ALLOTMENTS at Ridgeway :-
also below Information/Newsletter
April 2010 a New Committee was formed consisting of :
Carl Richmond, Keith Pitcher, Annie Price, Sue Visser, John Kennedy, Claire Franks, Wendy Gomm, Ali Swaffield, Naomi Parkinson
The Allotment Newsletter No 10 - June please click on the attachement below:

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The Council operates 70 allotments on Higher Ridgeway, Ottery St Mary which are available for rent by Parishioners. The Allotment Management Committee represents the interests of the allotment holders and keeps the Town Council informed on all aspects of the use and condition of the allotment area.There is a waiting list for both full and half allotments to which names can be added by contacting the Clerk.
The Annual rent due on the 1st January 2011 is £26 for a Full Plot and £13. for a Half Plot. (See below for Terms and Conditions)
General Terms and Conditions concerning the Letting and Cultivation of the Allotment Gardens at Higher Ridgeway, Ottery St Mary.
1. The Yearly Allotment Rent will be subject to annual review by the Council.
2.The Tenancy is subject to the following conditions:
a) The rent will be paid in advance on 1st January each year.
b) The allotment garden* will be used as an allotment garden and for no other purpose without the prior consent, in writing, of the Council.
c) No tenant will have the right to more than one allotment. If a tenant is permitted to have more than one allotment, the Council may give 12 months notice if the allotment is required for a new tenant.
d) The tenant must reside within one mile of the outer boundary of the allotment authority (the Parish of Ottery St. Mary Town Council). If a tenant is permitted to reside outside this boundary, the Council may give 12 months notice if the allotment is required for a new tenant who lives within the boundary.
e) The Tenancy will end on the death of the tenant. The tenant’s surviving family may continue with the tenancy, with the consent of the Council and on the signing of a new allotment agreement.
f) The tenant is responsible for the provision of adequate and appropriate public liability insurance in respect of their personal liabilities associated with operating the allotment garden. The Council will arrange this on behalf of the tenant and the cost will be included in the annual rental.
g) The Council shall accept no liability in respect of any claim whatsoever arising from personal injury to the tenant or any third party and the tenant agrees to indemnify the Council in respect of any such claim made against it.
h) The Council shall accept no liability to the tenant in respect of any damage to the allotment or theft of any item or structure placed on the allotment.
a) The rent is in arrears for 40 days or more, whether legally demanded or not.
b) After 3 months tenancy, 25% of the allotment is not clean and in a good state of cultivation and after 12 months tenancy 100% of the allotment is not clean and in a good state of cultivation.
c) The tenant has failed to comply, within a reasonable time, with a notice requiring the tenant to remedy any failure to observe the conditions of this agreement.
4. The Tenancy can also be terminated by:
a) The Council, giving 12 months notice before 1st January in any year.
b) The Council, giving 3 months notice in writing, at any time, if the allotment or any part of the allotment, is required for building works, repairs or improvements. This will include any appropriations associated with statutory obligations placed on the Council by other agencies.
c) The Tenant, giving 3 months notice, at any time.
5. The Tenant will:
a) keep the allotment clean, and in a good state of cultivation and fertility, 75% of which should be cultivated.
b) not cause any nuisance or annoyance to any other tenant.
c) not obstruct or encroach upon any path set out by the Council for the use of other tenants.
d) not sub-let or assign, to another person, any part of the allotment.
e) not, without the written consent of the Council, cut or prune any trees, or take or sell any mineral, gravel or clay.
f) not use any barbed wire or corrugated metal sheeting or any other sharp materials for a fence adjoining any path set out by the Council for the use of other tenants.
g) keep all paths adjacent to their allotment clean, mown and free from weeds and obstructions.
h) not erect any building or structure except compost bins and tool boxes.
i) not plant any fruit trees.
j) not place any foam backed carpet on any allotment.
k) not place on the allotment any refuse or decaying matter (except reasonable quantities of manure and compost – which must be kept within the confines of a tenant’s allotment)
l) not place any matter in the hedges, ditches, access roads or on any adjoining land.
m) not light any bonfire when the wind may blow smoke towards the adjacent properties and will not allow it to burn unattended.
n) not bring any dog onto the allotments except guide dogs
o) not keep any animals or livestock of any kind on the allotment.
p) not erect any notice or advertisement on the allotment.
q) notify the Town Council of any change of address.
r) observe and perform any other special conditions, which the Council considers necessary to preserve the allotment from deterioration.
s) remove weeds before they go to seed and become a nuisance to other plot holders. When using sprays or fertilizers take all reasonable care not to adversely affect members of the public, wildlife (other than vermin or pests), neighbouring plots and boundaries.
t) not store any combustible fuels.
u) ensure all water receptacles are stable, not sunken and have secure covers.
6. Eviction Procedure:
The process for eviction is the responsibility of the Allotment Management Committee and takes the form of a number of notified inspections throughout the year by commitee members. These inspections can result in an initial letter and a final letter being sent to tenants whom the committee regards as not complying with the conditons of letting. If after the final letter no improvement is deemed to have been made, then the committee will recommend to the Council that the tenant be evicted
7. Any officer or member of the Town Council or Allotment Management Committee will be entitled, at any time, to enter and inspect the Allotment.
8. The Town Clerk or Deputy Town Clerk may sign any Notice or Agreement required to be given to the Tenant
9. The Allotment Committee will be responsible for the day to day administration of the allotments and allocation of plots.
10. This agreement replaces all previous allotment agreements, if any exist, between the Council and the Tenant.
11. All persons taking the tenancy of an allotment automatically become members of the Allotment Association and may attend the AGM and stand as a committee member.
12. The Constitution of the Allotment Management Committee is displayed in the Allotment Gardens Notice Board
* An allotment garden means an allotment not exceeding a quarter acre, which is wholly or mainly occupied and cultivated by the tenant for the production of vegetable or fruit crops, other than apples, pears and plums, for the consumption by the tenant or the tenant’s family, and flowers, provided these are not grown for commercial purposes.
The Cemetery, Higher Ridgeway Ottery St Mary

Regulations for our Cemetery were approved and adopted at a Full Council Meeting of Ottery St Mary Town on 5th March 2007.
These are available at the Town Council Offices by request.
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