Roscoe Plantation Allotments · Rivelin Valley · Sheffield
Building a community in the valley to promote gardening
We are a friendly group of gardeners in the Rivelin Valley. Most of us have our own plots, but there is also a shared community plot and continuity beds for anyone who prefers growing at a smaller scale, wants to learn more, or just fancies some practice. Whether you are an old hand or picking up a trowel for the first time, you will find people here glad to share what they know.
RVAS is a hands-on society; we learn, share and muck in together, and good friendships come up along with the vegetables.
If that sounds like your sort of thing, find out how to join us or volunteer with us. Workplace teams, people interested in plot sharing and anyone who would like to help a member are welcome to get in touch. And if you are curious how people came to be gardening in this valley in the first place, our history goes back a surprisingly long way.
What members get
- £5 per year, per plot
- Community growing for members
- Free woodchip and manure, when available
- National Allotment Society membership
- Public liability insurance for each plot
- An “hour of power” to help new tenants get started
- Monthly meetings and social events
- Shared knowledge and gardening support
Over 100 years of growing
Roscoe was Sheffield’s first statutory allotment site, opened in 1902. Read the story of the valley, its mills and its gardens.
Our history →News & events
Plant sales, working parties, manure deliveries, the summer barbecue and the annual fuddle: what’s coming up and what we’ve been doing.
Latest news →A helping hand goes a long way
Bring your workplace for a volunteer day, help an existing member, or explore sharing the work of a plot. Beginners welcome.
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