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Just 5 good reasons to rent an allotment with the Westcliff Land Cultivation Society here at Springfield Drive, Westcliff on Sea, Essex;

GOOD FOOD: A chance to grow your own healthy, locally produced fruit and vegetables (and it’s cheaper than the shops!)

GOOD COMMUNITY: Meet other people in a friendly, sociable atmosphere

GOOD HEALTH: Plenty of gentle exercise and fresh air

GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT: Allotments help to promote biodiversity and encourage habitat for urban wildlife such as birds, hedgehogs, amphibians and reptiles

GOOD FUN: Best of all, having an allotment is about enjoying yourself!

Renting an allotment isn’t just about growing fresh, good quality food, its also a way of getting out in the open air and exercising in a social environment. Allotments often provide some of the only green spaces to be found in today’s towns and cities, and research has shown that growing and tending plants from seedling to harvest is not only relaxing but an excellent way of relieving the stresses of modern living. Allotments are also great places for wildlife and help to preserve local distinctiveness, whilst at the same time promoting cultural diversity.

An amazing variety of fruit and vegetables can be grown, often at a considerable saving to shop prices. Most allotment sites have a thriving sense of community where neighbours will always help each other out and share their knowledge and experience. What’s more, allotmenteering is updating it’s image as concerns about food safety, health awareness and loss of bio-diversity increase. Many more families and young people are to be observed cultivating their plots as the ’grow your own’ movement becomes the lifestyle choice of the environmentally aware.

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Notices from the Committee
Summer show - This year's show will be held on the afternoon of 22 August. More details and show schedule are in our current newsletter, download it here or pick up a copy in the site office

Trading Shed - Seeds and gardening requisites available at (still) good prices; volunteers needed to assist at weekends in the shop. Mowers available to hire from the Trading Shed @ £2.50 a go.

Security fence - cover needs maintaining well in order to deter people from climbing over – so please do not cut back the shrubs that have been planted by the fence.

Lock the gates always - frequent offenders (non-lockers) will forfeit membership - note that there has been a recent shed fire and the big outdoor table was stolen last year.

Updated 18 July 2010

For more news, pick up a copy of the current newsletter from the trading shed, or download your own copy here in PDF format.

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