The Watering Can & Allotment News Archive
2010 - 2009
Hillingdon Allotment News has been available on this website since Summer 2005. The documents are in Portable Document Format (PDF). You need the Adobe Acrobat Reader Programme to read PDF files. This programme is available to download free.
2010 issues
Winter - The Watering Can 24Contents: New Chairman's comments (Vanessa Bonner); Welcome to new Editor (Claudia Botello), AGM: Allotment Competition prize winners; Top 50 plots;
Leek rust disease, Allotment Officer - Green Spaces team, Grow your own revolution; Jobs to do; A pint of larger please; Farewell and thank you to former Editor (David England ); Recipe, Federation news.
Contents: Chairman’s comments. Do it yourself - Trevor Dixon. Save that water. News from the Societies. Jobs to do. 10 tips for organic growing. 10 tips for children. My plot- Andrew Harding. Now it’s your turn. A few musings. Federation news .
Contents: Chairman’s comments; Record pumpkin; Write an article; Save that water; Jobs to do; Taster sessions; The wonder of seeds; It's not stealing is it? Stamp collecting; Do you really want an allotment? Allotment judging; Secateurs.
Federation news. Ruislip central Horticultural Society.
2009 issues
Winter - The Watering Can 21Contents Chairman's Comments Allotments Prize Winners Top Fifty Plots Allotment strategy Club root disease General Information - Congratulations, Time travellers, Did you know Job to do Can you dig it Federation news - Meetings; Website; Copy deadlines for Newsletter
Summer - Newsletter 20 / The Watering Can 1
The newsletter is now called 'The Watering Can'. See the editor's comments on page 2.
Contents: Chairman Comments; The Watering Can; The Middlesex Show; Quotation; Query corner; Points to Ponder; More Peas Resistant crops; The Story of Two Apples; A Short History of the Watering Can; Jobs to do in coming months.
HAHF Information Who’s who – Alan Ellingham (Committee member) Meetings; Website; Copy deadlines for Newsletter; Contact details (change of Editor’s email.)
Contents General information Site contacts; Easy Veg; Beetroot; Crops in shade; Quotation; Question corner Chairman Would you eat Genetically Modified food? Allotment Taster sessions Memories Jobs for the months ahead.
HAHF Information Constitution amendments; Who’s who – Sue Gill (Committee member); Your new committee; Meetings; Website; Copy dates for Newsletter; Contact details.