We are a thriving community of like minded individuals who enjoy allotmenting and all the health and well being benefits this brings, as well as the delights of home grown produce! We welcome families and young children.
We have three principle aims
- Provide effective site management through a Management Committee recruited from the membership.
- Promote allotment gardening as a community resource; encouraging participation and membership.
- By various means, to further the interests of members with regard to the proper cultivation, and safe enjoyment of the allotments, providing effective long term stewardship of the LLAA site.
The Littleover Lane Allotment Association Limited (LLAA) is a privately owned Allotment Association. The land and assets are owned and managed by the Association and not by the Council. We are registered as a 'not-for-profit' co-operative society established under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (registration number 7372R). As such, we are an autonomous and independent association.
As a limited company we are required to comply with the FCA regulations, our Constitution and other related legislation. We are members of the National Allotment Society work closely with them to ensure our regulations and procedures follow the latest national legislation. We operate our own internal rules and protocols in the management of the site and with our members , as set out in our tenancy agreement.
Our business model is simple: we are an Association responsible for the maintaining of this site and its boundaries. As a limited company we are able apply for external funding to pay for large site improvement projects or projects to support the wider aims.
In turn we rent plots, to our members through a tenancy agreement. As a 'not for profit 'organisation' the Association raises sufficient funds through membership fees and plot rents to cover our annual running costs. Whilst we rent out the land, all structures, plants etc belong to the plot holder and they are legally bound to comply with the terms of their tenancy agreement.
In January 2025, we have 182 plots and 130 plot holder members . In addition, one additional associate members for each plot is allowed.
Everyone named on tenancy agreement automatically becomes a member of the Association and has voting rights at the Annual General Meeting. All new members are subject to a six month probation period. We operate a 'waiting list' for those who would like to be considered for a plot and plots are offered as soon as they become available.
Our vision is very simple
- That all members work together for the benefit of the whole Association and the local community.
- That we are a democratic society whose members have an active role in setting of policies and making decisions.
- We are a non-for-profit organisation which is funded entirely by members’ fees and where possible through grants and donations.
- We value treating each other with mutual respect and recognise individual diversity welcoming members regardless of age, gender, or religion.
- We are a Cooperative Association whose members share a common interest in growing produce and protecting the environment. A strength is the members’ ability to help and advise others so providing support for allotment gardening within the Association.
- We value and actively practice environmental friendly gardening methods.
- We manage the site and protect the Association for future generations of gardeners and ultimately have enjoyment, physical exercise, fresh produce and friendship.
We aim to engage actively with the local community and have regular Open Days and private group visits in association with the Open Garden Society, local Scout and school groups for practical gardening sessions, and plots held by the local Headway charity, and the NHS Mental Health Service.
Association Management
The Management Committee is responsible for the administration of the Association and the general management of the site. The Management Committee is elected from the membership by the members.
As part of the nomination process to become an elected member, it is necessary to undertake a due diligence assessment of each candidate before recommending their nomination to the AGM. This is to comply with FCA guidance. The AR30 annual return updates who has been elected. Each member of the Management Committee signs a Code of Conduct and a Declaration of Interest.
Each plot holding member and associate is also a member of National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners (NSALG). For more information, please follow this link for further details: https://www.nsalg.org.uk
Management Committee 2024 - 2025
Sarah Humphries
Chair
Plot 13
Amanda Sawford
Committee Secretary
Plot 23
Fran Shepherd
Membership Secretary
Plot 33
Nick Allen
Treasurer
Plot 25
Stan Ralph
Safeguarding Officer
Plot 22
Louise McAlpine
Events Co-ordinator
Plot 32
Margaret Roper
Community Planting Co-ordinator
Plot 81
David Kenyon
Starter Plot Mentor
Plot 118
Tom Allen
IT Co-ordinator
Plot 105
Jen Palmer
Committee Member
Plot 18
Tony Jones
Committee Member
Plot 57
Christine Palmer
Committee Member
Plot 17
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