Bonfire & BBQ – 2nd November 2024

AGM October 2024 – Competition Winners

Tasting and voting time!  The Best Conserve category was new for the 2024 AGM, following a suggestion by Tina Whiberley at the 2023 AGM – very well received by the meeting attendees!

Winners – Bob Childs (Best Below Ground – Parsnips), Sharon Walsh (Best Conserve – Raspberry & Lime Jam), Julian Stephens (Best Below Ground – Savoy Cabbage)

Most Improved Plot – Tina Whiberley

Summer BBQ – 3rd July 2024

Aerial photo of 1946 showing Bull Meadow

The photo below is from 1946 in which the Bull Meadow allotment site can be seen.

At the top right hand side of photo, the group of trees is the wood next to Green Hill and Bull Meadow allotments are situated next to Green Hill on the left.

When this photo was taken, the Rosedale Road allotments did not exist.

Link to photo at Historic England

Christmas Quiz Winners

Winners – Grays Grazers

Losers – Bewildered of Bull Meadow

Bonfire and BBQ

BBQ Food

Bonfire Clive, Kevin and Reg

Kate,Sue, Kevin, Sheila and Sharon Walsh

Kevin, Sheila & Sharon Rosedale Road BBQ

AGM Prize Winners 2023

Prize winners of the Veg/fruit competition at this year’s AGM -(both from Bull Meadow Site).

AGM prize veg table 2023

Andrew & Les – Veg & fruit Champs 2023

Andrew Klecha – Onions best below ground

Les Dartnell – Apples best above ground

Woodside School Visit to Bull Meadow

Some school accredited pictures that were taken on a recent visit to Bull Meadow Allotment site by the garden club of Woodside School, Grays.

The children all enjoyed some fresh English variety ‘Winston’ apples and some fresh sweet corn.

A return visit has been planned for next spring.

George Nicholson’s last day at Rosedale Road

Open Day