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COUNCIL HAS THE LAND FOR ALLOTMENTS

Dear Ed,

Yes folks, this month's edition of the Roundel has now been published, and once again Cllr.Joan Brisley has come up trumps.

Without fail for the past few issues she has been banging on about the Parish Council wanting someone to give them a 'spare piece of land` for allotments instead of selling the sites off for housing.

Come off it Cllr. Brisley it's like the pot calling the kettle black, especially in the light of the recent development of Hawkinge Parish Council submitting a planning application for houses on the Spitfire Leisuredrome site.

Land is available there for allotments and land could also be made available at the site of the new football pitch, also owned by the Parish Council. Both sites are designated in the local plan for leisure and recreation.

In the past Hawkinge Parish Council has sold off other parcels of land to developers,  some of  which could surely have been used with a little foresight. Why not spend some of that money to purchase a piece of land for the Allotment Association.

As ever with the current state of Hawkinge Parish Council, I'm afraid its a case of, physician heal thyself.

VERITAS