At village day on Saturday 19 June Transition Bookham are planning to launch a garden share scheme for Bookham.

There are now a large number of people on waiting lists for allotments in the village and on the other side, there are gardens that are unused or even unloved.  Some owners haven’t got the energy, or the time or simply the enthusiasm to look after a substantial garden.  We will call on garden owners who are prepared to let somebody with an interest in growing their own food use part of their land in exchange for some produce. Hopefully a few matches will be made creating lovely organically and locally produced fruit and vegetables.

 A similar scheme is already up and running in Ashtead, and Dorking have a community orchard they are very proud of.  Land can also be registered via a national scheme launched by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall at www.landshare.net

For any queries contact: esther_s_phillips@hotmail.com or on 01372 456 905