Lewes Road community garden demo (Fri July 9)
gardener | 07.07.2010 22:55 | Ecology | Free Spaces | South Coast
Supporters of the Lewes Road Community Garden are holding a demo outside Lewes County Court, High Street, Lewes, before an appeal hearing against the posession order granted to developers Alburn Minos Ltd and their partners in eco-crime Tesco.
The demo starts at 9.30 with the appeal hearing due to start at 10.30am this Friday. The Big Lemon Bus company is laying on a free bus leaving the garden on Lewes Road, Brighton at 8.30am (donations to the court costs and garden fighting fund).
The demo starts at 9.30 with the appeal hearing due to start at 10.30am this Friday. The Big Lemon Bus company is laying on a free bus leaving the garden on Lewes Road, Brighton at 8.30am (donations to the court costs and garden fighting fund).
Lewes Road Community Garden - summer haven
Alburn Minos Ltd are waging a vindictive campaign of harrassment against two named garden supporters - both who have now disassociated themselves from the project (the garden was set up in May 2009, when guerilla gardeners took over a derelict Esso garage). The Belfast-based company has sent threatening letters saying that they will pursue them for court costs of £7,000 and more now that the garden has been re-occupied. How can you be held responsible for something you have no control over?
In the meantime activists and residents saw off the first eviction attempt on July 2 by putting themselves before the bulldozer and garden entrance. Three lorries carrying harris fencing the bulldozer and a grabber left the site after three hours after repeated attempts to try and hoodwink garden occupiers failed.
Lewes Road Community Garden has provided a meeting space and green haven 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 local kids 'pot up a plant' project.4,000 residents nearby have signed a petition of support for the garden and against Tesco, a betting shop and flats planned.
A delivery of one ton of compost for new beds sends out a strong message to Alburn their two sub-contractors, Gilbert-Ash and Taureen Management Services and Tesco - we'll continue to provide for the community and not leach off it. Funny how in a recession it's only developers supermarkets and betting shops that do well.
Alburn Minos Ltd, C/O King Loose St Johns House, 5 South Parade, Sommertown, Oxford, OX2 7JL
Simon Tamplin
Taurean Management Services Ltd
Green Leaves, Westerham Road, Keston, KENT UNITED KINGDOM
Gilbert-Ash, Empson Road, Fengate, Peterborough,Cambridgeshire, PE1 5UP Tel: 01733 552091Fax: 01733 311355
Tesco boss:
terry.leahy@uk.tesco.com
Tesco head of media: jonathan.church@uk.tesco.com
Gardens by the community For the community!
In the meantime activists and residents saw off the first eviction attempt on July 2 by putting themselves before the bulldozer and garden entrance. Three lorries carrying harris fencing the bulldozer and a grabber left the site after three hours after repeated attempts to try and hoodwink garden occupiers failed.
Lewes Road Community Garden has provided a meeting space and green haven 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 local kids 'pot up a plant' project.4,000 residents nearby have signed a petition of support for the garden and against Tesco, a betting shop and flats planned.
A delivery of one ton of compost for new beds sends out a strong message to Alburn their two sub-contractors, Gilbert-Ash and Taureen Management Services and Tesco - we'll continue to provide for the community and not leach off it. Funny how in a recession it's only developers supermarkets and betting shops that do well.
Alburn Minos Ltd, C/O King Loose St Johns House, 5 South Parade, Sommertown, Oxford, OX2 7JL
Simon Tamplin
Taurean Management Services Ltd
Green Leaves, Westerham Road, Keston, KENT UNITED KINGDOM
Gilbert-Ash, Empson Road, Fengate, Peterborough,Cambridgeshire, PE1 5UP Tel: 01733 552091Fax: 01733 311355
Tesco boss:
terry.leahy@uk.tesco.com Tesco head of media:
jonathan.church@uk.tesco.com Gardens by the community For the community!
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