Lower Kersal Young People's Group
The group has been going for some time and has now established a new base at St Aidan's Church on Littleton Road.
Lower Kersal Young People’s Group allotment project
By Lesley Lever
This was the group’s first crop this year. We have worked in all weathers and have produced some amazing vegetables, herbs and some flowers. It was a learning process for all of us, especially myself and the young people.
To plant something and watch it grow from seed is a fantastic experience, especially the corn was brilliant. We grew a wide range of things including potatoes, onions, tomatoes, chives, parsley, peppers, peas, beans, basil, beetroot and radish! We have met a lot of good people on the allotments and they have given us some seeds of their own for us to plant or produce for us to eat.
We would like to thank Rob Fulton and Paula Taylor from Groundwork, who helped give us informal horticultural training and weekly sessions to start us off, and Youth Bank, who have funded the project for the next 6 months.
Any young people aged 12-19 interested in the group, or any adults who wish to become volunteers, please phone me on 07909 748 986.
