There will be fun for all the family at the Bootham Stray Allotments Open Day on Sunday 23June from 12-2pm

Besides a chance to look round the allotments, there will be a range of stalls including crafts, tombola, raffle, cakes and refreshments, all based at the new community area, a fantastic green space at the heart of the area of new plots created by recent funding.

The open day will showcase the work of the BIG Lottery-funded Fresh Start Project which has transformed Bootham Stray over the last two years. In July 2011 Bootham Stray Allotments Association was awarded a £50,260 grant from the BIG Lottery fund plus an additional £4,530 from the BIG Supporting Change initiative, to rejuvenate the allotments and create a new community area.

The grant has enabled the Allotments Association to make some major improvements to the condition of the allotments. These include making the site more secure with a perimeter fence and hedge as well as improving the drainage by installing new land drains. The grant has also allowed for the creation of 22 extra plots in the area.

Parking on the site (just off Wigginton Road) is very limited so visitors are encouraged to use public transport, walk or cycle. The site can also be accessed from the end of Burton Stone Lane and Burton Green.