Hallhill Community Garden Project

The project aims to develop a fallow site between Hallhill Steading and Moray Avenue, Dunbar, as a community garden, growing fruit, vegetables and flowers for the benefit of the community.

A steering group has been set up led by Dr Colin Will, retired senior manager at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, and a current Director of the Amisfield Preservation Trust, which is developing an 18th century walled garden in Haddington as a community garden and visitor attraction.

The site owner has agreed to sell the ground to East Lothian Council for a penny, and the Council will then lease the ground to a voluntary body to manage it as a community garden.

The proposals are also supported by Dunbar Community Council

Since then I have prepared a concept diagram to indicate some of the ideas proposed for a community garden:

There is no doubt that some of these could be made at the same time, and some may take longer to achieve than others.

For more information email Colin Will at colin.will@zen.co.uk.