With the cost of food going up and the demand for locally-grown produce increasing, the demand for allotments has never been higher. With help from Keep Wales Tidy and the Welsh Assembly Government sponsored Tidy Towns Project, community groups across Wales have been able to enjoy the fruits of their labour as 1,054 allotment improvement projects have been carried out since April 2009.
New allotments have been created from areas of neglect land and old allotments have been rejuvenated, creating hundreds of new plots for community groups of all ages and gardening abilities.
Keep Wales Tidy’s Chief Executive, Lesley Jones said:
"We have been able to support many valuable and interesting projects through the Tidy Towns programme, but the remarkable number of allotment projects that have been developed in less than two years gives us great satisfaction. Community allotments contribute positively in so many ways – improving people’s health through outdoor exercise, producing locally grown food, learning new skills, encouraging communities to work together and looking after our environment – truly a win-win situation".
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