Childrens allotments reduce anti social behaviour by 51%

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Nature's Babe
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One reason why it is so worthwhile involving children in allotments programme. Children involved in a community allotment for local residents in Leigh, Greater Manchester, as part of a River Cottage programme. Two years on, the allotments are thriving, and local police are amazed to find that anti-social behaviour has fallen by over 50% in the area.
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Dear Nature's Babe now that is good news, but i do find it quite amazing that the local police are surprised.

What is that very old, but very true saying, Idle hands.......
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A lot of truth in the old sayings OH. Actually the children enjoyed getting stuck into the soil. :)
Sit down before a fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconcieved notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abyss nature leads, or you shall learn nothing.
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