Membership subscription in the Association is compulsory

Membership Subscriptions:

• All new members pay a £1 Member subscription.
• Where a plot had two named plot holders, you share a single membership. One is a member, and one is an associate member.

Plot Subscription:

• Plot Subscription covers your License to Occupy the plot from 1^st September to 31^st August.
• For 2025-26 the annual plot subscription is
  • £4.50/per pole,
  • £22.50 for 5-pole plot and;
  • £45 for a 10-pole plot. 
• For new plot holders, you pay a full year’s plot subscription thru to the 31^st of August.
• For new plot holders who begin their plot subscription in June, July or August, provided you have begun to cultivate the plot (see Section 5), you pay a full year’s subscription that covers you for 15 months.

Water Trough Replacement Fee (starting 2025-26)

• £1.00/pole

Non-Refundable plot condition/key deposit:

• All new plot holders pay a non-refundable plot condition/key deposit, which will be returned when the plot is relinquished if the plot is left in good condition.

Non-refundable temporary structure fee

• All new plot holders pay a one-off non-refundable temporary structure fee based on the number of existing sheds, polytunnels, greenhouses, and henhouses on your plot.

Community Plot Fees

• 2-raised beds and ground plotting area, share of shed, 4 fruit trees, 5 soft berry bushes = £10.00 Subscription
• Water Trough Replacement Surcharge  = £2.00 (we are replacing water troughs)
• Key Deposit = £10 (one-time fee)
• Membership Fee = £1.00
• Total for 1 Sept – 31 Aug = £23.00

Membership and Plot Subscriptions are paid annually and are due by the 1^st Sunday in September or soon after that, as announced by the Committee. 

For 2025-26, Rent Day is 31st August 2025 from 8:00-Noon.