tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3770572045994237041.post4360347767143790161..comments2024-01-02T04:41:46.390+00:00Comments on Self-sufficient in Suburbia: Fighting for allotmentsJonathan Wallacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12335108244369275069noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3770572045994237041.post-72105143954560771092011-07-27T12:40:39.452+01:002011-07-27T12:40:39.452+01:00The classic way to get around some quite robust le...The classic way to get around some quite robust legal protection for allotments is to prove there's insufficient demand. Thus any agency seeking to close existing allotments or reject requests for new ones has to demonstrate no demand. It is easy enough to do unless local people mobilise. Imagine this. You can prove there's no demand for a cinema by taking out all its seats. We call this 'constructive non-maintenance' or 'malign neglect'. To show there's no demand for new allotments you just avoid doing surveys asking residents if they'd like a secure allotment site for reasonable chargest with good soil and a community hut with toilets near them. We greatly strengthened our campaign for the Victoria Jubilee Allotments in Handsworth, Birmingham, by doing just such a survey ourselves - leafletting homes with about 8000 questionnaires with a return address asking the questions above. It then becomes the council's job to try to refute the almost certain evidence you have obtained that people want allotments. Just resist that 'malign neglect' trick! Good luck. Ssibaddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385376572555781755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3770572045994237041.post-621349729679844652011-02-28T16:49:11.299+00:002011-02-28T16:49:11.299+00:00i am a tenant on one of the sites they wish to clo...i am a tenant on one of the sites they wish to close , the council have stopped letting allotments on our site 18 months ago and this was part of there plan to run allotments down ,, they would not let us lock the gate so fly tipping became a problem <br />we will fight to save these allotments <br />people need to contact the council to explain why they do such things <br />save hurrocks allotmentsUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13776860396977495964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3770572045994237041.post-71470970644978375122011-01-22T02:46:42.197+00:002011-01-22T02:46:42.197+00:00I don't have an allotment, but I have checked ...I don't have an allotment, but I have checked the Gateshead Council website before and there is not enough information on the allotments page.<br /><br />The current system seems fine, but it would be more accessible if they regularly updated the list of allotments with stats - to make the process more transparent.<br /><br />Next to each locations, they should list: the number of empty plots, average wait time, length of waiting list etc. At the moment, it's like betting on a horse without knowing the odds.<br /><br />The details don't need to be 100% accurate, just monthly or quarterly averages. Essentially, just give the applicant a basic idea of what they are applying for.Malnoreply@blogger.com