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Allotment Stuff => Allotment Movement => Topic started by: BAK on February 19, 2009, 07:16:03

Title: National Trust to make land available for allotments
Post by: BAK on February 19, 2009, 07:16:03
This was originally mentioned several weeks back by robinaber but appears to have been formally announced (or re-announced) now.

Various news outlets report this morning (link to Guardian below) that the National Trust plans to set aside some of its land for allotments. The figures appear to talk about 1000 plots spread across 40 locations. I cannot see any further detail so far.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/feb/19/national-trust-allotments (http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/feb/19/national-trust-allotments)
Title: Re: National Trust to make land available for allotments
Post by: Teeg on February 19, 2009, 08:16:31
 :'(
Scotland does not exist again.

W ???
Title: Re: National Trust to make land available for allotments
Post by: saddad on February 19, 2009, 09:24:27
Isn't that because they have their own version of NT?
???
Title: Re: National Trust to make land available for allotments
Post by: asbean on February 19, 2009, 09:37:48
This is where you register your interest:

http://www.landshare.net/ (http://www.landshare.net/)

Looks like it's heavily sponsored by channe 4.

But at least it's a start.
Title: Re: National Trust to make land available for allotments
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on February 19, 2009, 10:55:18
It''s all over the papers today so it's a bit of good publicity for allotments, plus hopefully some new sites.
Title: Re: National Trust to make land available for allotments
Post by: Teeg on February 20, 2009, 13:05:16
 ;)Scotland does not appear to be in this sceme, I have sent an email to the but still waiting for a reply.

Be a shame is they dont join in.
Title: Re: National Trust to make land available for allotments
Post by: Teeg on February 20, 2009, 13:14:26
Latest update,

RE: NTS Contact Us Information.‏
From:    Gillian Wilson (gwilson@nts.org.uk)

Sent:   19 February 2009 11:18:12
To:    *********
Dear Mr ********

Further to my last reply to you, I have been asked by the Policy and Communications Department to pass on this response to you on the subject of National Trust allotments.

There are no current plans for the National Trust for Scotland to institute a scheme of this type.

Thank you for contacting the National Trust for Scotland.

Yours Sincerely
Gillian Wilson(Miss)
Customer Services Administrator

Title: Re: National Trust to make land available for allotments
Post by: manicscousers on February 20, 2009, 16:28:38
bit mean of them, Teeg..is there no-one you can petition about it?
sorry, meant to say welcome to the site  ;D
Title: Re: National Trust to make land available for allotments
Post by: caroline7758 on February 24, 2009, 18:37:22
Anyone else read this article at the weekend?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/feb/21/gardening-allotments-national-trust (http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/feb/21/gardening-allotments-national-trust) ;D

Title: Re: National Trust to make land available for allotments
Post by: manicscousers on February 24, 2009, 19:03:15
cannot understand this woman, she says all the people on the waiting lists for allotments must be nearly old   :o ::) ;D
we have lots of younger people on our site  ;D
Title: Re: National Trust to make land available for allotments
Post by: BAK on February 24, 2009, 19:16:03
Zoe Williams makes a living mainly from writing articles that are provocative .. in that they usually show that she knows very little about the subject matter.

I reckon that this is quite deliberate .. as she has admitted.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoe_Williams (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoe_Williams)

I am just jealous that I cannot make money that way!?!
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