Bertie Doe wrote:


"Brian Gaff"Â* wrote in message news
Have you tried approaching the person they sub let it to? I'm not sure
you are allowed to sub let allotments around here actually, but that
is a whole other thing.

If you own the freehold of the allotment, you can sub-let it. They're
not council allotments. After the 1st out-of-control fire (about 3 weeks
ago) it took wife and self about 20 buckets of water to get it back
under control. I spoke to him and he assured me he wouldn't leave fire
unattended again.

One of the problems is the weather, under certain conditions smoke
does tend to swirl near the ground and become a big problem to
neighbours. After all all he needs to do is damp it down before he
leaves the site.
Brian

He did it again 4 nights ago. This time a smaller fire which he'd
dampened down beforehand. This time we got smoke and steam for 24 hours.
His excuse was, the wind was blowing away from the houses at 10 pm, when
he left. The warm front which came, failed to put out the fire but did
shift the wind direction thru' say, 100 degrees.

I suggested he invest £14 (Trago Mills) in an incinerator, it would get
through 6 wheelbarrow loads in a couple of hours. He didn't think it's a
good idea !! Trouble is, he doesn't live here. He'd get an ear-bashing
from his wife, if the washing stank of smoke. The joys of opening a
bedroom window on a warm Summer's evening are now gone.

The problem with talking Legal Action is persuading 24 householders to
foot the bill. I was hoping there was an alternative ?




And you may end up with no one allowed a small fire.