At the cabinet meeting on Thursday, 14 February 2019, Richmond Council decided that all bonfires on allotments will be banned from 30 April 2019.  The Borough of Richmond Allotments Group (BRAG) will be making a submission through official channels to have this decision reviewed and BHAS Allotments has representation in BRAG.

An allotment bonfire ban will impact plotholders who would find it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to remove non-compostable material from the allotments, including those who are elderly, do not own cars or live in flats.  We would like to ask our East Sheen Allotment plotholders to contact their councillors if they do not agree with this decision.  Councillors for each area can be found by going to the Council website.

There is also a petition set up by a plotholder on the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames (LBRuT) website enabling individuals to register their support for overturning the ban.  The more who sign up to this, the stronger the case will be to review the decision.  Follow this link to access the petition.