When John & Adrian were out delivering leaflets and talking to residents some plot holders from nearby Love Lane Allotments stopped to chat.  They told us about the new Allotment regime that has recently streamlined procedures.  It seems several new plot holders are busy clearing their patches  and planting winter onions and other crops – such as next year’s broad beans which, we learned, if over-wintered are more black-fly resistant than if planted in February.   You can learn a lot from gardeners! 

This site has also driven an interesting initiative in which one plot is given over as a ‘Community Allotment’ with raised beds and easy access – an excellent way to introduce the pleasures of gardening to people who might otherwise not easily be able to take part.