Allotments On Show For National Garden Scheme Open Day

 

A National Gardens Scheme (NGS) Open Day is to be held at Beverley’s Queensgate and Kitchen Lane Allotments on Sunday 28th July, from 12 noon until 4pm.

The event is being held by Beverley Town Council, in association with its ‘From Field to Table’ Local Food Big Lottery funded project, to both showcase the allotments, and raise awareness of the benefits of ‘growing your own’ fruit and vegetables.

It will also help to raise money for the NGS charities, which include Macmillan Cancer Support and Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Experienced allotment holders will be at the Queensgate and Kitchen Lane sites for the Open Day, and they will be happy to answer visitor’s questions about growing fruit and vegetables, and also give advice on how to get started with an allotment.

There are 85 varied allotment plots to view on Queensgate, with another 35 on Kitchen Lane, growing a wide variety of fruit, vegetables and flowers. There are paths for easy viewing, with plots on either side.

Helen Watson, Town Clerk explained more: “Hundreds of visitors attended the Open Day when we held it for the first time in 2012, and it is expected that it will again prove popular. We will be offering fresh cream teas, using local produce, and visitors will be able to see first-hand the attraction of having an allotment, to grow and enjoy eating freshly picked produce and meet allotment holders.”

Car parking will be available at the Beverley Grammar School and there is an entry fee of £2.50 for adults. There is no fee for children to visit the allotments, but they must be accompanied by an adult. Dogs on leads are also welcome.