{"id":31446,"date":"2016-10-24T19:20:08","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T12:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/our-precious-allotments-are-being-destroyed-its-time-to-get-our-hands-dirty-rose-george\/"},"modified":"2016-10-24T19:32:52","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T12:32:52","slug":"our-precious-allotments-are-being-destroyed-its-time-to-get-our-hands-dirty-rose-george","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/our-precious-allotments-are-being-destroyed-its-time-to-get-our-hands-dirty-rose-george\/","title":{"rendered":"Our precious allotments are being destroyed \u2013 it\u2019s time to get our hands dirty | Rose George"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI back the campaigners trying to save Farm Terrace in Watford: plots such as these provide immeasurable riches, from improving mental health to educating kids. Give peas a chanceIn 2014, there was a protest outside the Royal Courts of Justice. The protesters were colourful: with flowery dresses, a bee costume and balloons. They had clever signs such as: \u201cGive Peas a Chance\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t Lose the Plot\u201d. The protest was described as a \u201cturf war\u201d by newspaper headline writers, because they love a pun, and because it was about allotments. Last Friday, the protesters were back, this time with wheelbarrows, pumpkins and produce, because once again Watford council had applied to close Farm Terrace allotments, and once again some of the people of Watford refused and fought back.On paper, Watford council\u2019s rationale for closing Farm Terrace may sound reasonable, even though the plots have been there since 1896 and have statutory protection. The council wants to build a \u201chealth campus\u201d, an Orwellian-sounding scheme that incorporates a new hospital, green spaces and that dreaded phrase beloved of planners, a \u201ccommunity hub\u201d. Watford\u2019s elected mayor, Dorothy Thornhill, interviewed the last time the turf war got to court, said that it would bring \u201cup to 1,300 new jobs, much-needed homes, green open spaces which can be enjoyed by all and community facilities, including a community hub with shops\u201d. She also said Farm Terrace plots were \u201ca really hideous, derelict site\u201d. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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I back the campaigners trying to save Farm Terrace in Watford: plots such as these...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-8bc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32713,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/watford-allotment-campaigners-lose-high-court-battle-to-save-site\/","url_meta":{"origin":31446,"position":0},"title":"Watford allotment campaigners lose high court battle to save site","date":"November 2, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Gardeners at Farm Terrace site had hoped a victory would help protect allotments across countryA group of amateur gardeners have lost a high court battle to prevent their allotments being built over, which they hoped would help protect green spaces across the country from development. 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