Here is news about the latest goings on at the allotment. Accompanying photos visible on our Facebook page.
Constable Community Allotment invites everyone to their annual open day on Sunday 21th July 2019. FREE Entry / gates open from 11am.
Talks, tours of our half-acre site showcasing permaculture principles and no-dig gardening, forest gardening and naturally grown veg. Also, see our iron age roundhouse, take part in willow weaving, textile weaving, learn about swift nest boxes, enjoy LIVE music with The Tenfoot Ukes, hot freshly baked pizzas and more !!
Stalls still available - so if you want to promote your wares, please get in touch. 07816141169 lausannet@yahoo.co.uk www.constableallotment.org.uk
After well-attended sessions last year, Constable Community Allotment are putting on another 'Green Woodworking Workshop' with local craftsman Graham Johnson. Saturday 6th July 11am - 4pm
This session is FREE but donations will be welcome. You will need to book a place on this, as numbers are limited! Drinks will be provided, bring your own lunch.
To book contact Lausanne 07816 141169 or lausannet@yahoo.co.uk
More info and photos at www.constableallotment.org.uk
Green woodworking is the art of using wood that isn’t dry or seasoned. It’s a common technique for building chairs, benches and stools. All products are made without the use of electrical power. Come along and try your hand at green wood working!
Learn how to build an iron age-style roundhouse by helping us build ours. We’ve built the structure and roof - now for the walls! Weds 26th to Sun 30th June.
Join us from 11am Weds - Friday and from 10am Saturday & Sunday when we’ll be building the walls of our roundhouse, the only one of its kind in Hull. Hot drinks will be provided, bring your own lunch. For more information contact Lausanne 07816 141169 or lausannet@yahoo.co.uk. Constable Community Allotment, Constable St, Hull, HU3 3DF. More photos at www.constableallotment.org.uk
Constable Community Allotment invites everyone from the neighbourhood to 'The Big Lunch' - bring & share picnic on Saturday 1st June from 1pm!
Bring food and snacks to eat and share. Tell your neighbours to come along. There'll be fun and activities including a raffle with prizes to be won! Have a guided tour around the site, it's looking lush and green at the moment. Sit and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere in our reconstruction iron-age round house, the only one of its kind in Hull! Everyone is welcome.
For more contact 07816 141169 lausannet@yahoo.co.uk
As part of RHS National Gardening Week, Hull CC News paid us a visit to report what we're doing at the allotment at the moment. Story below...
Don't forget, we're open every Saturday from 10:30 am if you want to call in. For more details www.constableallotment.org.uk
How gardens are breaking cultural barriers in Hull - Hull News
In a corner of west Hull sits a piece of land that is bringing together a world of cultures. Constable Street allotment, based just behind Coltman Street off Hessle Road, is a hotbed of different...Please Vote for us: Hull Sound Circles - Music for All project. If you live in the UK, Wales, Scotland, North Ireland you can vote - . We work with the Alzheimer's society, Age UK, Endike Community Care, 5Senses, Your Lives, Refugee Council and Kids charity. Therapeutic Music in the Community.
Here is the link below to vote and further details about our project on the website.
Thank you, we really appreciate your support.
www.thepeoplesprojects.org.uk/projects/view/music-for-all
Another great weekend at Constable Community Allotment! Lots of people out at the allotment, enjoying the sun. Four new willow arches, a new rosemary hedge in, strawberries transplanted, tomato beds prepared. Thanks to everyone for their help, see you next weekend. 07816 141169 www.constableallotment.org.uk
Constable Community Allotment welcomes all children of the neighbourhood for an Easter Egg hunt! (Under 7s must be accompanied by an adult). Wednesday 17th April from 1pm + Grow a giant sunflower!
Contact Lausanne for more information 07816 141169 lausannet@yahoo.co.uk Constable Street, Hull, HU3 3DF www.constableallotment.org.uk
A very informative and well-attended fruit tree grafting course with Mike Kinnes at Constable Community Allotment Sun 24 March. Look out for more courses coming up on Constable Street, HU3 1PJ. More at www.constableallotment.org.uk/about
Have you ever wanted to learn how to graft fruit trees? Constable Community Allotment are putting on a one-day course- 'Learn how to graft fruit trees' with a local expert. It's taking place on Sunday 24th March 10am - 3pm. £15 per person (Concessions available) Places are limited, so book early. Bring a packed lunch. Contact lausannet@yahoo.co.uk 07816 141169 to book.