Witney Allotment Association | Windrush Place

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WINDRUSH PLACE – PROGRESS TO DATE

Windrush Place is Witney’s newest Allotment Site, situated at the Eastern entrance to the new Windrush Place housing development. Work is ongoing in readiness for the Witney Town Council (WTC) to hand over site to the Witney Allotment Association (WAA) by April 2021. The timing will very much depend on the weather, the COVID-19 situation and other factors that may affect the progress of ongoing preparation work.

The site is planned to have around 55 plots, with an additional 2 disabled plots. Each plot will be let with a shed and Water Butt. There will be a 16-bay car park at the west end entrance, with 2 pedestrian gates at the east and west ends of the site; access will be via these gates only. The site will be equipped with a composting compound and a central tarmac path runs the length of the site between the east and west gates, with hogging paths separating each pair of plots. There will be 6 mains-fed water standpipes, so allotmenteers should never be far from a water source to keep their produce well watered. There will also be 2 composting toilets on the site and a community hut where allotment tenants can socialise.

Some of the preparation activities that are currently underway include:

Hogging paths are still being laid.
Plots are being skimmed to level them off.
A perimeter security fence (6’) is being erected.
The kerb needs dropping at the West end of the site.
Car parking bays need laying.
Shed bases to be laid and sheds to be erected.
Water Butts to be connected.
Toilets to be built and situated.
Disabled plots to be built.
Composting compound to be built.
Site Community hut base to be laid and hut to be built.

Keep an eye out for updates on the website and direct any queries regarding this site to the Windrush Place rep.

Windrush Place – Update

The newest site on the WAA inventory, Windrush Place was handed to the WAA by the WTC in Aug
2021. Many different companies and people worked tirelessly to get the site completed and our
sincere thanks go to everyone involved who contributed to making this one of the best allotment
sites in the UK.

Site Facilities that have now been completed include: