Thursday 2nd April 2015 19.45 NCEL PremierNostell Miners Welfare 2 Retford United 0 HT: 1-0 Att: 265 Ent: £5 Prog £1 Coffee £1 Bordman 30, 90 from Welfare GroundFiled… Read More

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We had a one or two bright sunny days last week. The photo below could almost fool you into believing it was summer.Appearances are, however, deceptive as bright cloudless skies coupled with… Read More

Last week the second national lockdown here in England came to an end. In our part of the country it has made little difference as we are subject to tier three restrictions that are more or… Read More

We had a few days last week when it wasn't too wet or windy to be out.Monday afternoon we headed for the allotment to dig our first parsnips of the season and also to lift the frost blackene… Read More

Last week was another flying visit to the allotment but not before we had swathed ourselves in as many layers as possible. As in previous weeks, our aim was to gather a few vegetables.The st… Read More

An improvement in the weather meant that we could actually get out in the garden last week.The week started, however with a much needed walk for us and for Ruby. Current restrictions mean th… Read More

Copyright: Original post from Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments http://glallotments.blogspot.co.uk/ author S Garrett Copyright: Original post from Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments http://g… Read More

Last week the weather improved and not only did we have two afternoons at Nostell Priory but we also had a couple of afternoons working on the allotment.Our first visit had to be without Rub… Read More

Last week was a bit of a teaser. One minute it was bright and sunny and it felt as though spring was knocking on the door. Then, when you were ready to let it in, it backed off and hid behin… Read More

I mentioned in my last post that I had strained something in my shoulder. This affected my back and all of my arm so I decided to have a break from blogging, gardening and just about everyth… Read More

The weather at the moment is really needling us.  It’s conspiring to hold up progress on the allotment. We went months when all it seemed to do was rain and the ground was soggy a… Read More

Reality check - it is now May! Have the weather gods gone on strike? Have there meteorological clocks stopped? Just what is going on? We are just so behind in any gardening - I just wish som… Read More

We had rain, but until Saturday, nothing like the downpours people are experiencing in other areas. Our rain came at a steady pace of the showery type with the occasional bit of hail or slee… Read More

The weather gods must have read my post last week and decided to up the ante. I stated that we hadn't had any real downpours - well we have now. Tuesday night the floodgates opened and sent… Read More

Last week was another week when it was hard to believe that it was May. If you visit Martyn's blog, you will have read that this May has been our wettest since Martyn started keeping records… Read More

Last week it started to feel more like spring. The trouble is that meteorological spring comes to an end this week, so spring has been late in arriving but I guess it's better late than… Read More

Other than the odd spring-like day, we seem to have missed spring altogether and jumped straight out of winter and into summer. The flowers on the allotment are certainly enjoying the s… Read More

Saturday 22nd May 2021 14.00The Yorkshire Trophy Group 1Wakefield AFC 0 Brighouse Town 2 HT: 0-2 Ent: £5 Prog £2.50 Coffee £2 from The Millenium Stadium (Featherston… Read More

We've had another busy week. It's been a case of, not so much making hay while the sun shines, as filling the plot while the rain holds off. I have to be honest though, the allotment could r… Read More

EXCUSE THE HEADER BLOGGER IS PLAYING UPAs well as working on the plot, last week we paid another visit to Nostell. As we didn't visit the previous week, I was anxious to check on the four cy… Read More

We had some 'real' rain last week for which we and the plants were very grateful. It's amazing how a bout of rain triggers plants into growth when our feeble attempts with a watering can fai… Read More

At the end of last week, the temperatures soared, so it was far too hot to do any work on the plot. We did manage some harvesting and general tidying at the beginning of the week, and also m… Read More

Last week was another week where it was too hot to do much on the allotment or in the gardenRuby even had to forego her weekly visit to Nostell and her walks were restricted to the evening w… Read More

Not exactly our usual post this one. If you have come here hoping for some more stories of the cock up’s we have made. Or a review of a funfair manufacturer. Then I can only apologise… Read More

Last week was a fairly busy week. As well as time spent harvesting, we managed to do a few other jobs on the allotment. As I mentioned in the previous week's post, beds are now being cleared… Read More

This week, time on the allotment - whenever rain showers allowed - has been spent harvesting and preparing our harvests for freezing. It's that time of year when other jobs have to be placed… Read More

For various reasons, we haven't done much work on the allotment this week and, more or less, only done the harvesting that we needed.On Tuesday, Martyn dug up another bed of potatoes. This t… Read More

Thank you for all the good wishes following, Martyn's hospital adventure. Thankfully, he has had no further nosebleeds, although we made sure to take things steadily last week. Martyn, had b… Read More

