Maidenhead Community Allotment

The Maidenhead Community Allotment is run by a group of volunteers, who grow food to share with local residents, the users of the Boyn Grove Community and Resource Centre and Maidenhead Foodshare. They work with Men in Sheds, who are based on the same site. Men in Sheds is an initiative to combat loneliness by providing a space for men to connect and chat over practical tasks.

124 GoodGymers have supported Maidenhead Community Allotment with 124 tasks.


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Windsor and Maidenhead runner
Windsor and Maidenhead runner
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Jess Smith
Jess Smith
Windsor and Maidenhead runner
Amy L GoodGym
Amy L GoodGym (she/her)
Windsor and Maidenhead runner

Upcoming sessions
Getting the Community Allotment ready for Winter

Saturday 11th October 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm


Previous sessions
Windsor and MaidenheadCommunity mission

Tidying Up

Saturday 4th October

Written by Windsor and Maidenhead runner

No watering was needed at the community allotment today, but plenty of tidying up was needed. Sheila joined another volunteer,and between them they trimmed a tree, pulled out old courgette plants, tidied up old pieces of wood scattered around the site, and weeded between the Welsh onions

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Windsor and MaidenheadCommunity mission
Angela Shaw

Tomato Takedown

Friday 26th September

Written by Windsor and Maidenhead runner

At the community allotment this evening the first task for Angela and Sheila was to start filling the water butts once the Day Centre had emptied, as the hose could be a trip hazard. Meanwhile we started taking down the tomato plants, as any remaining fruits would not have time to ripen. The green tomatoes were collected for anyone wanting to make green tomato chutney. The plants were put on the compost heap and the canes tidied away. Our good deed for the day was to give some produce to a lady passing by who wanted to buy the vegetables. I hope she enjoyed it!

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Windsor and MaidenheadCommunity mission
Kay W
Claire Bruford

Sending us Potty

Friday 19th September

Written by Windsor and Maidenhead runner

Claire, Kay and Sheila helped out at the community allotment on a lovely sunny evening. Kay set about watering the remaining crops while Claire and Sheila started tackling tidying up the pot storage area. Not an easy task! So many pots of different shapes and sizes. We found some unexpected items - 2 teapots and a pair of shears, and also disposed of a number of broken pots. By the end of the session it was looking a lot tidier (although not perfect!) and hopefully everything is more accessible. One of the other volunteers, Andrea, called in to give the big fig tree some manure and a good water - it was great to be there at the same time. Mei also dropped by just as we were leaving, but stayed to have a quick chat. I hope we can arrange to coincide for a bit longer next time!

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Windsor and MaidenheadCommunity mission
Angela Shaw

Preparing for Winter Sleep

Friday 12th September

Written by Windsor and Maidenhead runner

Sol, Sheila and Angela met the community allotment on a sunny Friday afternoon.

The task was to prepare empty vegetable beds for the winter break. Angela and Sheila started weeding, Sol made several wheelbarrow rides to bring manure to the beds. The last part was to cover them with plastic sheets to suppress weeds over the winter months.

The hour passed quickly while catching up summer trips and upcoming events. We escaped the rain and that was a positive start to the weekend!

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Windsor and MaidenheadCommunity mission
Angela Shaw
Claire Bruford
Rosie Ellis

Untangling the Beans

Friday 5th September

Written by Windsor and Maidenhead runner

Angela, Rosie and Sheila welcomed Claire back to her first Goodgym mission for a while. It was great to see you back! Today's task was to take down the bean plants and supports. We cut the plants near the base, leaving the roots in the ground to continue fixing nitrogen in the soil. We unwound the plants from the supports and then untied and gathered the canes together and stored them away for use next year. The plants went on the compost heap. Rosie and Angela picked the Dutch drying beans. The beds are now ready for some manure and putting to bed for the winter - maybe next week's task

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Rosie Ellis

No weeds here!

Friday 29th August

Written by Windsor and Maidenhead runner

Rosie, Rachel and Sheila gathered at the community allotment for our regular session The weather had conveniently done the watering for us, and after admiring the progress with the greenhouse project we got down to doing some serious weeding . The soil was perfect, and the weeds came away easily. Rain stopped play slightly early, but we had cleared 4 beds, and Rosie took some beetroot home for tea

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