Scottish Allotments and Gardens Society

Your allotment association may work better if it has a constitution, to determine things like the make up of the committee and a lease to give you some security of tenure. Neither of these need to be very complicated and you do not have to have a lawyer to write one for you. Here are some examples of constitutions of existing associations that you may find helpful.

• some constitutions and rules for existing allotment sites:

  • Constitution and rules drawn up for Kelvinside Allotments in Glasgow
  • Constitution for Saughton Mains Allotments association in Edinburgh
  • Constitution for Midmar Allotments Association in Edinburgh
  • Constitution and Rules for the Lady Road Allotment Association in Edinburgh

• Sample leases between allotment associations and site providers both council and private

  • Lease between Fife Council and Kirkaldy Community Gardens and Allotments CIC for the site of Ravenscraig Walled Garden
  • Lease between East Lothian Council and Musselburgh Allotments Association

• Sample documents drawn up with the advice of the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

  • Sample standing orders for use in an AGM or SGM
  • Sample standing orders for use by a management committee
  • A sample constitution for an imaginary allotment association.
  • A template - or set of guidelines - to guide a new association through the process of writing a constitution

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