NAG Trust was set up for the benefit of the Public-at-Large, with particular reference to:

 

2. The education towards and encouragement and promotion of environmental protection by re-use of materials, recycling, composting and like activities

 

3. Removal of an distinction of discrimination on any ground whatever, but in particular;

 

The foregoing is descriptive, not prescriptive and should in no way be seen as exhaustive

 

4. To promote allotment and recreational gardening so that gardeners individually and collectively, may attain their full physical mental and spiritual potential.

 

National Allotments Week ® is the Registered Trade Mark of the NSALG and is currently administered by NAG Trust.

 

National Allotments Week is a week to promote the awareness and availability of allotments both locally and nationally and to show the public and the local authorities the strength of support and interest for the heritage of allotment culture.

 

Amateur gardeners and Allotment Associations are again being called on to successfully raise further the profile of allotment gardening, by supporting National Allotments Week. National Allotments Week is now promoted by the National Allotment Gardens Trust in partnership with the National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners. The initiative, in the second full week of August, aims to promote awareness of allotments, both locally and nationally.

 

National Allotment Gardens Trust wishes to encourage as many gardeners as possible to support the initiative as possible, and to promote the social benefits of allotment gardening, which include benefits to health, education and community well-being. The initiative is also designed to highlight the benefits of allotment gardening and allotment culture to councils across the United Kingdom which are at present not providing, or not presently able to provide, this invaluable community resource

 

By promoting allotment gardening, NSALG says, the public will see the benefits of raising vegetables, fruit and flowers for both eating and exhibiting this, the Society believes, will help to promote gardening, vegetable-growing and consumption as a healthy pursuit and lifestyle.

 

• Open their fields to the public
• Arrange School/group visits to allotment sites
• Exhibit produce

 

Additional ideas will be most welcome.  These can then be incorporated nationwide, working together across the country to make everybody aware of how good allotmenteering can be.

 

Ask your local council for help and support.  Promote any events as widely as you can.

 

Let’s make it a week we can be proud of, and a successful annual event.

 

 

 

Tel: 01752 363379

 

 

 

A chance to look behind the barbed wire and find out more about grow your own. There will be tours, taster tables using ingredients from the allotments, refreshments and garden sundries also available.

A largish site with over 140 plots of varying sizes. 5 separate chicken house and 2 beehives.

 

Date: 14th August 2010

Time: 10.00 - 12.30

 

The allotment is in Community way, off Barton Way, ample parking.

If travelling by bus ask for the library stop. They are just behind the library.

 

For more info contact 01923 721067 or bwallotment1@btinternet.com