Page 57 - ALG Issue 2 2019

Exciting plans for new sites in Rochdale revealed
Rochdale Council are creating 500 new allotment plots, which equates to 100 a year over the next five years. The scheme is due to start in 2019/20.
Councillor Neil Emmott, the Council’s cabinet member for the environment said: “We have demand for allotments, and it makes use of land which is surplus to requirements and not required for anything else, such as housing. It’s also environmentally
ROCHDALE BOROUGH CURRENTLY HAS
524
ALLOTMENT PLOTS
WE ALLOCATE APPROXIMATELY
30
PLOTS A YEAR THROUGH TURNOVER
friendly to have people growing their own vegetables and fruit. We have a waiting list and a plan for allotments, so it makes commercial sense as well. Above all, allotments are really good for your health. They play a vital role in helping people to stay fit and healthy. Costing as little as 55p per week, working on your own allotment is a great workout which won't break the bank.”
DEMAND IS INCREASING FASTER THAN WE CAN ALLOCATE WITH
IFWEDO NOTHING, SOMEONE JOINING THE ALLOTMENT WAITING LIST NOW WILL WAIT
31
YEARS TO GET A PLOT
160
NEW APPLICANTS JAN-DEC 2018
AS OF TODAY, THERE ARE
FOUR YEARS AGO, THERE WERE
2700
PEOPLE WAITING
YEARS AT THE LONGEST FOR A PLOT
983
PEOPLE WAITING FOR AN ALLOTMENT
WE ARE PUTTING
£170,000
INTO THE BOROUGHWIDE ALLOTMENTS SCHEME OVER THE NEXT THREE FINANCIAL YEARS AS A PART OF OUR CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMME
POTENTIAL SITES ARE CURRENTLY BEING LOOKED INTO
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