Council billing
Over the past two years, plot holders – some established and others new – have reported that they haven’t received an annual invoice for their allotment plot from Cardiff Council.
PPAA Committee would ask, that anyone in this position should notify the Council themselves, but also let the Committee know that they have done that, so that they may have an idea of the scale of the problem.
Twenty-eight plot holders have so far done just that, and so PPAA Committee have been able to chase on their behalf.
As a result, the Council department dealing with Income Retrieval have now asked the Allotments Department to raise customer accounts to enable these plot holders to be billed.
PPAA Committee hope very much that we as a site are now nearing the end of this bothersome issue.
Hedge work incidentals
Following the removal of, and deactivation of the stumps of the unsuitable hedging – such as sycamores – two hundred and thirty-two mixed berry colour pyracanthas have been planted in their place, and they seem to to be growing well. These should soon form a dense, strong, very thorny hedge, with attractive, wildlife-supporting berries.
However, sycamores – it’s now understood – will fuse roots with others growing nearby to form an integrated network. This feature has resulted in the stump deactivator, which was used on those cut down, reaching a sycamore which was intended to be retained, but which has unfortunately now also been finished. (It’s the one a few metres to the northwest of the southeast gate.)
Fortunately there’s plenty of room nearby to plant a replacement, and a more ecologically-beneficial one too. Indeed, there’s room for a shrubbery as well.
Consent has therefore been asked of the Council – as required under the Local Management Agreement – for both the removal of the sycamore’s remains, and the planting of a semi-mature replacement rowan, cherry or similar. If anyone has any advice as to a particular tree which is noted for its vigour, good size, attractiveness and ecological benefits, then PPAA Committee would be interested in that.
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