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
Events Calendar
Burwell Museum Cambridge Events Visit Ely
Local Area Events (Skiddle)
Now Online
Project and
Current Status
(350 new homes)
410 Homes now approved
Linden Homes
Web Site
Flagship Homes
Hundreds attend emotional Cambridge vigil for Jason ArdayThose who gathered were asked to remember how Arday made a "difference in our lives and in the lives of those around us".
Fire crews in 'better position' at Holme Fen blazeFirefighters continue to tackle the blaze at the nature reserve.
Tributes paid to 'darling boy' killed in collisionThe 19-year-old's parents thank family and friends for their support after the teenager's death.
Cambridge chancellor criticises 'racist feeding frenzy' around Jason ArdayJason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor at the centre of a plagiarism row, was found dead last week.
Air ambulance confident of raising £4.4m for baseEast Anglian Air Ambulance has launched an appeal to build a new base at New Shardelowes Farm in Fulbourn.
Plans for £20m hub to develop new medicines using AIThe hub is funded by the Medical Research Council and based at Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
Unauthorised sites are growing but travellers say they are forced to break the lawThe government says such developments are unacceptable – so why do they keep springing up?
Wildfire risk raises fears over rare speciesPhilip Parker says some species have "struggled this year" due to the heatwave.
East of England news quiz of the week From bananas to big wins, how many questions can you get right?
In pictures: The fire crews battling Holme Fen blazeCrews from about a dozen counties have been tackling a nature reserve fire in the Fens.
How can we all help prevent wildfires?As crews tackle nearly 200 wildfires in the first part of August, care is needed to prevent more.