Save John Hughes’ garden Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/save-john-hughes-garden.html Online petition signatures en-us Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:39 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Mr Christopher Smith [Signature #4654] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24448276?utm_medium=rss Fri, 3 Nov 2023 03:57:14 UTC 24448276 Joyce Humphrey [Signature #4653] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23983587?utm_medium=rss Mon, 21 Dec 2020 07:23:43 UTC 23983587 Mrs Gill Peckham [Signature #4652] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23983514?utm_medium=rss He needs this space, do not take it away from him, especially now!!!!

]]> Mon, 21 Dec 2020 04:36:29 UTC 23983514 Mrs Ellie Nolan [Signature #4651] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23467269?utm_medium=rss This gentleman is living the true Independent Living ethos and his garden is practical and beautiful and appears to be well tended and cared for. He is giving life to not only himself but the local wildlife, which should be encouraged from his housing association. Bad form Fortis!

]]> Fri, 21 Feb 2020 09:08:53 UTC 23467269 Ms Trina Minteer [Signature #4650] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23455703?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 Feb 2020 10:26:06 UTC 23455703 Ms Anonymous [Signature #4649] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23398046?utm_medium=rss Mon, 16 Dec 2019 07:25:07 UTC 23398046 Mrs Katherine Norman [Signature #4648] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23233422?utm_medium=rss Sat, 7 Sep 2019 08:09:08 UTC 23233422 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #4647] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23227252?utm_medium=rss Fri, 30 Aug 2019 07:03:36 UTC 23227252 Cynthia Webb [Signature #4646] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23224180?utm_medium=rss Gardening brings joy and its produce contributes to the health and wellbeing of all who partake. Grass does not compare.

]]> Wed, 28 Aug 2019 11:00:49 UTC 23224180 Mrs Philippa Thompson [Signature #4645] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23220555?utm_medium=rss Sun, 25 Aug 2019 06:35:37 UTC 23220555 Mrs Clare Gomes Fidalgo [Signature #4644] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23219983?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 Aug 2019 09:52:15 UTC 23219983 Mr Roger Chamberlain [Signature #4643] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23204475?utm_medium=rss Some common sense is needed here

]]> Fri, 9 Aug 2019 02:30:44 UTC 23204475 Mr Anonymous [Signature #4642] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23204397?utm_medium=rss Let him keep is Garden.

]]> Fri, 9 Aug 2019 01:44:17 UTC 23204397 Miss Chrissie Rose [Signature #4641] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23194662?utm_medium=rss Tue, 30 Jul 2019 03:52:35 UTC 23194662 Miss Anonymous [Signature #4640] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23192619?utm_medium=rss Sat, 27 Jul 2019 06:57:03 UTC 23192619 Miss Sarah Copplestone [Signature #4639] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23185151?utm_medium=rss Leave the patch alone, for goodness sake!!

]]> Mon, 22 Jul 2019 09:09:51 UTC 23185151 Mr Chris Atkins [Signature #4638] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23185095?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Jul 2019 08:57:21 UTC 23185095 ms gabrielle attwood [Signature #4637] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23184417?utm_medium=rss Mon, 22 Jul 2019 11:16:19 UTC 23184417 Miss Anonymous [Signature #4636] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23184046?utm_medium=rss Sun, 21 Jul 2019 07:18:32 UTC 23184046 Mr Lucas Marlow [Signature #4635] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23184020?utm_medium=rss Sun, 21 Jul 2019 06:25:23 UTC 23184020 Ms Rosie Marlow [Signature #4634] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23183645?utm_medium=rss Sat, 20 Jul 2019 11:15:27 UTC 23183645 Mrss Ginette Davis [Signature #4633] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23167901?utm_medium=rss Fri, 12 Jul 2019 10:00:38 UTC 23167901 Mr Anonymous [Signature #4632] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23164642?utm_medium=rss What makes you think grass is better than his flowers and vegetables?

]]> Wed, 10 Jul 2019 06:58:25 UTC 23164642 Ms Anonymous [Signature #4631] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23148552?utm_medium=rss Sat, 29 Jun 2019 03:18:42 UTC 23148552 Mrs Margaret Knight [Signature #4630] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23145680?utm_medium=rss as I work for a housing association myself I am aware that you don't always get the whole picture, but I would say in my compnay we are offering seeding funding to encourage customers to take over and manage communal gardens, so it does seem like something is going wrong here.

]]> Thu, 27 Jun 2019 08:59:08 UTC 23145680 Ms Christine Andrew [Signature #4629] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23143862?utm_medium=rss He needs legal representation. Surely, this can't be right!
How utterly heartless, but also not that unusual. Some H.A's treat their longstanding tenants with absolute contempt. Stand up to them!

