Please sign this e-petition

[mrgrower]

Eric Pickles MP looking at plans to overturn 130 year old commitment to provide allotment land for the common people.

We have a right to grow our own food don't let these Ahhhherm try to stop us.

Speak out now.

Sign the e-petition.

Share on your social networking sites.

Inform others of this petition.


https://submissions.epetitions.direc...etitions/61225

[mothhawk]

Wasn't this posted a while ago? I'm sure I've already signed....?

[veggiechicken]

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ase_77955.html

http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...nts_78177.html

General opinion seems to be that this is old news!

[Dynamo]

They are still accepting votes cos I just voted. Can't do any harm

[mrgrower]

Was new news to me, sorry if it's been posted before, but it was just posted up on a different site.

Anyway it can't do any harm signing it.

I did it this AM

[veggiechicken]

No probs Mr G - I've signed it too

[mrgrower]

The attack has begun how many will stand up and fight?

This is new news now.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/pickles-ap...7.html#AECll9o

[treepixie]

Me to, the closing date is 10/6 14

[Thelma Sanders]

Guidelines from the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) say councils must provide allotment holders who are displaced with alternative arrangements, which should "ideally be within three-quarters of a mile" of the existing site.

We have recently published guidelines that strengthen protection for allotments as well as introducing a range of measures to help communities who want land to grow fruit and vegetables

So the safeguards are now in place, after the original petition in 2011.

[mrgrower]

As sites dwindle how long do you think they can honor that?

[mrgrower]

Please read this new update as it affects us all and throws doubt on the Safegaurds Thelma Sanders highlighted, and shows how underhanded these ( makes me sick to call them people ) are.

Some may say this plan has been thrown out, Some may say it's all pie in the sky but the fact is it keeps raising it's ugly head.

You may feel i'm over reacting, but history and experience has taught me that give these people an inch and they will come back for the eyes out of your head and scrape the sockets clean.

Exclusive: The end of the good life - Gardening - Property - The Independent

Mr G

[rustylady]

Please read this new update as it affects us all and throws doubt on the Safegaurds Thelma Sanders highlighted, and shows how underhanded these ( makes me sick to call them people ) are. You may feel i'm over reacting but history and experience has taught me that give these people an inch and they will come back for the eyes out of your head and scrape the sockets clean.

Exclusive: The end of the good life - Gardening - Property - The Independent

Mr G

It's not an update MrGrower, it's the original article from Sunday 01 May 2011

[mrgrower]

The article may be an old article, but the date on this in the independent is this month, which would suggest it's on the agenda again.

If I missed something then i'm sorry but I am going of the date stamp in the independent 24th April 2014.

Either way they will keep after our land if we don't stop them.

Shows I got my teeth into this one though heheheheheh

[rustylady]

Have a look at this link https://www.gov.uk/government/news/g...lotment-duties

[bearded bloke]

Hey,RL great find ............