ALLOTMENT holders have launched a campaign to save their Glasgow site.

ALLOTMENT holders have launched a campaign to save their Glasgow site.

The 20 enthusiasts at Oatlands Leisure Gardens have been told by the city council they will have to move to a new home next January.

Under the council plans the allotment holders will lose their plots at Elmfoot Street. These will then be developed for housing by Stirling-based firm Gladedale, with new allotments being set up at Richmond Park School.

However, plotholders and those on their waiting list are trying to get backing to help them keep their current site.

Margaret Kerr, secretary of Oatlands Leisure Gardens, said: "We have been told we will be going from 20 to 13 plots, which means existing plotholders having to go back on to a waiting list.

"The new plots will be smaller and that means we do not have the option of asking people to share, which could move people up the waiting list.

"The committee unanimously voted to stay put and we hope our concerns will be looked on favourably."

Local councillor Danny Alderslow backed the campaigners.

He said: "This move does not reflect what the council is saying about green spaces and promoting healthy living."

A Glasgow City Council spokesman said: "The new allotments will provide the equivalent of 15 plots, including a double plot for Richmond Park School.

"At the time when the plotholders were consulted about how many allotments were needed, there was said to be a requirement for only 13 plots, plus provision for the school."