]]> Wed, 26 Jun 2019 03:20:25 UTC 23143862 MX Susan Romer [Signature #4628] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23142303?utm_medium=rss Let him have his little patch of earth.

]]> Wed, 26 Jun 2019 12:01:37 UTC 23142303 Mr Dom Eades [Signature #4627] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23129254?utm_medium=rss Thu, 20 Jun 2019 09:30:31 UTC 23129254 Claire C Hills [Signature #4626] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23127062?utm_medium=rss Awful!! Where has humanity gone?

]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2019 05:01:17 UTC 23127062 Ms Lucy Ramsey [Signature #4625] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23125844?utm_medium=rss Wed, 19 Jun 2019 09:45:38 UTC 23125844 Mr Stephen Armstrong [Signature #4624] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23122147?utm_medium=rss Mon, 17 Jun 2019 12:06:15 UTC 23122147 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #4623] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23122100?utm_medium=rss Leave the man alone! What is it with these companies that decide what people should enjoy? Mr Hughes is s pensioner growing his own food. Take this away from him and you take away his reason to keep going. He’s depressed already.
Do you really want this on your conscience?

]]> Sun, 16 Jun 2019 10:59:30 UTC 23122100 Mrs Jayne Emery-ford [Signature #4622] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23121937?utm_medium=rss Please save this man's allotment

]]> Sun, 16 Jun 2019 07:24:26 UTC 23121937 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #4621] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23121309?utm_medium=rss Sun, 16 Jun 2019 11:57:37 UTC 23121309 Mr Chris Abernethy [Signature #4620] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23118154?utm_medium=rss Sat, 15 Jun 2019 12:27:26 UTC 23118154 Mrs Rebecca Baker [Signature #4619] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23111389?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 Jun 2019 08:28:09 UTC 23111389 Mrs Saba James [Signature #4618] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23111370?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 Jun 2019 08:08:01 UTC 23111370 Mrs Vicki Pepper [Signature #4617] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23111360?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 Jun 2019 08:03:12 UTC 23111360 Mrs Vicki Powell [Signature #4616] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23111341?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 Jun 2019 07:47:06 UTC 23111341 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #4615] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23111329?utm_medium=rss To take away something that is loved and has been for over 20 years is disgusting.

]]> Thu, 13 Jun 2019 07:37:02 UTC 23111329 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #4614] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23110402?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 Jun 2019 07:53:32 UTC 23110402 Mr M D [Signature #4613] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23110303?utm_medium=rss Come on! let him keep his garden. True pride shown already. Grassing it over is not the answer ...

]]> Thu, 13 Jun 2019 06:34:15 UTC 23110303 mr Anonymous [Signature #4612] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23110219?utm_medium=rss Thu, 13 Jun 2019 04:49:12 UTC 23110219 Miss Anita Darnell [Signature #4611] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23109830?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 Jun 2019 07:46:40 UTC 23109830 Miss Sophie Rowe [Signature #4610] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23109821?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 Jun 2019 07:38:45 UTC 23109821 Miss Lucy Bryant [Signature #4609] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23109762?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 Jun 2019 06:57:31 UTC 23109762 Ms H White [Signature #4608] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23109725?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 Jun 2019 06:23:34 UTC 23109725 Miss AMANDA DAVIS [Signature #4607] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23109571?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 Jun 2019 05:01:00 UTC 23109571 Mrs Zoe Leonard [Signature #4606] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23109480?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 Jun 2019 04:12:29 UTC 23109480 Ms Anonymous [Signature #4605] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23109466?utm_medium=rss A lovely veggie garden is a lively thing to see, and a real asset to the area, it's well cared for and gives pleasure to Mr Hughes, improves his health because if the exercise and the healthy produce, it will have more diversity than a boring bit of grass. If it's done it will still be visible as a ghost of what was there and a reproach to the gardening association for evermore

]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2019 04:07:25 UTC 23109466 Ms Helen Randle [Signature #4604] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23109414?utm_medium=rss Please allow this gentleman to continue to grow his plants: the physical and mental health benefits for him and those inspired by him to tend their own are worth thousands of pounds if their equivalent were to be funded as health care, counselling and provision of physiotherapy!

]]> Wed, 12 Jun 2019 03:54:05 UTC 23109414 Ms Katharine A Gilchrist [Signature #4603] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23108970?utm_medium=rss Wed, 12 Jun 2019 11:28:44 UTC 23108970 Mr Jim Retallack [Signature #4602] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23107942?utm_medium=rss Protect John Hughes and his garden from this ridiculous nonsense this man should keep his garden, don't break his heart for the sake of a patch of grass.