In my last post, I mentioned that we picked our first sweet corn cob to check on ripeness. As it was ready, we decided that we ought to harvest the rest of the crop.Thinking back to when we… Read More

The allotment was somewhat neglected last week.On Monday we decided to pay a visit to the Yorkshire Wildlife Park.  We aborted an attempt to visit last month. When we came across a long… Read More

We are now at the stage where most activity on the allotment revolves around preparing our plot for winter and in many ways for next season. The more we can clear, tidy and dig over now the… Read More

Last week we continued clearing and tidying beds on the allotment. Beds where the soil is in good condition have been covered with weed control fabric held in place with wood chippings. Wher… Read More

There's not much to report this week. The weather has meant that it wasn't really pleasant to be working outside and so there is not much to report on.Despite the weather, we have done the u… Read More

Monday morning, Martyn and I went for our Covid booster vaccination. It was nowhere near as slick as the system operating for our main jabs which were more or less a straight in, wait the al… Read More

We had a couple of days working on the allotment last week and a couple of days at two of our usual haunts.The trees now cast a golden glow but it won't be long before they cast off their le… Read More

My blog posts are becoming rather repetitive so I thought that I would start with something a bit different, On Sunday it was bitterly cold at the allotment and, as I can't see them hanging… Read More

Last week started in much the same way as previous weeks. We went to the allotment and cleared and tidied up more beds.It was bitterly cold and so we needed to do something energetic and dig… Read More

Last week we made it to the allotment on a couple of afternoons. Monday was bitingly cold but we decided to have a quick visit to harvest a few vegetables. It was the first time that we had… Read More

We didn't go to the allotment at all last week. If we hadn't Ruby to consider, we probably wouldn't have ventured out at all, other than for Martyn to attend a hospital appointment.Not only… Read More

The allotment is certainly looking bleak now. At this time of year, I always find it amazing when I think of the transformation that will take place next spring and summer.Any work on the al… Read More

We weren’t really tempted into the garden or onto the allotment last week.  When the weather was reasonable the condition of the ground wasn’t really conducive to any garden… Read More

Last week was a really mixed week weather-wise. We never knew what we were going to end up waking up to.We managed some walks in the sunshine. It was really lovely and sunny when we went for… Read More

Last week was a much drier week and not before time. We even saw a little sunshine.We are still not firing on all cylinders. I am more or less back to normal but Martyn is still struggling… Read More

All the conditions aligned last week to enable us to get back to some semblance of normality.The weather was fine and Martyn's aches had improved. Not only did Ruby enjoy a longer walk durin… Read More

"The prime minister’s official spokesman cannot double as a liar. Both the press and the public need to know that they can trust what is being said in the name of the prime minister an… Read More

I'd love to say that the 'something new' was that we had been treated to a real downpour and we were no longer having to carry watering cans about. I'd love to tell you that - but I can't. A… Read More

You guys know I love the great outdoors and hiking is my activity of choice. But for those of you who are new to hiking, I always get asked ‘what should I wear when hiking?’ The… Read More

I don't have much to report this week.The best word to describe last week's weather was miserable. The week began damp and misty. If anything as the week progressed the weather worsened.We p… Read More

Meteorologically speaking, winter's already upon us.  Astronomically winter begins at the winter equinox on 21 December. Whichever definition you prefer, as far as our weather is concer… Read More

I don't have much to report this week. 2023 started very miserably - drizzly and dull. We did manage a couple of walks with Ruby but the weather was such that if it hadn't been for her needi… Read More

Firstly apologies if this post ends up flaky. I'm working on a new laptop. I'm used to working on a desktop computer with a mouse and where I am used to where all the keys are. Now I am usin… Read More

Valentine's Day is a time to show your love and appreciation for that special someone in your life. While we often associate the holiday with romantic gifts for women, men deserve just as mu… Read More

Eitex Upgrades Nostell Estate Broadband Services for Enhanced Tenant Connectivity The Nostell Estate in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, is a sprawling estate that spans over several thousa… Read More

If you look at most parkrunners tourist maps, it will usually have a cluster around their home location, unless they are an uber tourist travelling the country. For me that isn’t quite… Read More

Last week was bitterly cold so we stayed away from the allotment. When the ground was really frosty, some of our walks were shortened. We could wrap up warmly but we were concerned that Ruby… Read More

We had a light snowfall last week. It was wet snow and didn't hang around. Most snow arrived after dark, and then turned to rain.  By morning any signs that it had been had more or less… Read More

Ibstock Plc is embarking on the next stage of its major investment programme at its Nostell factory in West Yorkshire. Once fully operational, Ibstock will have the UK’s first fully au… Read More