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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2007 12:12:45 GMT
I'm always green with envy reading about your allottments; there are none (any more) in the Dublin City area, and those in the county area would be a couple of bus rides away, plus they have huge waiting lists. But apparently the City Council is now looking at hiving off some of the land in our big city parks for allottments. They would be 400m2, and allocated on a rota basis if demand exceeds supply. One of these parks is 5 min walk from our house ... so I'm keeping fingers and everything else crossed ;D ... cheers ...
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Post by davidk on Mar 18, 2007 13:20:47 GMT
Hi Canarycreeper!
Good luck, I hope you soon have a plot allocated to you.
I suppose I'm lucky inasmuch as I have a largish garden, so have no particular need for a lottie.
Having said that, I would love to share in the community spirit that I know exists among the allotmenteers.
I do visit my local allotments regularly to buy compost, fertilizer and other stuff from the 'shed'. I'm always made to feel welcome and usually spend half the morning chatting there.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2007 13:35:48 GMT
... Thanks David ... I'm sure the proposal will take at least a year to wend it's way through sub-committees etc., but I'll be waiting with trowel and fork in hand ;D ... cheers ...
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Post by Chuckles on Mar 18, 2007 19:56:46 GMT
How wonderful, everything crossed for you canary. 12 months will fly by, you see  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2007 20:17:18 GMT
Its about time Ireland got going with allottments I hope you are first in line canarygreeper
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Post by roxann57 on Mar 18, 2007 21:26:24 GMT
Thats great news, with more and more dwellings being squeezed into smaller spaces people just don't have the room to grow veg anymore. Hope you won't have to wait ages |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2007 12:40:06 GMT
thanks, all ... Robin, if you see an item on the news 'mad woman waiting outside Fairview Park with tools in one hand and bag of seeds in the other' ... that's me ;D. Incidentally, you know we used to have tons of them in the city years ago? And probably also in Galway, Limerick, Cork etc. .... obviously somewhere along the line demand declined ... cheers ...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2007 14:28:37 GMT
Id gladly support a mad woman standing outside Fairview Park....thankfully I have plenty of garden to be getting on with here,well more fields than garden,but wouldn't it be great.Maybe a mad woman could phone Joe Duffy(Dublin local radio show, for those overseas) and see if he could move things along for you!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2007 18:48:13 GMT
I just had a strange thought.......
Is there such a thing as private allotments, I have so much space that maybe I could divide it up. How far out would people travel to have an allotment?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2007 23:02:58 GMT
Yes there's such things as private allotments.....not sure how you would go about setting it up. Maybe contact NSALG or your equivalent for advice.
It sounds a good idea.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2007 10:15:22 GMT
thanks ziggywig.......but I am in Ireland.I am not sure what the NSALG is but i am presuming it is an English board ?
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Post by Chuckles on Mar 20, 2007 12:29:44 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2007 14:00:17 GMT
That's a great idea, Robin ... it's a shame we don't have anything like NSALG here, but you could try getting on to the 'Community Initiatives' section of Galway Co. Council ... and if you have no luck there, ask at your local library and they may be able to put you in touch with any local allotment groups ... cheers ...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2007 19:31:51 GMT
Good luck CC ill keep  . Karen |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2007 20:24:19 GMT
That's a great idea, Robin ... it's a shame we don't have anything like NSALG here, but you could try getting on to the 'Community Initiatives' section of Galway Co. Council ... and if you have no luck there, ask at your local library and they may be able to put you in touch with any local allotment groups ... cheers ... Thanks for info............robin |
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