We may be on the land in the new year!!

The Council have now agreed to let us have the lease for the land, it is now just a matter of time whilst the legal department draft the appropriate paper work. The most exciting change over the last couple of weeks has been the beginning of the works which the council are paying from their Allotment Development funds which include clearing part of Tip Lane, erecting the fence and gates.

Ist Newsletter

The first newsletter available on the society website at:

http://sites.google.com/site/gilroyroadcommunityallotment/news

Annual General Meeting 24th November 2010

The Annual General Meeting of the Gilroy Road Community Allotment Society will be held at 8pm on Wednesday the 24th November 2010 at the Scout Hut, Grange Community Park, West Kirby.

Nearly there!

The Asset Management Department of the council have prepared a report to one of the committees which should allow us to get the lease for the land. I hope we will have the lease before the end of the year.


There was a fantastic response to the working party held at the Gilroy Nature Reserve on the 12th of September 2010 with about 20 adults and children turning up and clearing paths, trees and a canoe from the pond!

Next Meeting-14th July

Now we are beginning to make progress we need to hold another meeting. I have amended the original management plan I wrote earlier in the year which hopefully will be the background to an application to the Lottery for funding. We are currently collating prices of various bits and pieces which will give us some idea of how much we need.

The next meeting will be at the Scout Hut, Grange Cemetery on Wednesday the 14th July at 8pm.

We have some progress

After a meeting today with members and officers of the Council we have had a reassurance that we will offered the lease in the near future and can start developing the site soon. The break through has be helped by the intervention of Councillors Green, Elderton and Reisdorf and also help from Dave Morris NSALG and Margaret Campbell from Transition Town West Kirby.

Now we can start to plan and then bid for funding and eventually start digging!!

Campaign hits the Wirral News

Margaret has been busy speaking to the Wirral News over the last couple of weeks and as a result an article has appeared in the News which can be viewed by following the attached link.

http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/local-wirral-news/2010/05/26/west-kirby-allotment-plan-hit-shed-planning-permission-stumbling-block-80491-26517677/