01/03/10 - Urmston Leagate allotments given new lease of life - Alex Williams backs campaign for more home grown fruit and veg



Prospective MP for Stretford and Urmston has this week backed the local campaign to bring the community allotments in Leagate, Urmston back to life.

Visiting the site with local Cllr James Wibberley, Alex saw the Council's ambitious plans to renew the land which had been unused for some time. Plans exist for allotments, an orchard, fruit bushes, bee keeping and possibly chicken runs. The Council has already cleared the site with assistance from local volunteers and Community Payback from the Probation Service. It is hoped to be able to open the new allotments to residents in the next few months.
 
Alex said:

"Large parts of Stretford and Urmston have a long tradition of market gardening - producing vegetables, plants and flowers for the local town and city markets.''

"In recent years the allotment movement has grown from strength to strength with over thirty sites with over 1340 individual plots in full time use across Trafford. I fully support the work of volunteers to bring the Leagate allotments back to life and give local residents the opportunity to grow their own fruit and veg.''

"The opportunities in Leagate are enormous and I am looking forward to the allotments being handed over to residents soon.''


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