We had fabulous weather for the Open Afternoon - we were so lucky! It was warm (probably about 23°) and the sun even showed itself at times.
We were pleased it was so well attended -
there were about 80 visitors that I'm aware of.
We even had a group of people from Swindon join us, they just happened to be visiting Hungerford and followed the carrot arrows that we'd posted along the route from the High Street!
I was really pleased to see Bill Acworth again - he was on the council when the allotment site was first set up. Without him we'd never have our lovely site. He was impressed with the changes over the last couple of years and understands what an asset the site is to Hungerford.
The burgers went down so well that we had to send out for more stock half way through the afternoon. Even all the veggie burgers were all sold!
The cream teas were also a great success; people had made cakes and scones for HAHA to sell and, of course, there was lovely home-made jam too.
Children were entertained with paper flower making and a questionnaire which meant they walked round the plots spotting certain veg and water butts, etc.
Some visitors spent a lot of time wandering through the site looking at
the various methods we use for protecting our veggies and our growing
techniques - that's why we always like to see what's going on on other
plots too.
The produce stall was well stocked and visitors went off with bagfuls of fresh veg and home-made pickles, jams and chutneys. A bit of a shame that Joanne bought the cabbage that we'd put on the stall - I would have given her a freebie :-)
Jamie was on standby to provide me with food and drinks and enjoyed chatting with other plotholders and visitors.
Now we are looking forward to holding more events like this in the future!
We even had a group of people from Swindon join us, they just happened to be visiting Hungerford and followed the carrot arrows that we'd posted along the route from the High Street!
I was really pleased to see Bill Acworth again - he was on the council when the allotment site was first set up. Without him we'd never have our lovely site. He was impressed with the changes over the last couple of years and understands what an asset the site is to Hungerford.
The cream teas were also a great success; people had made cakes and scones for HAHA to sell and, of course, there was lovely home-made jam too.
Some visitors spent a lot of time wandering through the site looking at
the various methods we use for protecting our veggies and our growing
techniques - that's why we always like to see what's going on on other
plots too.
I was looking after the tombola and really enjoyed it. We had over 40
prizes, mostly donated, and with a 1-in-5 chance of winning all the
tickets were gone by 3pm! (Next time we'll need more prizes). It was
such good fun and when I did have a couple of breaks my sister stepped
in to deal with customers - thanks Joanne!
The produce stall was well stocked and visitors went off with bagfuls of fresh veg and home-made pickles, jams and chutneys. A bit of a shame that Joanne bought the cabbage that we'd put on the stall - I would have given her a freebie :-)
Now we are looking forward to holding more events like this in the future!
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