Best Allotment Site 2017

Earlier this week a very pleasing e mail popped into the inbox in relation to the Bi-Annual City Council Allotment Competition. For the third consecutive year (following 2013 and 2015) the site has been awarded best kept large allotment site 2017. This is really pleasing news and a big thank you to everyone who does their bit in terms of their own plots and the wider association and site in general. The full statement from the City Council follows:

Dear All tenants at Melbourne Allotment Site. CONGRATUATIONS. Following the recent site inspections for the Allotment Competition this year; it is with great pleasure that we reveal that Melbourne Allotment Site has been awarded:- BEST KEPT LARGE ALLOTMENT SITE 2017 In due course we will arrange for the plaque and certificate to be delivered to the Allotment Association. It is only with the combined energies of the Allotment Association and all of the tenants working together that have made Melbourne Allotment Site the winner this year. Keep up the good work. Sarah Adkins, Customer & Business Support Manager, Chelmsford City Council, Tel: 01245 605574