Allotments 4 All

Quote from: mc55 on January 16, 2007, 22:02:40

Quote from: dandelion on January 16, 2007, 21:51:29
Did you sign the petition recently? Only the last 500 names are displayed.

yes, about 5 mins before I posted the message.  It said it was going to send me an e-mail, but that hasn't turned up yet ... maybe its on go slow.  I've just checked the listing and a new name has been added, but not me.  Will check again tomorrow and maybe try it again if its not worked.

I was sent the e-mail almost instantly. You will need to click on a link in this e-mail for your name to be added to the petition.  Maybe the e-mail has been blocked by your spam filter?

Quote from: mc55 on January 16, 2007, 22:02:40

....    It said it was going to send me an e-mail, but that hasn't turned up yet ... maybe its on go slow.  I've just checked the listing and a new name has been added, but not me.  Will check again tomorrow and maybe try it again if its not worked.

Your vote doesn't get added until you've clicked on the link they email you.  Hopefully (all these hours later  :)) you'll have had the mail and your siggy is on the list  ;D

not sure what happened first time, but I've tried again and it worked immediately. 

Thanks for the info. Signed without hesitation.

Just got husband and son to sign up ...pertition just broke the 2001

There is an article on this in March issue of GROW YOUR OWN .
My arrived by post today ..

story is :-
"Allotmenteers whose plots will be flattened in preparation for the London games have been told they are not welcome on the playing feilds earmarked as their new home.
2012 Olmpics cheifs want to shift the 100 year old Manor Gardens site in Hackney Wick to Marsh Lane Playing feilds in Leyton. However, the plot holders face a frosty reception. "Marsh  Lane Feilds is our land" said a spokesman for the save March Lane Feilds campaign group. "If we let them borrow one peice of it, will we ever see it back ?"

The London Development Agency insists plans to build a footpath over the site must go ahead as it lies at the heart of the planned Olmpic park "

Done my bit (again) on the No.10 site. Wonder whether it will get the same result as most of the others will? I see from the media again that even with over a million votes, government doesn't seem to think that it is a significant enough response to affect policy decisions, (thats the road pricing issue!).
My recent forays into local politics (as an Independent) have done little to encourage my belief in the democratic state of the nation - those in power get away with it because we let them. Time for the return of Wolfie Smith and his 'Power to the People', perhaps.
Just read the above again and am now convinced that my annual subscription to the Grumpy old Men Club must be due again - roll on the spring so I can work off some of the frustrations again!!!!

This is terrible news.
You have to be a UK resident or I'd sign without hesitation.

I also enjoyed their website http://www.lifeisland.org/

Michelle Hanson wrote a column about the allotments in today's Guardian:

http://environment.guardian.co.uk/conservation/story/0,,2011925,00.html

It is NOT right.
100 years for 4 weeks and 2 world wars.

I think we need to email all our friends again and confirm they signed it.

Use the power of the net to save somethig worthwhile.
Imagine if it were our plots that we had put so much hard work into...

Hadn't seen pye's link until I was about to post this - from Michele's article.

Says everything?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-aNwauzO3Y

8 min london tv prog now on you tube

This isn't new. I watched it weeks ago??

Maybe we need to coordinate our efforts. All my immediate family have responded. I'm going to ask at work now. And maybe look at City of Edinburgh employees. What else can we do? This can't be allowed to happen.

i just seen it and had not seen the link here :-)

Couldn't get the link but went there just googling petitions to pm and got there in the end. Signed and done.

Done, let's hope sense prevails.

Rod

Its such a shame that 100 years of community gardening is going to be wiped away.
have signed the petition, hope it helps

Quote from: tim on January 10, 2007, 12:34:32
Clicked on the e-mailed link but nothing happened??

I had a problem as well, will try again first thing in the morning. ;)

I'm in (petition signed)

5,616 have signed i am not sure thats enough ??

are there any other gardening sites that people belong to to put notices on