LANCASHIRE Wildlife Trust has a project available to people who want to experience the good life for themselves.

The Community Food Growing Project reclaims unused allotments and derelict land to create community allotments.

People of all ages and backgrounds come together to grow their own fruit and vegetables.

Volunteers are wanted to help on the allotments. Advice and training is available to those with little or no gardening experience and anyone is welcome to go along to find out more.

You will learn how to grow your own fruit and vegetables and you will be able to take a share of the harvest.

There will also be opportunities to grow herbs and wild flowers, as well as cut flowers, but be warned, the work can be quite physical.

Ideally you would need to spare one day a week but anyone, even if they can only offer less that that, would be welcome.

Volunteers will be using organic gardening methods, preparing the soil and seed beds, doing some basic construction, including raised beds and fencing, wildlife gardening and creating habitats, propogating and transplanting.

Anyone with experience in any of these areas would be a great help to the project.

If you want to find out more about the scheme, contact Community Food Project Officer of the Lancashire Wildlife Trust, Beth Harket on Bolton 361847.