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A Place To Grow Your Own

PPAA have just received this email from a lady plot holder on Llandaff Fields Allotments (those with one gate opposite ours):

“Hi, I have a plot just over the avenue in Llandaff Fields Allotments. 
Thought I should let you know, as I know you have had incidents of vandalism and theft on your site.  
At about 7:30 pm, Saturday 2nd, I popped by my plot to pick some produce and was met at the gate (down the lane by the the toilets) by two young boys (around ten/eleven) being chased by a fellow allotment holder, as they had stolen his bike off his plot. They cycled off pretty quickly with the stolen bike (but left one of their bikes behind.) About an hour later they returned (now three boys, the new one being about five/six years old) looking for their bike. My fellow plot holder spoke to them, negotiated a swap and got his bike back (although it had already been resprayed.) They cycled off again. Then about ten minutes later (I had returned to my plot to pack up my things to head home) the boys returned and spray painted my car, ripped off the fuel cap and sprayed/poured paint into the engine (car was parked outside the allotment in the small car park at the end of the lane.) 
Police have been notified.”

This might explain some of what has also happened on PPA site, and emphasises why the gates should be kept locked at all times. Sadly, it appears that allotments are now very much considered A Thing by the criminal classes and their kids.

PPA Website Team

4 thoughts on “Suggest a title for this piece…”

  2. There are very likely to be cameras on the Cardiff Met site, the rugby club and further education building on Western Avenue. It might be worth suggesting to the lady from Llandaff fields that these are checked to see if anything shows up. Tescos is likely to be too far from the road .

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