There's a piece in the Independent today about calls to save allotments in E London that could be wiped out by infrastructure for the 2012 Olympics: the rallying cry is being led by Sam and Sam Clark of the very fine restaurant Moro, which is just around the corner from the Guardian, where I work.
One of the oldest plot holders is Albert Dickinson, 86, who has spent 54 years working his plot. The alternative plot being offered to the growers (as is required by law) is right next to a motorway, apparently, and therefore totally unsuitable. And anyway, who wants to give up their plot after working on it for more than half a century?
Let's hope Ken Livingstone and the London Development Agency see sense and change their plans.
loverly allotments people been working there for over thirty years,nobody told till last minute that houses going to be built,they are leaving a little of land for about 12 if they are lucky the land that is left they cannot build on.there is a 99 year lease for it to stay allotments but that has been pushed aside.
Posted by: SHEILA WARD | May 07, 2007 at 02:57 PM