Over 2,000 Signatures in Support of Keeping the Collections at Brogdale
November 14, 2007 by fruitforum
The Friends of the National Fruit Collections at Brogdale have just sent another 1748 signatures to Defra urging that the Collections be retained at Brogdale. With the 400 plus signatures which were sent in July, this brings the total to over 2000.
Some of these signatures were gathered at events run at Brogdale over the last few months, others were received in the post from all parts of the country - an indication of the widespread support which the Collections and the Brogdale site enjoy.
This is no surprise to those of us who have attended some of the Festivals recently run at Brogdale and who have heard so many people express alarm and disbelief at the prospect of the Collections being moved from this site which 50 years ago was identified by MAFF (now Defra) as being the place in the UK best suited to growing a wide range of fruits.
Heather Hooper
