27/08/2026
We've been tending the CNE Allotment since 2017. Look how much it has grown....
1. An overgrown patch of grass that we strimmed and marked out beds in
2. The digging commenced and raised beds and fences were added
3. Planting our hedgerow, which is now full of blackberries, hazelnuts and wildlife
4. Installing a shed- special shout out to Andy and Mark whose literal blood, sweat and tears went into the foundations
5. Creating a pond and building a bug hotel hoping the wildlife would find them. Which they did! We have bees in the bug hotel and frogs in the pond
6. Getting our very own Polytunnel with the help of Northumberland Wildlife Trust. Andy, Alana and the youth lost our minds putting it together but it is still standing!
7. Planting our Allotment Award Apple tree named Gennevieve Goldie
8. Working with Ruth, Marek and Mick to build a Pizza Oven as part of the Life of the Wall Project
9. Planting and growing produce together in a beautiful, calm setting
10. It takes a lot of hard work to keep an allotment going. Well done to all the staff, volunteers and young people who have given their time to it. Long may it flourish
