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Welcome to the SWCAA Website, packed full of information and advice for allotment holders and gardeners.
The allotment movement is showing no signs of slowing down and SWCAA are gearing up for what is proving to be a very busy year. We would like to congratulate those of you who with our help have set up new allotment sites and associations, allotment mania seems to be sweeping the country! We have seen a huge increase in the demand for allotments particulaly in our South West region, Cornwall especially seems to be experiencing a big revival. All this is excellent news.
SWCAA has been forming strong partnerships with many like-minded groups which include Garden/Landshare schemes, community projects and more recently Councils through our Local Authority Associate Members Scheme. The more of these partnerships we are able to form the stronger our organisation becomes and the more people we are able to help. The SWCAA site register continues to grow with many sites being added daily and is proving to be an excellent resource for wanabee allotmenteers everywhere. Details of how to add your site can be found HERE
We are always on the look out for any news items from allotment holders or gardeners as well as any pictures we can feature on our site. We hope you enjoy our website and make it the first port of call for all your allotment needs.
If there is a shortage of, or no provision for allotments in your area SWCAA would like to hear from you. Are you a council looking to start a new allotment site? We can help guide you through the process of setting up a new allotment site in your area. The SWCAA urge everyone out there who is stuck on a waiting list to take action. Some Councils will use many excuses of reasons why they can't provide more allotments we need to show them that there are plenty of reasons why they should. Find out what steps to take HERE
We would also like to thank Business Link for their help in enabling us to build this new site.
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Set up a new allotment site
With the whole Country suffering from a shortage of allotments here are some tips you can follow with the hope to getting a new allotment site set up.