.

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Rules and Policies The Keyworth Charity Allotments is a registered charity and is run by five Trustees who m anage the day-to-day operations of the allotment site and are bound by Charity Commission rules. Trustees manage collecting rents, weed control in communal areas, cutting of the outside of the hedge, and ensuring plot holders maintain their plots to the level required in the rules. There are several documents available for plot holders that explain the rules and policies related to how the Trustees manage the allotments. On renting a plot the new plot holder is provided with digital or printed version of the documents "Information for Plot Holders" and "General Health and Safety Guidance" , and a copy of the "Keyworth Charity Allotment Rules" . Other documents can be provided to plot holders as listed below. If a plot holder requires a copy of any of these documents please contact the Secretary using the Allotments email giving their name and plot number. GDPR policy - this document explains how we manage any information we hold about you Heath and Safety policy - this explains the health and safety rules and guidance Safeguarding policy - this relates to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults who use the allotments Keyworth Allotments Constitution - as provided to the Charity Commission