There are lots of reasons to have an allotment.

• Get a great sense of achievement from growing your own food
• Have a healthier diet
• Access to a cheap source and variety of fresh fruit and vegetables
• Can make you healthier, provide good exercise, help reduce your stress and blood pressure
• Your food will have less contact with pesticides etc if you grow organically and generally tastes better than shop bought
• An opportunity to spend time outside enjoying nature
• It will increase your general well-being and give your mind something positive to focus on
• A chance to escape the pressures of modern living
• The opportunity to learn something new
• Get a sense of community spirit and the opportunity to meet people from all walks of life in Hook making new friends and contacts
• Finally, if you have children, it is great thing to do with them and show them where food comes from.