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The Shacklegate Lane allotment site was established over 120 years ago, and is the last remaining site in Teddington. All other allotment sites in Teddington have been taken over for building development.
Demand for allotments across Richmond is huge, with all sites in the borough having long waiting lists of several years. With new land for this purpose being difficult to find, it does not make any sense to let an existing site go.
Although we acknowledge that this site is on designated cemetery land, and that there is a need for further burial spaces, we believe that claiming back the Shacklegate Lane allotment site is just a short term solution to the longer term problem of burial space. We would like to see our council do what other London boroughs have done and develop a long term and sustainable burial plan, including exploring options for creating burial space that do not involve taking away allotment land.
This beautiful site is well-used by plot holders and home to many species of wildlife, including some that are rare or protected, e.g. bats, newts and stag beetle larvae.
Please help our community to keep Teddington's last remaining allotment site by signing this petition. Once these allotments are gone, they are gone forever. Thank you very much for your support.
Started by: Alison Eley (on behalf of Shacklegate Lane Allotment Association)
This petition ran from 18/02/2015 to 18/05/2015.
Signatures
142 people have signed this petition.
