{"id":365727,"date":"2025-08-22T22:27:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/365727\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T22:27:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T22:27:18","slug":"redbridge-council-new-allotment-spaces-to-be-created","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/365727\/","title":{"rendered":"Redbridge Council: New allotment spaces to be created"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Redbridge Council has announced plans to expand its existing network of 24 allotment sites, all of which it says are\u00a0full, with long waiting lists reflecting high demand across the borough.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  As part of the Fairlop Waters Masterplan, the council will allocate additional land for new allotments.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Council leader\u00a0Kam Rai said: &#8220;Our allotments are incredibly popular and every council site in Redbridge is full, which tells you everything about the demand we are seeing locally.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;We are proud to protect these much-loved spaces and to expand them where we can, starting with new provision through our Fairlop Waters masterplan.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;This is about investing in the things that matter to people and keeping Redbridge a great place to live.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The council said the new spaces will give more residents the opportunity to grow their own fruit and vegetables, enjoy outdoor activities, and connect with the wider community.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  It also highlighted the broader benefits of allotments, including promoting healthier lifestyles, reducing social isolation and supporting biodiversity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Redbridge Council has announced plans to expand its existing network of 24 allotment sites, all of which it&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":365728,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,393,4884,257,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-365727","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-london","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115074777002519945","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365727"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365727\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/365728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}