TINY PLOT SCHEME 🌱
If you would like an allotment but do not have a day a week to manage it properly, then you can consider a tiny plot: providing enough space for a veg patch, you should only need a few hours a week. Apply today! (See 'how it works' for all details)
The site is owned and managed by Sway Parish Council, and boasts an excellent Allotment Association Committee who work tirelessly to ensure the allotments are well maintained and run.
​​HOW IT WORKS
To add your name to the list for an allotment, please provide your contact details (name, address, phone and email) to the Parish Clerk who will be able to give you some indication of how many hopefuls are on the list before you. We prioritise Sway residents of course, but non-Sway residents are able to apply for a plot too.
Please read our policy on inspections.
Currently the price per year is £18.50 for a full plot, £10 for a mini plot and £5 for a tiny plot. We also ask for £10 per annum to cover the cost of insurance (to keep you and your families safe when working on your plots) and as a contribution to the costs of providing mowers and fuel, and some other benefits to allotment holders. Renewals are annually in October.
You will be asked to sign a tenancy agreement when you take an allotment and we urge you to read and abide by the terms therein. The Parish Council rents the land from the Crown (via Forestry England) in collaboration with the Verderers and the lease mandates all of us to respect and protect this fragile ecosystem. Please NEVER allow anything from the allotments site to be accessible or given to livestock roaming the open forest. Feeding anything to them is against the law - and causes sickness and sometimes death of the animals.
The Committee hosts an AGM each autumn, to which all holders are encouraged to attend. You can read the Sway Allotments Association Constitution. If you have ideas or suggestions for improvements to the allotments site, or you think you could contribute to its management and might be interested in joining the Committee, please contact the Parish Clerk.
Proud Supporters of Basics Bank
From June to September, plot holders with extra crops can generously donate to the New Forest Food Bank. Each Sunday in June, pallets with plastic boxes are set up near the front gate, and volunteers collect the donations to deliver to the food bank at 11:30 AM every Monday.
Members of NAS
We are active members of The National Allotment Society, who promote and preserves allotment sites. They offer support, advice and resources to all members and enthusiasts .
Twinned Garden
Our allotment site is proudly twinned with a garden in rural Africa. The Ripple Effect allows us to help those in struggling rural areas.
To read more about the ripple effect, click here..
