"Mike" wrote in message

I attended a Community Forum Conference last night which dealt with all
sorts of topics, but primarily aimed at the Communities 'helping
themselves' with the help of others, but you cannot work on your own.
There has to be a set non profit making organisation, with a bank
account, a set of rules or 'constitution' and hold 'regular meetings'
and have an aim and object in mind. You make reference elsewhere of the
'Friends', if you want to see action, go and join them and get them to
do things. Money, or lack of it now, is not a barrier. It does not stop
you from starting and contacting all the various different organisations
which will give money. There 'IS' a budget within your council for such
projects and there will be a person there to help you. Track them down
and talk to them, or get someone in the 'Friends' to get them off their
backside.

At the moment it is our Council who say they have little money to fund this
Park and it is they who want to get a "Friends" group going after we discuss
it in the Focus Group which is already set up after the Community Centre
project. The Friends group does not exist at this time, only us allotment
holders fighting for a new small site within this Park.

Thanks for the info though, I'm sure it will come in handy after our first
meeting when I know more of what the Council propose, how much money they
intend to put in the pot, what they can afford to do, etc.
--
Bob

www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an Allotment site in
Runnymede fighting for it's existence.