The Carers Centre new Allotment in Shiremoor was officially opened by the elected Mayor of North Tyneside on June 19.

Two months hard work by Young Carers and other hardy souls has seen the land transformed. Strawberries, broad beans, carrots, peppers, onions, courgettes, Brussels sprouts and even a baby Venus fly trap are growing in leaps and bounds.

Despite the inevitable downpour and gale force winds there was a good turnout of well wishers for the opening. The actual ribbon was cut by two of the Young Carers who had done so much to help. All this hard work was congratulated by the Mayor who shared his knowledge gained by being the son of a man who once had three allotments.

There is still an awful lot of work to be done and the centre is discussing creating an Allotment group for Carers that would meet regularly. Carers would benefit fro being close to nature, lots of exercise and of course good company.

If you’re interested contact the Centre and we can see if this is what Carers want to do