Hi Jon,
The following may well be of interest to many CFZ members and others who read the bloggo.
As you will see from the link below, in Nottingham we have a small inner-city farm within easy walking distance of the city centre. This is a community project, which assists various community groups and individuals by providing educational facilities and work experience relative to small scale agriculture and horticulture to physically and mentally disabled and vulnerable people. Produce is also grown and sold on cheaply to local people. School parties and other children's groups can be offered classroom and hands-on experience with small animals: goats, ducks, rabbits etc., as well as seeing some of Britains wildlife (insects, frogs, etc.) in a natural habitat. This farm as been operating since 1979 and now attracts around 10,000 visitors.
The farm's web site is http://www.stonebridgecityfarm.com/index
It appears that this very worthwhile place is now under threat from the council who own the land and lease it to the farm committee. It seems that the council, as a condition of renewing the lease, are now pressurising the farm to give up 10% of the land that has been cultivated, so that it can be covered in tarmac and used as a car parking area for some residents of the neighbouring council housing estate. If the farm does not get the lease renewed, they will meet further problems in getting funding for the farm project.
A petition opposing this BLACKMAIL by the council has been organised and I would ask any CFZ readers to show their disgust at the destruction of the land by signing it at http://www.gopetition.co.uk/online/33312.html
Regards
Syd Henley
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