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Work in progress

WE took on an abandoned allotment in April 2022. It had been sadly neglected for some time and had clearly been used as a rubbish tip by the previous tenants. After clearing around 20 car loads of rubbish, and an entire van load of scrap metal, we are starting to see some progress. These photos show the day we took over the plot and a year later.

We are making good progress and are looking forward to a plentiful harvest of fruit, vegetables and cut flowers this year, (weather, slugs and pigeons permitting). The site still needs a lot

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