Bully-boy tactics typical of Tesco and corporate scum greed are being used to hound two guerrilla gardeners. They have been named on court eviction papers and face £7,000+ costs even though one of them is now no longer involved in the project and the other homeless.

In May 2009, a group from the community took over a derelict Esso garage and set up the Lewes Road Community Garden - now a lifeline to some and a much loved meeting space and green haven for others, along the busy, traffic-clogged Lewes Road. It has been enjoyed by thousands of people, providing a venue for community events and bringing together local residents many of whom don’t have gardens themselves. There is a food waste compost scheme, vegetable growing and Fairlight school-kids have their own 'pot up a plant' project.

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Alburn Minos Ltd


CEO of Tesco: Terry Leahy
Tesco head of media/ PR Jonathan Church