National Allotments Week 2020 10th – 16th August

With lovely sunshine forecast, the theme for 2020’s National Allotments Week is Growing Food for Health and Well-being, a reflection of the many benefits of growing, cooking and eating your own fruit and vegetables.

Broadwidsor Allotments Cow on hill.
Broadwindsor Allotments 2020. Photo credit: Irish Macc

National Allotments Week started in 2002 as a way of raising awareness of allotments and the role they play in helping people to live healthier lifestyles, grow their own food, develop friendships and bolster communities. The campaign week is still thriving 18 years later and interest in growing your own fruit and vegetables has never been stronger since the WW2 Grow for Victory campaign.
They ran a competition last month asking for ‘My Allotment Story‘ from entrants in the form of videos and storyboards, the winner will be announced on August 10th.

Get a Bee Kit To Help Save Our Bees

Friends of the Earth are running another campaign promoting the necessity of bees in our human and our planet’s life.

Click on the link HERE to get your own Bee Saver Kita minimum of £5 donation is requested.

What’s in the kit?

  1. Wildflower seeds – grow bee food so your neighbourhood bees don’t go hungry.
  2. A garden planner – to help you create a bee-friendly garden all year round.
  3. A bee spotter guide – so you can identify your new garden visitors.
  4. Step by step guide – full of useful hints and tips for saving bees.
  5. A bee postcard – to send to your loved ones.

Bumble Bee on flower

If you’d like multiple kits please call their Supporter Care Team on 0800 581051. Monday – Friday 9am-5pm.

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