How to join Berridale Allotments
We have 50 allotments and they are in high demand. As of November 2025 we have over 150 people on our waiting list and the average wait for an allotment is over 6 years.
To join our waiting list you have to submit an Application Form (which you need to download, complete and email/post to us) and, when you take on an allotment, complete and sign a Tenancy Agreement. See the foot of this page for these documents.
This is because when renting an allotment you are effectively taking on responsibility for a piece of land which is entrusted to you to properly maintain and cultivate.
The Association needs to ensure that you will manage the land in an appropriate way during your time as a plotholder and leave the land in a fit state to rent out again to another person if you decide to move on. Everyone renting an allotment needs to understand and agree to their responsibilities as laid out in the Association’s Constitution (at the foot of this page); the Tenancy Agreement formalises this.
Indeed, by signing the Tenancy Agreement you are agreeing to abide by the Constitution which lays out the Association rules and regulations. It is therefore important that you read and digest this document before signing the Agreement
Please note that new members are on probation for the period of one year.
The Constitution makes clear that you are required to keep your plot cultivated during the growing season. Cultivation means the main area of the plot is actively used for the production of vegetables, fruit and/or flowers. We regularly inspect all members’ plots to ensure that problems on one plot don’t become an issue for adjacent plots, and that the site remains attractive and in a good state of repair. This is one of the roles of the Association Committee : Committee members can download and print plot inspection sheets here.
Please note that in signing up you are also agreeing to us holding your details on a database for the purposes of sending you written and/or electronic information relating to the official business of the Association. Your details will not be made available to any third parties.
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