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GAFA chairman Mark Alix, left, committee member Rob Edwards and Gafa the scarecrow handing their petition into Phil Wiggins from the council parks department last week
Now Gamesley is digging in
19/11/2008
GAMESLEY wants to get on board the allotments bandwagon.
Following on from the formation of the Dig Hadfield and Glossopdale Action For Allotments, the chairman of the local residents’ association wants to gauge the level of interest in the ‘grow your own’ movement on the estate.
"There is a lot of interest locally at the moment about people having allotments," said Mike Dewhurst. "There’s plenty of land around here, particularly around the ring road (Melandra Castle Road). Setting up allotments would also have a double advantage — it would also stop developers building on the land in future. It would be great to see people out on allotments growing their own food. We all know fruit and veg is a lot healthier for you but allotments are also great exercise for people out in the open. We‘ve got a few people interested already but there may be more — we need so many names before we can pass them on to local councillors."
The more the merrier, as sufficient demand could convince High Peak Council’s parks department of the merits of Gamesley’s case.
Anyone who would be interested in looking after an allotment on the estate should contact Janet Bruce, a member of the residents committee, on 01457 857770.
There are just seven council-owned allotment sites in Glossopdale — with a waiting list of more than 90 people eager to begin growing their own — to cater for a growing population of 30,000.
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