Allotment gardening
and community gardens in Newham
Having your own allotment or
joining a community gardening group can be really rewarding. They
provide an opportunity to meet other people and help keep you
active and healthy, by growing your own fruit and
vegetables.
Allotments are now managed by activeNewham. If you have
an enquiry or wish to make a booking please call 0844 414
2728 or visit the
activeNewham
website.
Newham has seven allotment sites:
- Bridle Path Allotments, Colchester Avenue, Little Ilford,
E12
- Connaught Road Allotments, Custom House, E16
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- Cyprus Allotments, Pennyroyal Avenue, Beckton
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- Folkestone Road, East Ham, E6
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- Leyes Road, Custom House, E16
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- South Beckton, Beckton, E6
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- St Mary's Road, Plaistow, E13
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How to apply for a plot
You can apply for an allotment is using our
online form.
Your details will then be added to the waiting list for the sites
you selected. Please note that there is currently
a very long waiting list for all allotment sites.
How to renew your allotment plot tenancy
If you are eligible for a concession, please visit
East
Ham Local Service Centre, ensuring that you bring the required
documentation with you. See your renewal pack for further
details.
If you pay the full amount, you can now renew your tenancy online
quickly and easily via My Newham.
Find out
more about My Newham here or sign in to My Newham and
make your payment now.
We will contact you with the renewal pack when it is time to pay
your annual allotment fees. You must pay the fees within the given
timeframe otherwise the allotment plot may be considered vacant and
offered for re-letting to people on the allotment waiting list.
Community Gardens
There are currently three community garden sites in Newham,
although many more are due to created from 2012 onwards.
Abbey Gardens
Bakers Row, Stratford, E15 3NF
Food Growing project link to
www.abbeygardens.org
Contact
mail@abbeygardens.org
Central Park
High Street South, East Ham, E6
Gardening club
Food
Growing Project
Play, Sow and Grow
6 Gay Road, Stratford E15 2RN
Tel: 020 8522 7337
Day and time:
Mondays 10am-12noon
Tuesdays 9.45am-3pm
Fridays 10am-12noon and 1-3pm
For further information please call 020 3373 0625 or email
getactive@newham.gov.uk
West Ham Park
Food growing project.
Further information and queries on allotments and community
gardens
Please contact us via email:
info@activenewham.org.uk
or phone 0844 414 2728.