Cripley Meadow Allotments Association

The Committee does two audits a year, generally in May and September. The dates are on the calendar. This audit is to spot problems and to try to resolve them before they become serious, so that all members, plot neighbours and the site as a whole benefit from the security of the agreed rules of our association. At least 5 members of the committee look at all plots and register any problems. This audit list is agreed by all members of the committee.

No one likes to receive a letter and the process is time consuming and difficult. We aim to be fair in applying the rules to all. If you are having problems maintaining your plot please let the committee know so that we can help you out if possible. However allotments are now a limited resource and it is not fair to members waiting for bigger spaces or potential members wanting a plot when they can see plots that are not used in accordance with our rules. This can be more difficult where members have already have more than one plot!

We now have so many members (more than 200) that unfortunately we can no longer send out individual personal letters but instead have to send out standard letters. We understand these can never tell the whole story but we trust members will appreciate the importance of communal responsibility to ensure the sustainability and cultivation of the site.

We have a number of standard letters which are named to identify problems and stages.
Hedge  / Headland / Trees/ Reminder/ Warning Letter 2 / Final Warning  / Various
This is now managed by an audit secretary who is an elected committee member.