THE POTTY PLOTTERS
It seemed like a good idea at the time – turning a disused corner of the 9.5-acre city centre site into small plots which could be used on an annual basis for people who wanted to learn about allotmenting without committing to a fullsized plot. A sort of grounding for beginners. An area of learning where mistakes could be made but where support would be offered and new adventures secured for those who wanted to ‘try’ to grow but who would be safely nurtured along the way in the safe hands of The Potty Plotters.
Through months of wallowing in mud, shovelling stones and clearing years’ worth of thick brambles and rubbish, the hard slog paid off. As the site volunteers grappled with the weather and all that goes with winter projects, inMay 2019 the beautifully manicured six small plots (eachweed in sight and literally ‘good to grow’.
