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The Hub opening times Autumn/Winter 2026/27

All sessions on Sundays from 11am – 12 noon 4 October, 1 November, 6 December, 3 January, 14 February, 7 March All plot holders, co-workers and mini-bedders are welcome to come along for tea, coffee and cake, and a chance to swap gardening ideas and meet other plot holders. We have various items for saleContinue reading “The Hub opening times Autumn/Winter 2026/27”

Notice of the 2026 CVWHAS Annual General Meeting

2026 AGM Notice

Seedling Swap 2026

Saturday, 16 May 11am – 1pm We are pleased to announce our annual Seedling Swap and as usual it will coincide with a Hub opening. It is open to all plot holders and co-workers on the two sites and will be held at the Hub by the Beresford Road gates. Bring along your spare seedlingsContinue reading “Seedling Swap 2026”

The Hub opening times Spring/Summer 2026

All sessions on Sundays from 11am – 1pm Sunday, 5 April Sunday, 3 MaySaturday, 16 MaySunday, 7 JuneSaturday, 20 JuneSunday, 5 JulySaturday, 18 JulySunday, 2 AugustSaturday, 15 AugustSunday, 6 SeptSaturday, 19 Sept All plot holders, co-workers and mini-bedders are welcome to come along for tea, coffee and cake, and a chance to swap gardening ideasContinue reading “The Hub opening times Spring/Summer 2026”

Notice of the CVWHAS Annual General Meeting

2025 AGM Notice

Seedling Swap 2025

Saturday, 17 May 11am – 1pm We are pleased to announce our annual Seedling Swap and as usual it will coincide with a Hub opening. It is open to all plot holders and co-workers on the two sites and will be held at the Hub by the Beresford Road gates. Bring along your spare seedlingsContinue reading “Seedling Swap 2025”

CVWHAS Mini Bed Scheme a beacon for Brighton

Working on the Mini Bed Plot, 18 January 2025

This weekend, CVWHAS held a Mini Bed plot workday and Open Day to showcase the scheme to site reps and society reps interested in replicating similar schemes on their own allotment sites.

Spud-in-a-bucket weigh-in 2024

It was with great excitement that Craven Vale and Whitehawk Hill allotment plot holders gathered at the Hub on Saturday 14th September with their heavy buckets in hand for the annual Spud-in-a-bucket competition weigh-in, although heaviness was not always a good indicator of a bountiful harvest.