Member

I turn to Amendment 239 on the value of community cultivation and access to green space. I first commend the work of Capital Growth and the Incredible Edible project which, as the noble Baroness, Lady Boycott, pointed out, have breathed life and vitality into otherwise unused land. When I was a councillor, I developed a community orchard in my own ward using my councillor’s budget, which has been a great success. One of the greatest pleasures I had was listening to two of the fellas from the houses next to the community orchard discussing the recipes they would use for quince jam, because we have quince trees in that area. It gave me such satisfaction to hear that.