Comment by Elizabeth Blundell on May 24, 2011 at 17:18: Hi All,

I was wondering how we can get on the waiting list for the allotments? Were living in Crescent House so can see the activity donw there...but were away for the open day in March. Thanks, Libby

In addition as part of the biodiversity of the estate, have green roofs for the swimming pool and badmington court been considered in the improvments?

Comment by Patricia O'Connor on March 7, 2011 at 22:43: Hi to the Gardening Group Sorry to have missed the Open Day but would like to come along on to another event. I happened to be in Norfolk and took several cuttings from a Bay Leaf (Laurel?) tree and have been asked to see if I can grow them. Any advice/assistance please? Thanks. Patricia

Comment by Paul Lincoln on February 26, 2011 at 17:46: Allotment Open Day - 5 March 2011 at 12 noon. All welcome.

Comment by Madeleine Morris on February 16, 2011 at 16:45: Hi hon.

Am i still on the list?

Comment by Bev Bytheway on February 12, 2011 at 14:59: Rachel

Think the Gardening Group need to have a meeting for everyone who has expressed an interest in the allotments. As a committee, we next meet next week, so will be in touch again, sometime after.

Comment by Rachel Wheeler on February 12, 2011 at 1:31: Are there any plans for a 'pre-season' meeting or get-together for the allotments?

Comment by Bev Bytheway on February 11, 2011 at 15:31: Stefi

We've just been given the go-ahead to resume work on the allotments for this year. Currently, there is a waiting list, but send me your contact details and we can add you to the list. We are hopeful, we might be able to expand the scheme as there is so much interest.

Misty Hay

Thank you. I'm sure the gardening group can make good use of the planters and containers. We can always store them in the allotment space, temporarily. Get in touch and we can arrange something.

Christine and Bill Clifford

On behalf of the Gardening Group, just want to thank Bill and Christine for all their hard work and enthusiasm. Good luck with your other projects.

Comment by Misty Hay on February 11, 2011 at 14:13: I was just wondering if there is anything coming up re the gardening group? I have some planters and pots from my old office that need a new home and wondered if they could be of use to the Gardening Group?

Comment by Lucy Pickering on October 13, 2010 at 12:03: Just to say, I loved the biodiversity strip. Yes please again next year!

Comment by Paul Lincoln on August 23, 2010 at 15:34: I think that we should decide on the correct approach to a bio-diverse lawn. It needs to be in the right place; properly planned; stocked with wild flowers like poppies and cornflowers and most importantly, it needs to be clear that there is a plan, that it was meant to look like that. Given that it conforms to the city of London's bio-diversity strategy, this ought to be be communicated to everyone.

Comment by Paul Lincoln on August 22, 2010 at 20:37: I have just been visiting Totnes in Devon. Totnes has 7,500 residents and four independent organic butchers in its high street and half a dozen fruit and vegetable shops.

It is also a 'transition town' defined as:
".....a communityworking together to look Peak Oil and Climate Change squarely in the eye and address this BIG question:
'for all those aspects of life that this community needs in order to sustain itself and thrive, how do we significantly increase resilience (to mitigate the effects of Peak Oil) and drastically reduce carbon emissions (to mitigate the effects of Climate Change)?'"

The residential population of the City of London is also about 7,500. We have no butchers and a single fruit and veg stall in Whitecross Street.

A lot of interesting experiments in dealing with climate change and addressing food supply are taking place in small towns in the west of England. Why not in the centre of the city?

Here is the website for Transition Town Totnes, the first transition town in the UK. Could Golden Lane and the Barbican follow this model?

Comment by Michael Bojkowski on August 21, 2010 at 14:42: Sad to see the lawn has finally been mowed down. Now the cats will have to find somewhere else to play hide and seek. Hope it wasn't in response to complaints from other resies.

Comment by Helena Pask on July 12, 2010 at 15:48: Just to say how much I am loving the meadow on Basterfield lawn - it's a delight. It's wonderful to have some nature on the estate.

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