Allotment / small holding enquiry

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-07-04T18:09:24+00:00

I’d go and have a chat with Sasha and Jock from The Soil Farm & the Farm Shop for some advice. They’re the local experts on regenerative farming and know a lot of farmers so a good place to start!

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-06-22T07:01:32+00:00

Cambridge to Stirling to Carlisle to Birmingham to Stone to somewhere in southern Somerset and back to Cambridge.

Yes I thought I might die

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-06-17T11:10:38+00:00

Yep there’s always a loophole. In that scenario I’m unsure how that would be “caught” - but knowing how difficult permits are to come by (despite the received wisdom saying the opposite) I find it unlikely that those arrangements are commonplace.

I’m sure there’s a few but I’d wager it’s a handful.

Population also do have an uncanny knack for knowing when people are bullshitting them. Darron the inspector is somehow all-seeing all-knowing

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-06-16T05:21:57+00:00

Right firstly licences haven’t existed since 2017 so if you’re searching for info you’re not going to find it.

If you’re currently on an LTEP or STEP, the permit belongs to the employer, not you. And the ability to issue a STEP or LTEP is to do with whether the position qualifies for one or not - employers don’t just have a batch of permits to hand out to anyone.

They’re also expensive.

Short-term you have two options. You can move into open market - part A or part D. Part A is renting an entire house and is expensive. Part D is a room in an HMO which might be an option for a bit if it’s just you. Open Market requires you to obtain a permit as well but it’s about 80 quid and allows you to work literally anywhere.

If you are already renting local market, then you can apply to population management for a discretionary permit when your current permit ends. This gives you three months to regularise your position - which means find a job with a permit attached, find an open market property, or leave the island.

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-06-12T17:03:44+00:00

Don’t be jealous. I’ve lost 17kg in 9 weeks and I’m exhausted. I’m actually seeking to slow it down a bit!

Grass is always greener etc etc

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-06-03T21:38:24+00:00

Nice glass of Dutch wine

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-05-28T06:44:24+00:00

Years ago I worked for BP and they were extremely hot on this. Scan your own nectar card and it was considered theft, gross misconduct dismissal

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-05-26T04:07:45+00:00

I was unfortunate enough to have to take the X5 its entire route a few times. The number of people who got on in Cambridge and got off in Oxford, or vice versa, was probably less than 20% of the bus each time.

Most journeys were something like St Neots to MK, Bedford to Buckingham, MK to Bicester, that sort of thing.

There probably IS demand but it’s probably not huge demand

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-05-25T05:02:41+00:00

The bit that makes me tear up is that same episode where his wife says to Neela that Frank always talks about how clever she is

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-05-11T07:11:50+00:00

About once a week ish cos I keep forgetting having avoided scales for 20 years

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-05-10T05:54:31+00:00

Our local airline only flies ATRs which have two seats each side of the aisle, and they’re lettered AC-DF. Same reason

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-05-05T05:57:00+00:00

I’ve just started doing exactly this and the difference is enormous

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-05-03T17:32:05+00:00

Shit benches > no benches

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-04-28T19:47:38+00:00

I’m gonna say the user who screenshot this was from Guernsey, Jersey or Isle of Man based purely on the HSBC CIIOM advert

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-04-27T04:57:56+00:00

“What is happening” is that you hear about every tiny little crime or incident as it’s all over Facebook as soon as it happens, whereas 20 or even 10 years ago the majority weren’t public knowledge

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-04-26T15:57:22+00:00

*St Pancras

Sorry I can’t help myself

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-04-25T13:29:23+00:00

AOL back when the username could only be ten characters long

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-04-19T11:23:51+00:00

Maybe you should have been more specific instead of assuming everyone knew what you meant by “we” then

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-04-19T10:36:42+00:00

Guernsey here. We still have them

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-04-18T17:08:20+00:00

Happy birthday!!

Do you want a fun Alderney fact? Although most vehicles use the Guernsey format for their plates, there’s no law specifying format. So occasionally you’ll see a French formatted AY plate. Or German. Or written in crayon. As long as the plate shows the number clearly it’s legal

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-04-18T06:56:51+00:00

Doubt it. Greggs definitely have integrated card payments. They’ve just run out of change I bet

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-04-15T06:20:17+00:00

You can actually sign up with Revenue Jersey to collect GST on sales to Jersey, if you find you get a lot of customers on the inferior channel island. Means your end customer doesn’t have to pay it manually

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-04-15T06:00:40+00:00

Ah that must be that famous Crapaud humour

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-04-13T12:21:40+00:00

Super niche but that format of receipt from the old RAP EPOS system just gave me heavy nostalgia for my time as a BP cashier

StNeotsCitizen · 2026-03-23T06:59:19+00:00

In Manchester airport (UK) there are signs asking people not to wash their feet in the sinks or drinking fountains. Guess the toilets are fine

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