Pop`s Patch page is about doing a make over on a patch of common council land that is only 4 metres square that was used by a few as somewhere they thought it ok to dump there old, unwanted household items, anything from single black bags to fridge freezer's, 3 piece suites and large car parts. I asked the council if it was possible to look after and maintain the patch of grass containing only a h
ighways salt box. I approached the council only to be told it may be possible but there would be a charge of £385.00 to cover the change of use on the council plans. After a short while a very nice lady called Lynn rang me out of the blue and said they had visited the patch of land had agreed to allow me to look after it (for free) but with a few simple conditions. I started to tidy up the patch and a very people from the area start to stop and have a chat about what I was doing and seemed very pleased that someone was taking a bit of pride of the area they live. Its only took 27 years for me to realize that the patch of grass across the road can be put to better use than it was. It has now got a little bit bigger now as there is another waste patch exactly opposite that is now getting the same loving care and being tided up.
