Useful External Links

Eden Allotment Holders Association
www.edenallotments.org

External Links

Eden Allotment GardensCarrickfergus Borough Council Allotment Website
Sunnybank Nursery and Garden Centre
Grow Our Own: Local Eden Blog
Northern Ireland Organic Gardening Society (NIOGS)
Department for Communities and Local Government
Armagh Allotments Ltd.
Allotments Regeneration Initiate
National Allotment Gardens Trust
Observer Magazine Organic Allotment Blog
Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens
Allotment & Gardens Council (UK)
Allotment Internet Television Channel
Allotment Books from Amazon
National Society of Allotment and Leisure Gardeners
The National Vegetable Society
Irish Seed Saver Association
Soil Association
Garden Organic / Henry Doubleday Research Association
GrowVeg.com
Grows on You
Shoot Gardening
Gardening with Children
VegetableSeeds.net: 10% discount for association members. Use coupon code [AD589] when making your purchase.
Plants Reunited
www.allotment.org.uk

Councillor Contacts

Mayor, Alderman Patricia McKinney
T 028 9335 9023 or M 07792 647 976
(Democratic Unionist Party)

Councillor Mark S Cosgrove, Deputy Mayor
M 07740 063 726
(Ulster Unionist Party)

Alderman May M Beattie
T 028 9336 6188 or M 07939 634 348
(Democratic Unionist Party)

Alderman Billy Ashe
T 028 9336 9753 or M 07773 095 133
(Democratic Unionist Party)

Alderman David Hilditch MLA
T 028 9332 9980 or M 07713 103 746
(Democratic Unionist Party)

Councillor Isobel Day
T 028 9337 2604 or M 07841 103 022
(Alliance Party)

Councillor Billy S Hamilton
M 07718 762 892
(Independent)

Councillor Sean Neeson MLA
T 028 9336 4105 or F 028 9336 6133
(Alliance Party)

Councillor Roy Beggs MLA
T 028 9336 2995 or M 07801 067 929
(Ulster Unionist Party)

Councillor Stewart C Dickson
T 028 9086 8330 or M 07785 598 452
(Alliance Party)

Councillor Jim McClurg
T 028 9086 0166 or M 07939 634 364
(Democratic Unionist Party)

Councillor Louise Marsden
M 07790 360 501
(Democratic Unionist Party)

Councillor Jim Brown
T 028 9336 1510 or M 07939 634 369
(Independent)

Councillor Terence Clements
T 028 9336 2997 or M 07841 103 024
(Democratic Unionist Party)

Councillor Eric Ferguson
T 028 9337 3338 or M 07939 634 356
E ericf@carrickfergus.org
(Ulster Unionist Party)

Councillor Lynn McClurg
T 028 9086 0166 or M 07841 103 021
(Democratic Unionist Party)

Councillor Darin Ferguson
M 07980 017 615 / M 07939 634 370
(Ulster Unionist Party)

grow your ownGrow Your Own - The Film

The film Grow Your Own is a warm-hearted British comedy with a host of well-known British stars. A refugee family is given a plot to help rehabilitate their traumatized father. At first they are met with suspicion by the men who have worked the gardens for years but eventually they are accepted by their united love of making things grow. A feel good film for all the family. View the trailer on You Tube.

Grow Your Own - The Books

Allotment Books books are available from amazon and other stockists. Particularly like Allotment Daysexternal link: A Celebration of the Wonderful World of Plots and Planting' by Matthew Biggs and The Allotment Keeper's Handbook: A Down-to-earth Guide to Growing Your Own Food' by Jane Perrone.