Carrickfergus Borough is top allotment provider
21 July 2010
Carrickfergus Borough Council is the top allotment provider in Northern Ireland according to the Minister of the Environment, Edwin Potts.
Eden Allotment Gardens are located within a five hectare site off Beltoy Road just outside Eden village near Carrickfergus. Eden Allotment Gardens is the largest allotment site in Ireland and were established in April 2008. Eden allotments are provided and administered by Carrickfergus Borough Council.
To obtain an allotment please apply online at www.edenallotments.co.uk
| COUNCIL | NUMBER OF ALLOTMENT PLOTS | % ALLOTMENT PLOTS PER COUNCIL AREA |
| Carrickfergus | 189 | 38.0% |
| Belfast | 167 | 33.6% |
| Lisburn | 53 | 10.6% |
| Derry | 31 | 6.2% |
| Newtownabbey | 25 | 5.0% |
| North Down | 18 | 3.6% |
| Larne | 8 | 1.6% |
| Castlereagh | 6 | 1.2% |
| TOTAL | 497 | 100% |
Allotment gardening in Eden can provide a number of benefits to individuals, such as the opportunity to produce a wide range of relatively inexpensive healthy vegetables, whilst at the same time providing physical exercise in the outdoors. It can also create the opportunity to make new friends and provide the chance to socialise with others who enjoy a similar rewarding pastime.
Allotments can provide a great sense of well-being and give pleasure and satisfaction to people who through their own skills and effort produce their own food and of course in addition allotments are also beneficial to the environment and wildlife generally. Carrickfergus Borough Council is committed to improving the quality of life for all the people of Borough through the services it provides including our allotment service at Eden.
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For further information please contact:
Stephen Daye, Parks & Countryside Development Officer
Telephone: 02893358039
E-Mail: parks@carrickfergus.org
Web: http://www.edenallotments.co.uk
