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Sidegate Lane Allotments
SEED POTATOES - GOOD NEWS!
It is now likely that we will be able to offer seed-potatoes for sale in the new year.
If it goes ahead, there will be no pre-ordering, but we will have a selection of popular varieties for sale in 2.5kg nets
Watch the website and noticeboards for updates
23.11.2025
ONION SETS
We have now ordered onion sets for sale in spring 2026. We have used the same supplier again this year, and their product quality was excellent.
We do have to be patient, as delivery is late March or early April.
April is the recommended planting time.
IAS AWARDS EVENING
Sidegate Lane had planty to celebrate at this year's Award Ceremony
All six of our contenders achieved Bronze Awards
One of our plot-holders was runner-up in the Ipswich-wide organic plot category
and Sidegate Lane was the most improved field
Well Done Everybody! Keep up the good work!
SHOP WINTER BREAK
The shed is now closed for its winter break
See here and noticeboards in the new year for news of our February re-opening.
From the Field Secretary...
Sidegate Allotment News 7 October 25
Update on thefts
We may have found the people responsible for this. Two men were seen loading a car and using the emergency key. We have now removed the key. Details were passed onto the police (photos, car registration). Inform the committee if you see something suspicious or someone on another’s plot.
Vandalism
There has been some damage to a plot at the end of Third Avenue. Along with overturned shelving some pallets had been set alight.
October 1st Changes
As many know, on this date we turn the taps off and can have bonfires (not Sundays and Mondays). Please ensure you keep to the council’s rules and check first that bonfires are free of wildlife, especially hedgehogs!
IAS Membership
£3.50 covers you for public liability until April. We are all required to take out this insurance, and this is the cheapest way.
IAS Awards Evening
A free event for IAS members at 7.30, 25th October, at Gainsborough Labour club.
Shed News
As per Grahame’s notice, we are unable to offer potatoes next year, but hope to offer onions for spring planting. Saturday 25th October will be the last shed day of the year. We will reopen in February. We still have vacancies in running the shed and on the field committee. If you are interested in these, please get in touch.
Please contact me if you would like to reduce or increase your plot size in the future. If your contact details change, also let me know
David