New fences for town allotments

New fencing has been installed at allotments in Kettering to improve security at the site.

The perimeter fencing at the Windmill Avenue site has been replaced at a cost of £15,000.

Kettering Town Council, which owns the site, has funded the project, which saw 100m of fence replaced, to increase security for residents and site users.

Cllr Mark Rowley, chair of Kettering Town Councils' Finance and Governance Committee, said: "The old fencing at Windmill Avenue had become unsafe and it was not fit for purpose. We have replaced the wooden fencing with higher, metal panels which not only look better but make the site more secure."

Kettering Town Council owns all five allotment sites in town and is responsible for maintaining the areas.

As well as the improvement work at Windmill Avenue, the council is funding the removal of asbestos from allotments at Margaret Road and is working on clearing part of the site at Scott Road.

Picture courtesy of Alison Bagley, Northants Evening Telegraph: Mayor of Kettering Cllr Emily Fedorowycz, George White and Michael Thurland from the Windmill Avenue Allotment Society, Kettering Town Councillors Cllr Mark Rowley, Cllr Robin Carter & Stuart O'Mahoney from Make Woodworking