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IN today’s choked, grey towns and cities, a growing army of people is choosing to return to nature and get its hands dirty. Allotments were once the sole
preserve of the flat-capped old man with a well-worn spade and muddy wellies. Now they are holding their own in the face of housing develop ers and their bulldozers - and attracting a trendy new breed of green-fingered fans. More than a quarter of a million
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development officer a t the Allot ments Regeneration Initiative (ARI), she has noted a growing interest in allotment gardening in recent years. “I’ve been a plot-hold er for eight years and I can’t think of a better way to spend my spare time,” says Deborah, 36. “The traditional image of the
male allotment holder who might be older is starting to change. Younger women are getting involved - not necessarily profes sionals, but maybe women with families. Black and minority ethnic groups are also getting involved, as well as community groups and schools, and people with physical and mental health needs. “For them, gardening is an excel
lent way to get involved in the com munity, learn some gardening skills, and get out in the fresh air.” Geoff Stokes, secretary of the
National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners (NSALG), agrees that there’s an allotment renaissance going on. Geoff says there are many rea
sons why allotment gardening is so popular: “They include wanting to be out in the fresh air, exercise, being close to nature, growing fresh organic produce, and knowing what’s gone into what you’re eat
ing.” Sally Smith, from organic sup
porters the Henry Doubleday Research Association, says growing your own produce is a cheap and accessible way to eradicate chemi cals from your diet. “Nutritionally speaking, it has
been shown that conventionally- grown food may be lacking in cer tain trace elements. More people want to know where their food has been grown and what has gone into it. By growing your own food, you know exactly the source and how it’s been grown.” The benefits of allotment gar
dening have not escaped the gov ernment. ARI’s Deborah Burn says: “The message has gone out that allotments are a sustainable facet of urban life, and that’s been picked up by the government, the NHS and regional trusts as a way of promoting healthy living. Good reasons for having an allot
ment include the following: 0 HEALTH: Gardening is a great
way to get some gentle, healthy exercise at your own pace. It is also a therapeutic hobby which can help beat inner-city stress. “A lot of allotment gardeners have solved
problems by digging around or standing thinking about the
world,” says Geoff Stokes of NSALG. 9 FRESH FOOD: What could be
healthier than a meal cooked with fresh ingredients picked from your allotment garden that same after noon? Many new allotment holders are trying their hand at organic gardening.
9 ENVIRONMENT: Allotments
provide much-needed green space in built-up city areas, which bene fits the local population and encourages wildlife too. 0 COMMUNITY INVOLVE
MENT: The stereotypical older male gardener might prefer to keep himself to himself, but allotment gardens are an increasingly social space where you can meet new peo ple, share stories, and maybe even enjoy the occasional barbecue. 9 ACHIEVEMENT: “There’s a
real sense of achievement in taking a seed you can hardly see and pro ducing from it something you can eat. I t ’s hard work, but it’s fun too.” To get started, find a plot, con
tact the allotments officer at your local authority and they will assign you a plot a t a council-owned site or direct you to a privately-run group. In some areas you may have to register on a waiting list which could be months or even years long, so you may need to travel into other boroughs to find an available allotment. Anyone can rent a plot of land, even if you have your own garden, and it’s cheap too - rents generally range from around £15 to £30 a year.
WITH so many spas now all therapists, often using a blend over the world, you would be of massage techniques, hard pressed to head to a city in 0 Hay bath - Treatment in Europe which does not have which the body is surrounded one.
by warm, moist hay. Usually Ginger Lee, author of the given in conjunction with a dry
new book, “Spa Style Europe,” flotation session, explains that spas today are 9 Krazen-Stove - Herbal not what they used to be.
diluted to refer to everything
“The term spa has been against a hay-filled grating, 9 Manuluve - Hand and
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speaking parts of Europe and body steam cabinet containing other parts of the world, the 990/,, oxygen and 1% ozone, term is understood to encom- pumped in and mixed with pass a wider approach to health steam,
and wellness, rest and relax-
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up into the four elements - to improve blood circulation, water, fire, earth and air, but
Ginger divides the therapies jets of warm and cold seawater 0 Sand bath - Treatment in
there is also a category titled which your body is buried Harmony, referring to treat- UI?der heated sand. Relaxing, ments like reiki and massage, and soothes joint aches, which bring the body, mind and spirit into balance.
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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, April 29th, 2004 23 Homes and gardens exhibition
THE largest homes and gardens exhibition in the north of England returns to Tatton Park on Saturday, for a three-day spectacu lar of inspirational products, demonstra tions, and award winning designs. The Concept for Living Home and Gar
den Exhibition, now in its fifth year, will play host to more than 300 exhibitors in four luxurious giant marquees. And in the centre of the tented area, a large courtyard will feature the innovative exteriors designed by the entrants in this year’s pres tigious Garden Design Awards. This year’s event is the largest ever. It
also incorporates the prestigious Interior Design Awards 2004 - supported this year by the Interior Design Association. Within
a themed marquee, some of the UK’s most exciting new interior designers will create a series of room sets. And members of the public will have the chance to vote for their favourite design during the first two days of the exhibition, alongside a professional judging panel. Members of the public can also discuss
their design dilemmas face to-face with a professional designer in the hugely popular Design Clinic, while lovers of fine foods can enjoy demonstrations, samples and compe titions in the Cuisine marquee or visit the restaurants, brasseries and champagne bars! And to make the exhibition a suitably relaxing and inspirational experience, alter native therapists will be on hand to admin
ister head and shoulder massages and ener gising reiki treatments. “The exhibition goes from strength to
strength,” said a spokesperson. “The quali ty of our designers and exhibitors is out standing this year and it offers visitors such a great opportunity to experience wonder ful ideas and products which they would normally have to travel to London to see and buy.” The exhibition concludes with a glitter
ing Charity Ball at Tatton on Monday, where the winners of the interior and gar den design awards are announced. All pro ceeds from the event are donated to Claire House children’s hospice and other cancer care charities.
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