Haslemere Allotments, Northfields, Ealing W13

Haslemere Allotments is an allotment site situated in a quiet residential area in West London.

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News Round-up September 2020

News Round-up September 2020

We hope you’re well and enjoying your gardening. Here’s a round-up of what’s been happening recently, and a few matters for your attention.

A big thank you from Havelock Primary School

A big thank you from Havelock Primary School

Our donation of over £400 raised at the May plant sale/swap was put to good use by Havelock Primary School in Southall.

Skips under Lockdown

Skips under Lockdown

With the lockdown restriction easing, we arranged for a skip to be delivered on the morning of 1st July.

"Community gardening provides untold benefits, boosting peoples' health and wellbeing and strengthening the ties that bring neighbourhoods together."

– Royal Horticultural Society

"Considering that allotments may play a vital role in developing active and healthy lifestyles, governments and local authorities might do well to protect and enhance them."

– Agnes van den Berg, Wageningen University and Research Centre

Spending half an hour a week on an allotment results in an instant reduction in stress and fatigue, as well as boosting self-esteem, vigour and a general feeling of good health

– Scientists Essex & Westminster Universities

"Grow Your Own food in urban settings has also been associated with improved diet and exercise for those involved which more than compensates for higher loads of environmental pollutants in these settings"

– J Leake