The Boat Race and Allotment clearance

Emma has travelled to London to see her boyfriend race in the reserves race in the Boat Race. Next year he hopes to be in the main race. What is it about Emma and rowers? Sadly Code's boat lost, but they are still going partying tonight.

Meanwhile, I am beginning the major work that is allotment clearance. I have to cut everything down to ground level and burn the huge amount of material produced, then create a new fence and only then begin the job of digging and weeding out strips for my proposed crops.

Five hours of back breaking work today and some progress perhaps

Looking down the allotment at the area cleared, including the two huge bonfires created. At some point a fence will be located where the peg is in the ground all the way down to the next plot in the distance

Looking up the allotment - what the other bit looked like when I started today. Heavy-duty brush cutter at the ready. My allotment really did look a mess up to now. Rumour has it that if we don't do some good work this year, we could lose our plots - apparently there is now a waiting list for plots so the rules are toughening up