tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15194426.post-42515183593903239762007-01-11T07:48:00.000Z2007-01-11T08:03:22.739Z<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Jane has post an interesting comment in response to my </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://ourallotment.blogspot.com/2007/01/bristols-allotment-strategy.html">earlier post</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> about Bristol's allotment strategy. One point that particularly struck me was about the advertising of allotments.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I've never seen any! In my experience it's up to the individual to initiate the whole thing - the potential plot holder has to decide they want an allotment, then has to have the information seeking skills to delve into the depths of the city council to work out the application process. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">In that case, there must be a strong element of word-of-mouth in the uptake of allotments. So, no wonder there are disparities between communities! It makes me wonder how many neighbourhoods are seething about the piece of derelict scrub land in their midst, completely unaware that it's theirs for the taking?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;" >(Actually, a person-in-the-know has told me that not even city council knows where all the allotments are, but that's another story.)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Anyway, Jane's comment has made me notice that advertising and promotion are conspicuous by their absence in the whole strategy. I've already sent one tranche of feedback to the city council (to be published later) - I now feel another one coming on!</span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/15194426-4251518359390323976?l=ourallotment.blogspot.com'/></div>AllotmentBosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308700625074489682noreply@blogger.com1