Allotment open day to showcase growing benefits

It takes place at the Broom site on Saturday from 11am to 4pm and will include a tombola, horticultural show and refreshments.

Al Dean, Rotherham and District Allotments Society secretary, said: “People can come and have a look around, get any ideas and talk to us if they are interested in taking an allotment. We can provide different sites all across the borough.”

Mr Dean said it was an ideal time for new people to become involved, with allotment holders taking control of site management from Rotherham Borough Council next March.

He added: “There’s a community benefit from allotments, there’s friendships you develop while you’re here and there’s the health aspects too from producing your own.”

Broom Allotments can be found off Brunswick Road — search S60 2RH.