The Valley CAP as the Committee is more commonly known, for many years have organised various events for Children and Adults including, Play schemes, Safer Community Meetings, Christmas party's, Computer courses, Community clean up days and a regular Football Team with professional Coaching plus a small amount of gardening.

 

So it was decided that the Allotments in Alton Street was a good option to give the young adults as we like to call them a chance to try and grow vegetables and learn how to Compost waste. Glyn Ollier and George Ford were contacted and an Allotment was obtained, Glyn arranged the rotavation and the fun began.

 

Paul Beamon, Jill Beamon, Russell Cole, Lara Cole, Edith Roberts and Kath Harvey started to organise the Allotment, the only thing was that we were as green as the grass growing around the Allotment - where planting and growing was concerned as to what could be planted and when. So we reverted to the Internet and picked the brains of George Ford and other Allotment holders on the Alton Street Site, some who were very helpful and even donated plants and seeds to give us a start.

 

We decided to run the Allotment as the Dream Scheme which in effect is when the young adults work on the Allotment they earn points which will obtain them a treat when enough points are achieved, at the moment they are working towards a Disco party.

 

The young adults were very impressed with the planting and growing on the Allotment of: Dwarf Beans, Potatoes, Cabbage, Runner Beans, Lettuce Red/Green, Onions Red/White, Marrows, Garlic, Cauliflower Broad Beans and Sprouts. As they tended the plants they were becoming aware of what the plants were by how they looked and were growing, not by the shape of the bag that you buy them in!

The group achieved a special award from the Allotment Competition which made them very proud of their efforts.

 

The produce from the Allotment was distributed around the area for small donations to help in the purchasing of seeds/plants for the next growing period. Everything was grown organically with no pesticide sprays and all weeds and paper are being Composted and returned to the soil. at the moment the group are planting small plots of bulbs that they will tend to supply flowers for their Mother on Mothers day.

 

As you can see from the photos below we didn't do to bad for the first attempt and hope to grow bigger and better next time!

 

Thanks from the Cap Committee and the young Adults to Glyn Ollier, George Ford, Pete Sinclair, Cllr Tom Dunlop and all the other people involved for all their help including other Allotment holders at the Alton Street Site, Crewe-Nantwich BC, Cheshire CC, Wulvern Housing, Crewe Homewatch and the Health Shield Chronicle Community Action Fund who supported us with funding for the New Shed.