'It's like a little haven from the rubbish outside.'
A community garden in West Belfast is thriving again after being taken over by a collective of volunteers.
"I think there's maybe three generations certainly in West and North Belfast of people growing up not near gardens," she said. The gates of the garden open every Friday morning for people to come along if they want to work at it or simply want to have a cup of tea and a chat. "This is our second season here, there's still a lot of work to be done, but we have a great number of local people who are regulars here," she said.
Neil Dowson has helped to maintain those allotments and said his involvement had really developed by chance. "It's extremely helpful, being in contact with the gardening and being with like-minded people, it's a mix of both probably.
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