Binswood Allotment Society was formed in 1920 as the Binswood Ex-Servicemen’s Allotment Society. The land was leased by the Council from the Percy Estate for all returning Ex-Servicemen from the First World War. Each person was given a plot, a pig and a load of manure, the plot was big enough to feed a family of four with fresh fruit and vegetables.

Since that time the allotments have been in continuous use by the Society, today having 117 members working 165 plots. Binswood, like a lot of allotment societies, has been in and out of fashion, but currently with the growth of organic foods, the need for fresh air and exercise, and a desire to get back to the soil, we have a waiting list of 30 people.

Our Society is a wonderful cross section of society, young, old, families with ancient and modern gardening methods happily being worked side by side, open from dawn to dusk, seven days a week. It is a rewarding retreat from the today’s daily grind, especially at the weekends when, along with the bees, the whole place is buzzing.

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