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 as agree to at 2025 AGM:

• Plot Subscription covers your Plot Holder’s Agreement for the plot from 1^st September to 31^st August.
• For 2026-27 the annual plot subscription is
  • £5.00/per pole,
  • £25.00 for 5-pole plot and;
  • £50 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/Repair Fee (starting 2026-27)

• £1.00/pole

Non-Refundable plot condition/key deposit:

• All new plot holders pay a non-refundable plot condition/key payment. The key is returned when the plot is relinquished. 

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/Repair Surcharge  = £2.00 (we are replacing/repairing water troughs)
• Key Feee = £10 (one-time fee)
• Membership Fee = £1.00
• Total for 1 Sept – 31 Aug = £23.00

We will be able to take bank transfers in advance of the Rent Day, but you must attend the rent day in person to sign your lease.

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 2026-27, Rent Day is Sunday, 6th September  from 9:00-Noon