Brigg is gaining NINE more allotments to be rented out to residents who are keen to grow their own fruit and veg.
There will be 29 plots on the new Woodbine Park site to replace the 20 being phased out on Grammar School Road where the land is earmarked for future redevelopment.
Brigg Town Council, which manages allotments on Grammar School Road and Atherton Way/Redcombe Lane, received an update on the Woodbine Park project during its latest meeting (held on Tuesday night in the Buttercross).
Annual rents for plots on the new site which is now taking shape are described as being comparable with current charges.
Coun Penny Smith made reference to the cheap rental cost and highlighted allotments' usefulness to people needing to grow their own food.
Coun Carl Sherwood added that money was not the main issue here.
It is hoped the new Woodbine Park allotments will be ready by the end of October with existing tenants on the Grammar School Road site being given 'first refusal' on these plots by the Town Council.
It's hoped the tenants will move onto the Woodbine Park site straight away, but they have until January 14, 2022 to vacate Grammar School Road plots.
Anyone interested in a plot, is asked to please get in touch with Brigg Town Council via email - enquiries@briggmarkettown.co.uk OR call 07584 315971 OR drop into the authority's office on the second floor of the Angel building in the Market Place on a Thursday between 10am and 4pm.
Two of our pictures here, taken earlier this week from Preston Drive, show the progress made so far on the Woodbine Park allotments. A contractor has been engaged to remove the grass and prepare the growing plots for occupation. Above them is an earlier view of well-established plots off Grammar School Road (not far from the M180 flyover).
Post-war prefabs once occupied the Woodbine Park land which is currently being transformed. These bungalows were demolished more than 50 years ago.
The children's play area occupying the remainder of the extensive site beyond the plots is being retained and is managed by North Lincolnshire Council.