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Green shoots at Moville allotment
09.03.10
MOVILLE is celebrating
after the first sod was turned yesterday for a
community garden in the town.
The allotment project is a joint venture between
local people, the HSE, Donegal County Council and
Moville and District Family Resource Centre.
Moville has been chosen as one of three pilot HSE
community garden projects around the county funded
by Peace III. The garden is conveniently located
between St Finian’s Park, O’Gara Villas and
Foyleview Crescent - local estates near the centre
of town.
Money has been made available to clear the site,
erect fencing and do the initial work in creating
raised beds and paths. Polytunnels will also be
erected in due course in the new garden. |
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A large section of the
community turned out yesterday to enjoy the launch
of the garden project with hearty soup provided by
local chef Brian McDermott. "Donegal County Council,
who own the site, have been very cooperative in
allowing it to be used for the purpose of the
garden," said Mary McKinney of the local Family
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Centre.
"A group of local residents have worked closely with
the HSE and the contractors Highland Landscapes to
decide the work that is required to get the project
off the ground, or should I say, in the ground," she
quipped.
Mary said the polytunnels will help the
allotmenteers to develop their gardening skills and
allow them to grow more exotic plants than would
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"It will also meet
another very important need - we can use the poly
tunnel to have our tea."
Mary said Moville Community Garden would build on
the work already done in Moville through the Family
Resource Centre in terms of healthy living, exercise
and cooking.
"On a cold frosty morning it is hard to envisage our
community garden in full swing. The aim is to
involve as many of the community as possible as well
as groups who are interested in planting and growing
in a relaxed and friendly environment.
"We hope it will be start of something bigger in
Moville, where more sites could be developed and
more people from the community can become involved.
As the saying goes “mighty oaks from little acorns
grow”. We hope our community garden is the start of
something big and green and beautiful in Moville,"
added Mary. |
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