Shapwick Allotment Association Two Years and Counting I don't think we could have had two more different growing years. This year’s dry summer has been a real challenge for all of us. Our new 5,000 litre storage tank proved a great investment and more recently we have added a 2,000 litre water harvesting system, to help us keep topped up throughout the year. Hopefully the latter will prepare for a more diverse climate for the future! Dry summer aside, the harvest this year has been exceptional: so many strawberries, tomatoes, potatoes and heaps of courgettes and squash, huge blackcurrants and enough kale, cabbage and spinach to feed the village (and our army of cabbage white butterflies!). As we perfect our seed selection, the sharing of planting and crop rotation ideas across the Allotmenteers has been fantastic, although most of us still have much still to learn. Such a great team of growers and a lovely community, well supported and regularly visited by many of you across the village. We have a 'surplus' box at the allotment entrance which we will re-house when we add our entrance fence in the Autumn, so keep a look out for fresh veg and fruit and help yourselves. More bird boxes, feeders and flowers are planned for the winter and spring, to encourage the many insects, bees and ground wildlife visiting this summer in the allotment, testament to the diverse wildflower and hedgerows environments created by many of the team. 5 AUTUMN I S SUE | OCTOBER 2 0 2 5 SIMON DAWES, CHAIRMAN, SAA ARTS AND CRAFTS GROUP MARGARET DOBBS The group continues to thrive with lots of different types of art being enjoyed. We have been able to include a clay table thanks to Paul Wren, so we now have the opportunity to use different types of clay which can be glazed and fired. Complete beginners, returners or more experienced people, you would all be most welcome to come along and spend a couple of hours of relaxing 'arty' activities. We meet on Thursdays, 2-4pm, in the Village Hall To enjoy this artwork, and all issues of Shapwick News, in glorious colour: https://www.shapwickvillage.co.uk/newsletters/
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