Forum boost for allotment holders

CHRISTMAS came a little bit early this year for the Whitehall Lane Allotments Association in Grays who requested funds from the Orchards Community Forum to make improvements to their allotments. The money will provide benefits, including an additional water stand pipe, landscaping, surfacing of footpaths and to finish surfacing work on a car park extension. The funding was agreed at a public residents meeting and a cheque for £3,257 was presented to Dennis Allen, treasurer of the Association.

After a tour of the site, Orchards Forum chairman Mike Stone said: “This funding will make a real difference enhancing the site for plot holders, their families and the local community.”