Walton and District Allotment and Garden Society

Events

Late Summer Show

This annual event will take place on 21st August 2021 at All Saints Catholic Church Hall in Queens Road Hersham and is a showcase for vegetables, fruit and flowers. There are also classes for cookery, handicrafts and photography. The show schedule is published in July and is sent automatically to members and can also be downloaded here. (show schedule 2019)

Outings

The Society runs a number of coach outings each year exclusively for their members to places of "gardening interest". There are usually two coach pick up points - one in Sidney Road (adjacent to Churchfield Road, and the other at St Peter's Church, Burwood Road, Hersham. Prompt booking is advised on all outings as they are very popular.

See the outings page for 2022 programme

‘Taste of Spring’ at the Trading Hut

This event will be held on a Saturday in April at the Trading Hut to mark the start of the growing and gardening season. “Bacon Butties” are a big draw but there are stalls selling the quality “Whistlefish” greetings cards, homemade cakes, handicraft and a range of suitable plants for the garden and allotment.

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‘Taste of Autumn’ at the Trading Hut

This event is held on a Saturday in October at the Trading Hut to celebrate all things associated with the Autumn harvest. Refreshments include our famous “Bacon Butties” as well as tea and coffee. There is always a huge range of jams and chutneys made from the fruits and vegetables grown on the allotments.

Christmas Fair at Woodlark Nurseries

This event will be held on 27th November 2022 at Woodlark Nurseries in Hersham. The Society provides refreshments and stalls selling homemade jams and chutneys. The Nursery donate numerous Christmas planters to be raffled and also conduct tours of the glasshouses where the thousands of Poinsettias are grown.

Annual General Meeting

This is held in either March or April in St. Erconwald’s Church Hall, Esher Avenue, Walton on Thames. KT12 2TA.

After the meeting we serve light refreshments followed by our guest speaker.