Discussion continues on plan for city farm

The row over setting up a new City Farm for Newham has cooled as campaigners and council officers discuss how to ensure that a site earmarked for the farm in the Beckton Parks masterplan is fit for purpose.

Anna Yusuf the Parks Project Manager has allocated a site in King George Avenue, a side road off Stansfield Road, and says that a tender process is to be launched to find a specialist outside organisation to operate the farm.

However, there is still some disagreement with Newham City Farm Campaign over the best site to use.

Discussions will continue and a working group has been set up to follow the farm project.