Halton Borough Council is asking “do you have ground to spare” following a National Allotment promotion by the National Allotment Society.
National Allotment Week takes place between Monday 12 August and Saturday 18 August 12 and while Halton Borough Council would love to have allotments for everyone, currently demand far outstrips supply.
It seems there are a lot of people with green fingers in the area!
However, a new scheme brings like-minded people together, those who have a plot of land or garden which they currently do not use or cultivate, with those looking for land to grow vegetables and flowers for their use.
The scheme, called Lend and Tend, asks for owners of land to release sections to allow others to grow things, the same way as an allotment operates.
With Lend and Tend you could be introduced to an eager gardener who’d love to garden in your garden.
You set your ground rules, times, plans and preferences and they’ll perhaps even be able to grow some produce to share with you. If your garden is unused or unloved?
Then it sounds like you could love your garden again with someone else’s help.
Halton Borough Council Executive Board member for Health and Wellbeing said Councilor Marie Wright, “Allotments, gardening and being outdoors are all aspects of physical and mental wellbeing which the Council are currently actively promoting.
“We would love to be able to supply more allotment spaces, however land for cultivation use in the stock which we own is all taken.
“The Lend and Tend scheme seems to be a great idea, especially for those who are unable to tend their own gardens or for businesses with land which is currently unused”
If you are interested in looking at the scheme, either as a potential plot owner or as someone looking for land to cultivate, look at www.lendandtend.com