Beighton Allotments
Welcome to Beighton Allotment Association
(Orchard Lane, Sheffield)
The Beighton Allotment Association is a private allotment site that is run by four Trustees, overseen by a Committee with major changes normally ratified at an annual AGM.
There are approximately 130 plots spread over a six acre site. We currently have a waiting list of around 20 people with a waiting time of approximately 18 months. Plots are allocated on a first come, first served basis. Our rents are currently £25.00 per annum.
HOW TO GET A PLOT AT BEIGHTON ALLOTMENTS
To obtain a plot at Beighton Allotments, you need to complete an application form which can either be downloaded from our website on the Membership-Application Form page, or a paper copy can be obtained from the allotment shop. Your completed form then needs to be submitted to the allotment shop where you will automatically become an Associate Member (which costs £2.00pa) and will join our waiting list. This Associate Membership allows you to purchase items from the shop, get access to the Kings Seeds discount scheme, and benefit from other promotions and offers as well as becoming part of the Beighton Allotment community.
2025 AGM & Rents
This years AGM will take place on Sunday 13th April 2025 starting at 10am prompt. The Beighton Lifestyle Centre will once again be hosting our meeting which will finish at 12noon at the latest.
You will once again need your rent book to vote at this meeting.
The 2025/26 rent amount will be announced at the AGM and should be paid at the allotment shop from the 1st weekend after the AGM.
All rents will need to be paid by Sunday 1st June at the absolute latest.
Rents will NOT be taken at the AGM.
Allotment Shop
The allotment shop will be opening for the 2025 season on Saturday 25th January for sales of potatoes as well as all the usual gardening products.
All plot holders automatically become Full Association members, and as such get Free access to our shop, however, for £2.00pa (payable on joining and then in January each year). Anyone can become an Associate member and will then also be eligible to buy from our shop.
The shop offers discounted composts and fertilisers as well as potatoes, onions, garlic and other items for planting when in season.
Kings Seeds
We also run a seed scheme in conjunction with Kings Seeds where members receive a 25% discount off the list price on all seeds (see 'Allotment Shop' page for details).
To get your discount please use this link:-
https://www.kingsseeds.com/secure/register?ur=KA905
This registers you for a new account with Kings, which will give you a 25% discount at checkout - AND Beighton Allotment Association then gets 25% as well!
If you have already set up your account using this link, your 25% discount will be applied automatically to ALL new orders for years to come.
The NEW 2025 Kings Seeds Catalogue is now in!!
Electronic orders can be completed any time.
The deadline has now passed for paper orders.
National Lottery Fund Announcement
The Trustees and Committee would like to thank Sarah Vause and Richard Longden for all the work put into a recent £20,000 grant application to the National Lottery to replace the existing shop and meeting shed.
Sarah, (Committee Member responsible for fund raising), has been working on this application for some time now which is for a steel container based meeting area and shop combination which will allow us to have 16 x 20ft area to:-
1) Hold meetings
2) Prepare hot & cold drinks
3) Shelter volunteers & visitors to plot B6
4) Be a meeting place to chat while the shop is open.
And an additional 8 x 20ft lockable shop area:-
1) Will be the cashier area for the items in the existing containers
2) Will allow us to mount shelves and have smaller items permanently on display.
The Committee are pleased to announce that we have recently had confirmation that this application has been successful and that in the new year, we will start getting the final quotations from the fabricators we contacted for the initial application.
We would very much like to thank the National Lottery for the funding of this new meeting space, to Richard Longden for his help in getting the specifications together for the quotations and a special thank you to Sarah Vause for instigating and completing this successful application.
Garden Inspections 2025
We will be having three garden inspections this year which will take place during the last week of March, June and September, however please ensure your plot complies with the rules at all times as gardens which are not kept in a good condition and cultivated may get a letter to improve (which could lead to an eviction) at any time.
Excellent Veg is grown all over our site!
The cucumbers aren't bad either!
Some gardeners specialise in flowers....
For others, its a home from home!
Beighton Allotment Association Site Rules
When you have been allocated your plot, you will be given a Members Handbook/Rent Book. This contains a full list of the rules in place at Beighton Allotment Association, as well as the Constitution. Please ensure that you read them. (Some of the rules are outlined in the 'Site Rules' page of this website, together with some advice on 'Health, Safety and Security'.)
You will also need your handbook to vote at the AGM. Details of the AGM are included in the 'Latest Info & Events' page.
If you would like to keep bees at Beighton Allotments, please see the page on 'Beekeeping': you will need permission to keep bees and to provide certain documentation.
Details of all the personal information we keep are provided on our 'Privacy Statement' page.