Revised Development Strategy

I am writing not only as one of the 'interested members of the public' who attended this week's Community Forum meeting in Kenilworth, but as Secretary for the past 20 years of Kenilworth Allotment Tenants Association.
Your briefing on the plan for Kenilworth's development was enlightening, but with such a full agenda, there was no time for any questions afterwards. My concern very briefly was that when you talked about including open space/leisure amenities for the public, there was no mention of Allotments.
In the recent survey, which Councillor Coker put to the people of Kenilworth, I understand that 85% of the respondents voted for creating more allotment land (wherever this may be allocated), so surely this request cannot be ignored. Our Town Council will verify that the allotments are held in high regard within our town, being both well managed and playing a very active role within the Kenilworth Community.
Our activities include supporting some of the Town's major events such as the Lion's Show, Kenilworth Festival and Food Fayre. We play an important part in the education of young children relating to food production and host frequent visits from local schools. We have also set up a dedicated educational plot for children, which is used by Brownies, Rainbows and the University crèche group. We have been visited by Art and photography groups. Warwick Museum have in the past run 'Wildlife Safaris' at Odibourne site during school holidays, and we have also worked with the museum to record and lay down some present day history on allotments. The Heart of England Organic Society and the Kenilworth branch of U3A have also paid us visits. We have successfully set up a new site at Beehive Hill, inclusive of facilities for disabled and wheelchair users. This 'Beehive Hill' site site is now to be put forward for inclusion in the National Gardens scheme next year. I am given to understand that there is only one other allotment site in the country who has earned this privilege. Our contribution and full inclusion of the wider public is surely illustrated by our activities, and gone are the days of an insular 'old boy in a flat cap sitting in his shed image'!
We currently have 150 on our waiting list and even by splitting most of our plots, have realized that this is just a 'short term fix'. I dare not even estimate how long the people on our waiting list will have to wait for plots, but suffice to say that a whole generation of younger families will miss out on what are the most formative years in their young children's lives which is sad when we are trying to encourage and educate the younger adults of the future on the benefits of freshly produced food, zero food air miles, and an all-round healthier lifestyle.
I look forward to your response, which I hope will give me some glimmer of hope to pass on to my hard working Committee.