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    It’s National Allotments Week!

    Aug 09, 2022 4 minutes

    THIS year’s National Allotments Week takes place from 8-14 August. The week was first held in 2002, to raise awareness of allotments and the role they play in helping people to live healthier lifestyles, grow their own food, develop friendships and bolster communities. It’s the initiative of the National Allotment Society.

    ■ This year, the theme for the week is Bugs, Bees and Broccoli, to demonstrate the importance of gardening with nature in mind. Whether you are a member of the NAS or not, you are invited to take a short, easy survey on your plot this summer, to contribute to the monitoring of mini

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