Totton Allotments and Gardens Association
Totton Allotments and Gardens Association
A potted history
What is an allotment?(http://www.nsalg.org.uk/allotment-
Allotments have been in existence for hundreds of years, with evidence pointing back
to Anglo- assisting returning service
men (Land Settlement Facilities Act 1919) instead of just the labouring poor. The
rights of allotment holders were strengthened through the Allotments Acts of 1922,
but the most important change can be found in the Allotments Act of 1925 which established
statutory allotments which local authorities could not sell off or covert without
Ministerial consent, known as Section 8 Orders. Further legislation has been listed
over the intervening years which have affected allotments, the latest of which is
the Localism Act 2012.
Totton Allotments and Gardens Association
The Totton Allotments and Gardens Association was formed towards the end of the second world war, by a number of keen gardeners as part of the Dig for Victory campaign. This allowed them to take advantage of a scheme operated by the wartime coalition government, to enable the purchase of subsidised fertilizers and soil conditioners such as lime.
A small tin shed was erected on the Water Lane site and was used as a store hut. Members were then able to purchase fertilisers and gardening products as needed from this store.
In 1960, Totton Town Council erected a concrete shed at the Water Lane site, and the Association shop carried on trading from it until 1993, when the council erected a larger store hut, which we are still trading from today.
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