National Allotment Week Family Fun Day
08 August 2009
A Family Fun Day will take place on Saturday 8th August to celebrate National Allotments Week.
National Allotments Week is taking place on 10th to 16th August this year. A Family Fun Day will take place on Saturday 8th August plus many other events during the week long celebration. National Allotments Week is promoted by the National Allotment Gardens Trust in partnership with the National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners. It is a week to:
a) Promote the awareness and availability of allotments both locally and nationally;
b) To show both the public and local authorities the strength of support for and interest in the heritage of allotment culture;
c) Highlight the social benefits of allotment gardening, which include benefits to health, education and community well-being to all.
See the Council allotment website for further information: www.edenallotments.co.uk
For further information please contact:
Stephen Daye, Parks & Countryside Development Officer.
Telephone: 028 9335 8039
E-Mail: greenspace@carrickfergus.org
Web: http://www.edenallotments.co.uk
