Well I got a response to my suggestion to the Tilehurst Poor’s Land Trust tuning it down flatly on the grounds that they had an endowment of large chunks of land and they would continue to use that, plus the money they held in the bank, to fund their charitable activities. They saw no need to do any fundraising.

Very sad and the allotment holders still face eviction next year even though the Trust may not have secured any planning permission.

I gather that the allotment holders are considering making an offer to buy the land themselves which would be great if they could, but it is a tall ask to raise a considerable amount of cash to make such a purchase.