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Some of the comments from the public made my blood boil though :(
Quote from: Mikeakabigman on February 18, 2012, 11:27:54Some of the comments from the public made my blood boil though :(Yes, I saw that too. There's a balance here. A reasonable rent makes an allotment accessable to everyone, especially the not so wealthy who garden on a budget which has traditionally been quite a lot of us, but to tax-payers they see their council subsidising our hobby with their hard-earned cash and not everyone is bothered to understand the benefits of reasonable rents. I'm really impressed that Alex Mullins of the Eastleigh and District Allotments Association went to the considerable trouble of challenging the legality of the increase because that should now ripple round every county, borough, and parish council in the country and peg all future increases without any more adverse publicity, but I also feel that we allotmenteers should do more to run our own allotment services under self-management arrangements so that we don't lean unnecessarily on the tax-payer.
I do agree with you,However, for me and many others I suspect, it is more than a just a hobby, I view it not only as a way to grow good quality fresh food, but also as a way of keeping fit and active both mentally and physically. I'm still on the waiting list for an Allotment, living as we do in a one bedroom flat since we retired, it will be a lifeline for us, having been used to a three bed house and large garden for most of our working life.(tied)Further to this , everything on the allotment will have to be done as economically as possible, large rises in rent would have a significant consequences for us.