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Ace of Spades Allotment Project

General Details

The project is for adults with a mild learning disability to grow vegetables, soft fruit and cut flowers. We also have some ex- battery hens which have created a lot of interest for the project, and eggs to collect for tea!

It is a relaxed day with no pressure on people to "progress" to certain standards. No experience of gardening is required, it is just a nice day in a peaceful setting.

The project is a small, (due to limited space, up to four people a day) leisure gardening activity with support worker in attendance at all times. This is not a commercial venture, all produce grown is shared out between the people attending to take home for dinner! There is also a toilet facility on site, (we drink quite a lot of tea!).

Who to contact

Name: Mike Abbott
Position: Project support worker
Telephone: 07969736692 for initial contact re availabilty
Email: m.abbott357@btinternet.com

Where to go

Name: Ace Of Spades Allotment Project
Address: The allotment site on Bramford Lane. Double gate entrance opposite Wallace Rd
Ipswich
Postcode: IP1 5BS
Area served: Ipswich, Woodbridge, Felixstowe
Parking available: Yes
Transport: No transport is available
Restrictions to access: The project is specifically for adults with a mild learning disability who do not need a one to one worker.

Days & Times

We meet Monday to Thursdays from 10am to 3pm.

Other details

Referral required?: Yes
Age Groups: Adults
Accreditation details: The project was privately developed by Mike Abbott who has worked for twenty years in Ipswich day and residential settings. Now semi retired, he is happy to offer this service for four days a week. He is a qualified social worker and has horticultural qualifications from Otley College.
Notes: The project has been established since March 2007 and is based at Ipswich borough allotment site in Bramford Lane Ipswich, Monday to Thursdays from 10am to 3pm. I meet people at the gate (opposite Wallace road) to enter the site. Collection is from the same gate at 3pm. The cost for the day is £35, this contribution helps cover costs of materials used, public Liability insurance and time of the support worker. To the person attending thats just £6 per hour. People bring a packed lunch and wear old clothes and shoes. No power tools are used and the site risk assessment is low. For further details or to arrange a site visit pleasephone us.
Service users involved in planning: Yes
Last Updated: 22/05/2020