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Ellie Bland
Dec 22, 20232 min read
Ellie's Allotment Diary #1
To those of you I’ve not yet met my name is Ellie and it’s been about a month since getting the metaphorical ‘keys’ to plot 7F. I caught...
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Claygate Gardening Society
Dec 20, 20231 min read
CAHA Vale Road - 2023 Dec Update
2023 has been a busy time of regeneration at Vale Road allotments. The most visible activity has been the clearance of scrubland to...
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Claygate Gardening Society
Dec 19, 20233 min read
Emily's Allotment Diary #1
Welcome to our new regular blog from one of the new allotment holders, Emily, at Vale Road! December 2023 We’re fast approaching the end...
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Claygate Gardening Society
Nov 27, 20231 min read
Help children at Claygate Primary School plant a tree!
Calling all helpers to Claygate Primary School on Thursday 7 December 2023 from 10.00 a.m. We are delighted to have been given 400 trees...
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Ken Kilmister
Oct 17, 20231 min read
Depot report, 2023
Volunteers who had helped to organise and run the CGS Depot for the 2023 season carried out a review in September 2023. There were many...
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Ken Kilmister
Sep 11, 20231 min read
New discounts arranged!
We are pleased to announce that a new discount of 20% for all CGS members has been negotiaterd with Chessington Garden Centre,...
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Ken Kilmister
Jul 21, 20231 min read
In Memoriam - Albert Boyman
We are sad to announce that Albert Boyman passed away on Tuesday, 19th July in Kingston Hospital. Albert was a life member of CGS and a...
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Claygate Gardening Society
Jul 12, 20231 min read
CAHA Plot judging - 2023
As part of this year's Claygate Flower & Village Show, plots at Telegraph Lane and Vale Road allotments were judged this week by local...
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Claygate Gardening Society
Jul 12, 20231 min read
Fun and Games at the Flower Show.
CGS had what seemed to be a very successful day at the Village Fair and Flower Show on Saturday with plenty of plants to sell thanks to...
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Ken Kilmister
May 22, 20231 min read
A Little Night Music
On the evening of the Claygate Garden Trail, Sunday 25th June, Rachel Jones, the local garden designer responsible for the family...
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Claygate Gardening Society
May 21, 20231 min read
Our visit to Glyndebourne 2023
On April 22nd, 21 members visited the grounds of Glyndebourne Opera House, open to the public once a year. Set in a beautiful fold of the...
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Claygate Gardening Society
May 21, 20231 min read
Family fun and sun at Dunsborough
We were blessed with blue skies and warm sunshine for our trip to Dunsborough Park Tulip Festival in Ripley on Saturday 29th April....
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Claygate Gardening Society
May 16, 20231 min read
Our visit to Savill gardens 2023
20 members had a great day out on 11th May visiting the Savill Gardens and Valley Gardens in Windsor Great Park. Designed in 1934 for...
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Claygate Gardening Society
May 10, 20231 min read
Talk news: Growing Orchids at Home
Maren Talbot runs a small orchid nursery in Buckinghamshire and her talk – Growing Orchids at Home - introduced the non-expert to the...
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Claygate Gardening Society
May 9, 20232 min read
Tomato plant sale 2023
John Round and Dick Bell kindly supplied us with a wide variety of tomato plants again this year. John has been growing tomato plants...
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Claygate Gardening Society
Mar 2, 20231 min read
Depot Products & Prices 2023
Thanks to the amazing team of volunteers who have stepped in to manage the depot this year (2023) we have a great selection of very...
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