News and Stories from B.R.A.G and across the Borough.
Finding Allotment Funding
Funding for your Allotment site: Where to look for Grants and SupportFrom installing water butts and accessible raised beds to creating wildlife areas or replacing a communal shed, improving an allotment site can sometimes need funding. The good news is that allotment...
Sowing for Diversity
Sowing for Diversity. Independant Seed Suppliers When you're planning what to grow on your allotment, where your seeds come from might not seem like a big decision. But choosing to buy at least some of them from small, independent seed growers can make a real...
Autumn Pond Maintenance
AUTUMN POND MAINTENANCEIn the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, allotment holders are permitted to create a pond on their plots using a liner or existing container e.g. old butler sink. Benefits of having a pond on your plot: 1. A habitat for wildlife – ponds...
Great Success at Hampton Court
BRAG HAMPTON COURT PROJECT OVERVIEW The Aim of this project was to put together an allotment show garden for RHS Hampton Court Flower Show 2025, under the name of BRAG. The objectives were to spread awareness of the BRAG mission, reflect the value of the Richmond...
22/09/25 BRAG Meeting Minutes
22/09/2025 BRAG Meeting Minutes.Borough of Richmond Allotment Group (BRAG) Meeting Minutes of the Meeting Date: 22nd September 2025, 7pm Venue: Council Chamber, York House, Twickenham Present (Site Representatives): Briar Road – Alison Horwood Briar Road –...
Hampton Court
BRAG are going to Hampton!This year (2025) BRAG are heading to RHS Hampton Court Flower Show to build an allotment show garden!We have designed an allotment garden that celebrates the importance of allotments to our area as a whole - through biodiversity and wildlife,...