Work started on the Roundhay Hedgerow and Orchard Planting on Sunday 25 January.
This is a REAP project to plant up to 3,000 hedgerow trees and 50 fruit trees [apples, pears, quince, plums, greengages, and medlars] around the outside of the existing RAGA boundary hedge, with a wildflower strip along the Soldiers Field side. RAGA members, plus friends, are encouraged to volunteer to help with this huge task.
The hedgerow planting is scheduled to continue on Sunday 1 February, 11.30am, and the the orchard planting at 13.00 on Sunday 28 February. Sturdy shoes/ wellies advisable - you can see that it is a tad claggy at the moment, please also bring a spade & gloves, and a mug for tea/coffee.
Leeds Allotments Federation run a FREE We Grow Veg Learning Day every year. This year the Learning Day is on Saturday March 7th at HEART Centre in Headingley. This venue is easily reached by public transport, and though parking in the Centre is a bit limited, there is parking (paid) at Headingley Taps and on-street in the neighbourhood.
We have a mix of topics including Pests and Diseases, No-Dig Allotments, Water use on allotments, Fruit Tree Care through the seasons, and more. Have a look at the link below. There is plenty of opportunity to chat to like-minded people, we offer a FREE simple lunch and a raffle (perhaps bring a bit of cash to buy a ticket?) There are vegetarian options available but we can't cater a free lunch for all possible dietary requirements, so if you need specific gluten free, dairy free or vegan options then you would be better to bring your own packed lunch. Tea and coffee are available.
We'd love to see you there!
It's helpful if you book ONE TICKET PER PERSON rather than doing multiple orders on one ticket (so that we know who is there, important for fire regulations for example). If you find that you can't come then please cancel your ticket (click Manage tickets on the booking site) so that someone else has an opportunity to come.
Leeds Allotments Federation Learning Day bookings are live on the link below.
Hi all we have a few areas on the site which recently have been used to dump green and other waste, they are at the top south east and north east (near the gate alongside Princes Ave) corners please don't use these, they are beginning to attract rats and we want to start using the south east area to drop wood chipping. Please compost your green waste or remove from site.
Margaret has also asked me to email as she has received a Kings seed order without any contact details which she will need to get in touch when the order arrives.
RAGA Secretary 22 October 2025
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Hi all Margaret Pickersgill has asked me to remind you that there is still time to place a seed order for 2026, we get 25% off seeds from the Kings catalogue which you can get from the Allotment shop on Saturday, order forms are inside the catalogue and need to be returned by 8th November.
RAGA Secretary 28 October
Some photographs of our Apple Pressing event on Saturday 27 September. A good time was had by all!
Hi all just a note to ask those plot holders who have not been cutting the grass around their plots to please do so as soon as possible.It is part of your tenancy agreement to regularly cut the paths around your plot. Apologies to those who already do this .
RAGA Committee 8 May 2025
RAGA BBQ 2024
Some photos of the RAGA BBQ held during last summer
ST AIDANS FOODBANK
Just a reminder that we continue to supply St Aidans Food Bank on a Friday, so if you have any surplus please leave it in the box on the table next to the containers.
RAGA Committee
RAGA SHOP
Our on-site shop stocks a large variety of gardening essentials at a discounted price to both Plotholders and Garden Members.
Open:
August - January. Saturday 11 - 12.
February - July. Saturday and Sunday 11 - 12
SHOP NEWS
3 May 2024
Hello everyone Just a reminder of our opening times
August - January. Saturday 11 - 12.
February - July. Saturday and Sunday 11 - 12
I put a notice on the gate when it changes.
The shop has two strimmers for hire. It costs £1.00 a week to hire but there is a £20.00 deposit, which you get back on return. The Strimmer must also be fully charged on return for the next customer.
We are well stocked with compost right now, We also have organic and chemical fertilisers, including ones for specific crops. We have slug repellents and many small garden necessities. eg string, gloves and plant rings and labels etc. One customer was heard to say “We don’t need garden centres “
We buy in bulk and weigh out small quantities. If possible could you return the plastic bags for reuse but if not they are fully recyclable.
Finally, for the shop to function well we do need more volunteers.. We don’t expect vols to do more than one day a month and in the summer opening this is not possible with the number of volunteers that we have at present. We are not given set days we just volunteer on days that we choose.
It’s only an hour and a half per month.
Think that’s all !!!
Regards to all and good gardening.
Barbara Greenwood.
NEWS ARCHIVES
ANY SURPLUS PRODUCE?
Put it to good use for the benefit of the local community!
As you will know, Karen one of our Committee members has arranged to drop off spare vegetables and fruit at St Aidans Church Roundhay Rd once a week.
St Aidans offer fresh Veg and fruit as well as other food to local people in need. They also cook any veg/fruit which is not distributed and provide a community meal for local people once a week. This combined approach seems to offer a really good solution to spare allotment produce, so we have arranged for any spare produce we collect to go there and we are asking any plot holders who have spare produce and want to donate it to this project to drop stuff off on Thursdays (10.30am) with the Volunteer Group and on Friday mornings with Will or Karen or just leave it on the table near the Containers. . Karen has volunteered to deliver what we get to the church; others will also help out with this. If you are interested in getting involved but can't drop off stuff on those days, please let Will know [ragasecretary@gmail.com].
The volunteers at St Aidans have been very grateful for all the fresh produce received so far [see pictures].
Please keep it coming!
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION & LINKS
Please note that under the terms of the Constitution & Rules the RAGA committee carry out periodic inspections to ensure that plots are being kept up to a reasonable standard . The Managing non-cultivation Procedures are set out here
ACCIDENTS : All accidents on site should be reported by email to ragasecretary@gmail.com
PATHS
Just a reminder that the paths between plots are the responsibility of plot holders to maintain. The Committee are therefore asking all plot holders to pay particular attention to the condition of paths around plots, several are overgrown and a danger to others and we have had one unfortunate accident due to poor path maintenance.
RAGA Committee
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING BONFIRES ON SITE:
People have been asking about whether or not it is now allowed to have bonfires on their plots to get rid of non- compostable rubbish.
The current advice from LCC is that only dry wood fires are allowed on allotment sites, no wet or green material is to be burnt, so please continue to compost all you can, and take anything which is liable not to burn with minimal smoke emission home with you for disposal. Or wait until things have dried out.
WHO WE ARE
RAGA is an organisation whose primary aim is to administer an allotment site on the corner of Princes Avenue and Lidgett Park Road in the Leeds suburb of Roundhay.
Anyone captured a picture of the Roundhay Fox yet ???
Wildlife Corner
And its not just veggies on the allotments of course, the area is full of other types of wildlife - Cath has captured this picture of a damsel fly:
And there's our old friend, Bob the Robin:
Steve has snapped this butterfly having a rest in the sun. Makes a change from the Cabbage white he says. Anyone any idea of what it is?
And, courtesy of Cath, here's Foxy himself .....
Then caught sunbathing by David
on Christmas Eve .....
Duck !!!!
And it's not JUST about growing vegetables of course
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We have shaded walks
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A wildlife area
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A nature reserve
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A bug hotel
Plus occasional social events, like the Summer BBQ,
learning workshops, etc., etc.
CONTACT ROUNDHAY ALLOTMENTS
If this is an enquiry about availability of a plot, it will be passed straight to the RAGA Lettings Officers who will respond direct to you.
PLEASE INCLUDE A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER WITHIN THE BODY OF YOUR ENQUIRY TO FACILITATE THIS.
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