As it’s National Allotment Week some stats about the need for them.. (and sheds of course)

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Demand for allotments is at an all-time high with some waiting lists decades long, research suggested today.

More than 80,000 people are holding out for a plot with a typical delay of three years, a poll of local councils by home insurance company LV= found.

Camden and Islington in London and Blyth Valley council in Northumberland are particularly over subscribed, with waiting lists of 40, 25 and 30 years respectively.

The average wait is three years, and in the quietest areas – North Shropshire, Nottingham City and Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire – only five months.

Research company PCP got information from 301 councils on their allotment provision.

Google has indexed some great articles for the week

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The telegraph & South Wales Argos report

An 89-year-old woman faces having her allotment of 30 years taken away by a council because she has started growing flowers instead of vegetables, she said.

Edith Avery said she was told by Rogerstone Community Council that her plot, just a few feet from her back door, would be cleared this week because she had not complied with regulations.

Mrs Avery, of Cefn Road, Rogerstone, near Newport, south Wales, said it was “a shock and a worry” as she was given 14 days to clear the plot – a time limit which ends tomorrow – or the council would arrange it and charge her.

“They said there should be veg on there and I did have veg for years and years, but I’m 89 now and I don’t find it easy so it’s gradually gone over to shrubs and flowers,” the widow said.

“It’s quite well tended, it’s not neglected, but they said they’ve got a list of people who want allotments. There are so many that are unattended and overgrown, but it seems they want this one.”

She said she was not able to speak to the council as a message on its answer phone advised writing a letter.
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What to sow and grow in June

www.thompson-morgan.com recommend the following n June.

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Further to my post about the great allotment shed, I thought I would look at my local allotments (hint there are not an yet) on the new fangled google street map/view of course it’s difficult to see them, as most are off mains roads. but I am sure we can get a peek..

Here are some in the Cardiff Area (Google has not reached the valleys yet), thanks to graham for marking the initial list that helped me find them.

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So if you see any great sheds on allotments on Google let me know

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Did you see the BBC show last night Building the Olympic Dream, it was about the Manor Garden allotments we have mentioned a few times, that were torn down for the Olympic wossname.

You can view again on the iplayer and I can’t embed it sorry,

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