Saving allotments

Want to do your bit to promote allotments

By Dave T

Interested in doing something to provide more allotment space ,then visit the following website
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/allotments/ which has an online petition to looby No.10 to provide more spaces.

From the Petition organiser (not from this website) here is why,

"This will do the following:

1. Allow people to save money.

2. Provide an area for abundant wildlife.

3. Help to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

4. Help to cut the amount of carbon dioxide in the world's atmosphere: people grow their own food instead of buying it all thus reducing 'air miles' (and shipping and lorry pollution).

5. Provide people with a community group to belong to and enjoy.

6. Provide people with a space to exercise while doing something worthwhile - it will benefit them in two different ways at the same time.

There simply aren't enough allotments around. I belong to one, half of which has just been taken over by the golf course next door, halving the allotments while only increasing the golf course by about 3%. I believe there is a waiting list of people desperate to obtain a plot, but there simply isn't enough land."

From this website - If you have an opinion about this then e-mail in your comment to info@bhaf.org.uk or make a comment in this website, make your voice count as we need to ensure allotment's are protected for everyone to benefit from them !