NEW ALLOTMENT ON ROOFTOP OF HULL’S PROSPECT SHOPPING CENTRE

HULL’S first city centre allotment is taking shape on the roof of a busy shopping centre.

Green-fingered volunteers are helping to create a rooftop allotment at Prospect Shopping Centre in Brook Street.

The community-led project will be run in partnership with Environment and Management Solutions Ltd which is based on Preston Road.

When complete, the allotment will boast more than ten plots of newly planted seeds and crops, which the volunteers will be able to tend to and, once harvested, they will be able to take it home and eat it.

Jan Boyd, chief executive at EMS, said: “We are delighted to work with Prospect Shopping Centre on its first community allotment.

“This is such a great initiative and it’s really positive to see so many local people already starting to volunteer to help the centre with its project.”

The environmental charity supports communities in east Hull to decrease their carbon emissions, helping them to save money on their household bills.

EMS currently runs regular workshops at East Hull Community Farm and is also backing plans to introduce a new city farm in Hull, which will be housed in old shipping containers.

They hope to welcome further volunteers who are interested in getting involved in the allotment project across the city.

“We are always looking to match keen gardeners, or those just interested in having a go, with local initiatives,” said Mrs Boyd.

“There are lots of other opportunities coming up for anyone looking to get their hands dirty.”

Prospect Shopping Centre has long been committed to pioneering environmental schemes and has won awards for its eco-friendly initiatives.

Lee Appleton, centre manager at Prospect Shopping Centre, said: “We all know the importance of creating a more sustainable environment.

“The creation of our rooftop allotment is a fantastic way of encouraging people to think about their food – from field to fork.

“Working in conjunction with local environmental charity, EMS, our aim is to encourage groups from our local communities to enjoy the benefits of planting and growing their own fruit and vegetables.

“The sense of pride and achievement when the results are in full flourish is another incentive to keep our volunteers actively involved in the coming months.”

ROOTED in Hull is another new environmental project that plans to make the city a greener place.

Organisers of the roaming city farm in the centre of Hull hope the site will be built in old shipping containers on derelict land.

The environmental project encourages residents in the city to grow their own food.
Developers also hope to build a shop and café, which will sell produce grown on the farm and educate people about the food they eat.

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EMS WINS PRESIDENT’S AWARD

Congratulations to all the EMS Ltd Team for the proud achievement of winning The Humberside Occupational Health & Safety Group (HOH&S) President’s Award (The Kingston Trophy) at the awards night dinner held at the KC stadium on Friday night.

This is the second time EMS Ltd have been presented with the award having been previous winners in 2011.

Jan Boyd. CEO of EMS Ltd said; “This award has been very much a team effort and I was immensely proud to pick the trophy up on the company’s behalf.”

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EMS DEVELOPS MAP TO SHOW AREAS WHERE THEY WORK

A map highlighting the work of EMS Ltd over the last 5 years is to go online this week.

The map will show all of the project that EMS Ltd manage was well as a range of other services such as community allotments and health and safety services.

Jan Boyd, EMS Ltd’s Chief Executive said.  “We decided that having a visual tool in the form of the map would give clients, residents and people visiting our web site an overview of what we do.”

Jan went on to explain; “All the areas of operation are coloured coded so you don’t have to look at every dot to find when you are looking for.  This also gives us the opportunity to see what impact EMS Ltd has on the Hull area.”