GREEN-FINGERED gardeners in Bromsgrove are set to share their excess produce to help the community.

Plot holders at Roundill Allotments, off Staple Flat in Lickey End, have pledged to donate a variety of their fresh fruit and vegetables to The Basement Project, which helps young people aged 25 years and under, who are living in crisis.

Some of the food will be distributed via The Basement Project’s Food Bank, which has seen a dramatic increase in demand over recent years. 

The produce will also be used as fresh ingredients at a series of new cookery classes being run by volunteer Elaine Wroblewska at the Bromsgrove-based charity, to help teach young people how to create healthy meals.

The Roundhill Allotments, owned by Bromsgrove District Council, was created at the start of the 1900s and currently more 100 people rent a plot.

Among these are Tom and Jodie Pritchard, who have been growing produce since 2020.

Tom Pritchard said: “I’d been aware of The Basement Project’s Food Bank for some time and our allotment plot holders and Association members were very receptive to supporting this important local charity.”

Roundhill Allotment Association chair Ade Mogg said: “Positive community outcomes are important to our Association.

“We have been lucky enough to have received support from a number of funding sources, which has enabled us to greatly improve the facilities on site.

“Working with The Basement Project provides a great opportunity for us to give something back.”