Brigg people who have always fancied growing their own vegetables, flowers and fruit could be in clover.
For although Brigg Town Council has sometimes had to operate a waiting list because of the high demand for allotments, there are currently five full plots and a half-plot up for grabs.
They are all on the site at the motorway fly-over end of Grammar School Road.
The council rents out allotments in Redcombe Lane, as well as Grammar School Road.
If you are interested in taking on a vacant plot to grow your own produce, contact Brigg Town Council's office in the Angel Suite, off the Market Place, or email enquiries@briggmarkettown.co.uk
History doesn't jump out to be associated with allotments, but small parcels of land for subsidence farming was common in Norman, and even b4 times.
ReplyDeleteDuring Victoria days, allotments were created to divert folk from the evils of drink.
During the Great War, further allotments were created....unused ground in urban areas were often used, particularly those strips near railway line....thus, many allotments are still often presently located near tracks, or old rail route tracks.
So anyone taking up an allotment becomes part of history...
History doesn't jump out to be associated with allotments, but small parcels of land for subsidence farming was common in Norman, and even b4 times.
ReplyDeleteDuring Victoria days, allotments were created to divert folk from the evils of drink.
During the Great War, further allotments were created....unused ground in urban areas were often used, particularly those strips near railway line....thus, many allotments are still often presently located near tracks, or old rail route tracks.
So anyone taking up an allotment becomes part of history...