After seeing a planning notice which proposed to destroy a historical land mark and bus stop at the end of his street, Mark Gilchrist decided to take matters into his own hands and transform this space into something beautiful. He states he was inspired by a single square metre vegetable patch that had just turned up on the site one day a few years ago – someone had just planted it anonymously – and it always made him smile. To get the ball rolling he created leaflets presenting his idea and posted them around his area to see if anyone else was interested. They all met in a local pub to discuss the idea and make an action plan. A huge 30 people turned up and they spoke about what the area meant to them and they were all on board with Mark's idea.
They started the gardening in March 2011 and 40 people showed up to offer a helping hand. It was a group effort and everyone had their own input into what should be planted. The following week many people came with plant donations from things they had bought especially to things they had dug up from their garden. Within 3 months they had many fruits and veg growing.
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