Page 54 - ALG Issue 4 2021

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and Rainbows groups. Together they delivered an engaging series of activities designed to generate the interest and awareness in young children of the planet around them.”
From the funds raised at the Open Day the allotments have also made charitable donations to various local organisations including: Wellesbourne Lions, Barford & Shipston Scouts, Wellesbourne Scouts, Beavers & Rainbows, Myton & Shakespeare
Hospices, Warwickshire Wildlife and also the Rugby Autism Network, as the nominated charity of the Coventry- based, IStead AV Ltd who provided
the P.A. system that enabled visitors to maintain social distancing and appreciate the Choir and the Question Time session from anywhere on the site.
Chair of the Allotments, Ian Hope concluded: “The joint efforts of our volunteers in preparing for the Open
The joint efforts of our volunteers in preparing for the Open Day was genuinely heart- warming to witness, all working together towards a common cause
Day was genuinely heart-warming to witness, all working together towards a common cause. We have continued to demonstrate that the power of allotment gardening is to do good. It
is both rewarding and, through our toils, an act of faith in the future. Our relationship with the soil is intrinsically healthy, providing relaxation, elevating the morale and mood, whilst demonstrating wider pastoral care in the community.”
Sharon Underhill, Press & Comms, Wellesbourne Allotments
54 Allotment and Leisure Gardener