About the SWCAA

The SWCAA has been formed to promote the benefits of allotments and gardening to the wider public and to represent the public interests by providing information, advice and guidance.  We aspire to develop partnerships with like minded organisations to facilitate the working of good practice. After much effort and hard work we finally launched ourselves as a Community Interest Company on 25th February this year.

We hope to be the new voice of the Allotment movement across the United Kingdom and to be the first point of contact for all your allotment and gardening needs Although we are based in the South West of England, we are here to help all gardeners across the country. A wide range of inspiring ideas to take us forward will be reported on this website and in our newsletter as they happen. We will:

By joining together we promote our right to cultivate, establish shows and shops and extend our social activity.   Under the benevolent 1908 Act, allotments provide us with healthier, tasty food, a satisfying and profitable hobby, fresh air and exercise. It is also a return to nature and creates friendship opportunities, therapeutic relief from stress and depression and best of all fresh food for yourself, your friends and the community.

Allotments can also provide the chance to keep chickens and rabbits (including rare breeds), room for a greenhouse or shed, a place to produce fruit and flowers, perhaps entering yearly horticultural competitions. But remember these things cannot happen by themselves! Your support is vital!

The Board meets three or four times yearly, at the Imperial Pub (Weatherspoons)by St. Davids Station in Exeter.  For a map of our meetings location click here

For more general advice on issues which may affect you or your site

click here

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