Forth Valley Food Links and partners held a successful on-street allotment in Callendar Riggs, (next to the Callendar Square Shopping Centre), Falkirk Town Centre, from 7 - 10 September 2006.

The project aimed to encourage individuals and communities to think about growing their own food – even if they have only a very small space available – and also offered support for a call from Friends of the Earth Forth Valley and other individuals, for more allotments in the Falkirk area.

The project was officially opened by Depute Provost Ricky Wilson on Thursday, 7 September at 2.00 pm, and linked to a healthy cooking demonstration run by Forth Valley College students and staff, and Quality Meat Scotland that focused on the best use of freshly harvested vegetables.

If you would like any photos from the event, please contact us.

Falkirk Environment Trust
Scottish Natural Heritage

...and our main sponsors:

Callendar Square Shopping Centre Management - Phil Chapman & Staff
Falkirk Council (Community Education, Education Services, Employment & Training Unit, Estates, Licensing, Planning & Transportation,  - Alastair Cruickshank & trainees, Brenda Roddy, Colin Cunningham, Gordon Laird, Graham Peattie, Helen Winton, Hugh Moffat, Ian Waddell, Jim Grassham, Mandy Brown, Robert Watson)
Falkirk Town Centre Management - Alastair Mitchell & Lyndsay McLean
Glasgow Allotments Forum - Ian Welsh & Lorraine Hay
Gleeson Construction Services Ltd - Mike Ramsay, Ellie Masson & John
Kirkland Farm - Mike & Marion Robinson

...and our partners, supporters and volunteers:

BASA - George McMeechan
Briarlands Farm - Joanne Inglis
BTCV Scotland Action Recycle - Kaisa Reinius
BTCV Scotland Midweek Group (Oatridge College) - Heath Brown, John Boyle, Donna Milne & volunteers
BTCV Scotland - Peter Blackburn
Cllr Pat Reid
Crocket (Ironmongers) Ltd
CVS Falkirk & District & Volunteer Centre - Pandora Summerfield, Karen Sellar, & John
Depute Provost Ricky Wilson
Falkirk Community Food Development Worker - Susan Kennedy
Falkirk Farmers' Market - Howard Wilkinson
Federation of City Farms & Community Gardens - Helen Pank & Mike Hamilton
First Scotrail - Heather Palmer
Forth Environment Link - Eve Keepax
Forth Valley College - Eddie Campbell
Friends of the Earth Forth Valley -Norman Philip, Simon Glen
FVFL Board - Angela Heaney, Gordon Laird, Bernard Barker & Janey Brown
Heathrigg Nursery School - Lesley Hill & staff, parents and pupils
Howgate Shopping Centre - Margaret Foy
Ian Scott
Judi Legg
Jupiter Wildlife Centre - Nancy McIntyre & Andrea
Ken Drysdale & Community Service Team

Life is Good Food - Joanne Lennon
Mr Denis Canavan MSP
NHS Forth Valley - Janey Brown
Quality Meat Scotland - Isobel Anne Johnstone & Scott (Glenrothes College)
Queen Street Nursery School - Avril Robertson & staff, parents and pupils
Scottish Allotments & Gardens Society - Jenni Mollison
Stirling Farmers' Market - Bernard & Hilary Barker

..and our volunteers:

Jenni Fulton, Calum Davidson, Ron McCraw & Elaine Sword.

...and to anyone unintentionally omitted from the list:
Our sincere apologies, and thanks.

...and finally:
To Andy Farmer of the Manchester Environmental Resource Centre Initiative (MERCI), who held the Manchester Harvest allotment project in Manchester City Centre in August 2005, and who was the inspiration for this event.

                                                                                                              
St Anne's Square, Manchester            Andy Farmer                              Photos by Andy Farmer, MERCI

Thank you!