Welcome to Beck Lane Allotments Society or, as we’re more commonly known, the Allotments. We are an allotment site in Beckenham, South East London.
We hope our site will be of interest to our members as well as people looking for an allotment in the Beckenham and Penge area and for anyone who has a passion for growing things.
Gardeners have long extolled the virtues of losing an afternoon digging and weeding but now scientists have confirmed that tending an allotment is good for your mental health.
Just 30 minutes a week spent pottering on the vegetable patch can boost feelings of both self-esteem and mood by dissolving tension, depression, anger, and confusion, a study found.
As an added bonus, those who have an allotment also tend to be in better physical shape than their less green-fingered counterparts, with a significantly lower body mass index.
Researchers from the Universities of Westminster and Essex said the positive impact was found across all social classes and suggested that allotments could help cut back growing NHS costs caused by lack of exercise and obesity.
Dr Carly Wood, a sports and exercise scientist at Essex University, said: "Participants who attend an allotment for a short period just once per week can experience a similar magnitude of improvements in self-esteem and mood as participants who attend more regularly for longer periods of time."
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Beck Lane Allotments Society Limited is registered as a company limited by guarantee. Its registered office is: Beck Lane Allotments Society, Arrol Road, Beckenham. BR3 4PA
Company Number 12206774