Last updated 3-Sep-2025
B&DHS's membership covers our affiliation to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and the National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners (NSALG) which includes a quarterly magazine and free legal advice; participation in the Suttons Seeds discount scheme which gives 40% off seeds and 10% off other items all year round; discounts at local nursery Simpsons and at Hedgehog Plants at Risby Barns.
Membership is open to all gardeners in Burwell and district whether they have a back yard with flower pots or a full-sized allotment plot. To join us costs £15 per household per year from 1st April to 31st March.
B&DHS aims to represent the interests of gardeners and allotment holders by promoting the benefits of gardening generally and organizing activities of interest to members as well as forming a community that will develop and protect the allotment site into the future.
Visit the society's website for further information and upcoming events:
bdhs.burwell.co.uk
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Improvement work on region's waterways is completedEnvironment Agency finishes its £5.2 million programme that has seen work across several counties.
First female Bishop of Ely installed at serviceThe service marks the beginning of the bishop's public ministry within the Diocese of Ely.
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Boy, 3, no longer critical after crocodile attackThe boy's condition "is no longer critical", police say.
Over 50 weapons handed in during Knife Angel visitPolice say the sculpture, which has been on display in Ely, is "a really effective focal point".