Allotment

MP visits threatened pigeon loft

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Culture Secretary Andy Burnham visited a Grade II-listed pigeon loft threatened with demolition. Mr Burnham was taken to the cree, on an allotment in Ryhope, near Sunderland, by local MP Fraser Kemp. English Heritage granted it listed status in 1998 but the land’s owners, Newcastle-based Worktalent Ltd, want to redevelop the allotments. The cree’s owner,… Continue reading MP visits threatened pigeon loft

MP seeks more space for allotments

credit: doustpauline More space must be provided to secure the future of the humble allotment, an MP warned yesterday. Keen allotment holder and Tory MP, Tony Baldry, said that land available for the much-loved garden plots was shrinking just as demand was growing. Mr Baldry (Banbury) said councils and the Government needed to act to… Continue reading MP seeks more space for allotments