SAVING OUR ALLOTMENTS
The future of our allotment sites is constantly under threat of being reclaimed for building houses. Against all odds, ‘Brummie’ Dave Taylor took up the challenge to save a failing and near derelict 75-year-old allotment site and return it to its former postwar glory…..
What inspired you to take on the challenge of resurrecting Longmeadow Crescent site?
I was approached by the chairman of Birmingham and District Allotments Confederation (BDAC) to join him on an assessment of the site. The complete area was appalling, covered in brambles and discarded rubbish (so far we have cleared a total in excess of 20 tons). My first impression was that it was beyond salvaging; on closer inspection the vegetation was above head height. However, after
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