Obridge Allotments Ltd are situated on the north side of Taunton and have been in operation since c.1947 on land leased from, currently, Taunton Town Council under a new (2023) 21 year lease (2044)
It consists of 164 plots of various sizes with approximately 155 members and is managed by a committee consisting of 6 all of which are unpaid volunteers.
The Allotments are registered with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as a Co-Operative Society and are also members of the National Society of Allotments and Leisure Gardeners (NSALG) which entitles all members to be covered by their Allotmenteers Liability Insurance scheme.
Over the last 5 years, we have been able to successfully apply for funding from Taunton Town Council to be able to install a toilet on site as well as making further improvements to the site. The latest one was to refurbish our Garden Room and to rename it Kelly’s Garden Room in honour of our previous site manager, Richard Kelly.