]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2019 10:55:37 UTC 23107942 Miss Elaine Avery [Signature #4601] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23107933?utm_medium=rss Can't believe how unreasonable and cruel this persecution of John Hughes is, we need more gardens, more gardeners, gardening is therapeutic andvhealing physically and emotionally and good for the environment and biodiversity. This garden must be protected and so must John Hughes.

]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2019 10:52:29 UTC 23107933 Mr Anonymous [Signature #4600] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23107885?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Jun 2019 10:33:12 UTC 23107885 Mr Tony Martin [Signature #4599] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23107880?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Jun 2019 10:28:38 UTC 23107880 Mrs Amanda Allsop [Signature #4598] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23107738?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Jun 2019 09:22:43 UTC 23107738 Miss Ren Schipper [Signature #4597] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23107692?utm_medium=rss Anyone who has a heart will let John keep his garden.

]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2019 09:05:21 UTC 23107692 Mr Joe Chester [Signature #4596] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23107098?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Jun 2019 06:07:16 UTC 23107098 Ms Shelley Grant [Signature #4595] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23106489?utm_medium=rss Tue, 11 Jun 2019 10:35:43 UTC 23106489 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #4594] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23105986?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Jun 2019 11:43:44 UTC 23105986 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #4593] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23105902?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Jun 2019 10:27:56 UTC 23105902 Miss Julie Crocker [Signature #4592] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23105873?utm_medium=rss A garden provides more joy, delight and comfort than a patch of grass. Allow him to keep growing his plants which is important to a person's wellness.

]]> Mon, 10 Jun 2019 10:06:57 UTC 23105873 Dr Minh Alexander [Signature #4591] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23105775?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Jun 2019 08:52:24 UTC 23105775 Mrs Audrey Sharp [Signature #4590] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23105350?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Jun 2019 12:36:11 UTC 23105350 Ms Sharon Millar [Signature #4589] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23105159?utm_medium=rss John should have a garden. The benefits ARE immense when one considers the exersize, fresh air and mental investment! Surely it would inspire other elders to uite and also benefit. Encourage not hinder!

]]> Mon, 10 Jun 2019 07:17:09 UTC 23105159 Mrs. Trish Young [Signature #4588] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23105154?utm_medium=rss Rather than !awning everything over, everyone could be encouraged to grow produce and flowers. Grow Food not Lawns as the slogan goes.
I don't know the site but please leave John Hughes' garden.be. I cannot imagine how turfing over a place where someone grows food is an environmental improvement. Furthermore, this is causing a lot of distress to this resident. Can't see the good!

]]> Mon, 10 Jun 2019 07:11:28 UTC 23105154 mrs jill webster [Signature #4587] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23104798?utm_medium=rss Mon, 10 Jun 2019 01:12:04 UTC 23104798 Mrs Jane Davies [Signature #4586] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23104649?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 Jun 2019 11:02:38 UTC 23104649 Mrs Catherine Davies [Signature #4585] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23104646?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 Jun 2019 10:58:33 UTC 23104646 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #4584] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23104639?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 Jun 2019 10:54:49 UTC 23104639 Misd Liz Davies [Signature #4583] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23104625?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 Jun 2019 10:46:45 UTC 23104625 Ms Anonymous [Signature #4582] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23104592?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 Jun 2019 10:11:16 UTC 23104592 Ms Anonymous [Signature #4581] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23104330?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 Jun 2019 06:19:36 UTC 23104330 Ms Lorraine Daly [Signature #4580] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23104262?utm_medium=rss Please show some compassion and let things stay as they are. John is doing now harm in fact a lot of good for the environment and his own well being.

]]> Sun, 9 Jun 2019 04:57:35 UTC 23104262 Mr David Fox [Signature #4579] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23104213?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 Jun 2019 03:46:01 UTC 23104213 Mr. Elfed Higgins [Signature #4578] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23104185?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 Jun 2019 03:10:56 UTC 23104185 Mr John Scottorn [Signature #4577] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23103962?utm_medium=rss It’s not only a heartless action by this housing association it is also very short sited in what should be a caring housing association.
Please resind your decision.
Thank you,
John Scottorn

]]> Sun, 9 Jun 2019 10:50:01 UTC 23103962 Mrs Sharon McWilliams [Signature #4576] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23103953?utm_medium=rss Please revoke this decision surely 20 years of toil is worth more than a strip of turf dont destroy a mans soul for nothing.

]]> Sun, 9 Jun 2019 10:23:56 UTC 23103953 Ms Anonymous [Signature #4575] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23103939?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 Jun 2019 09:51:09 UTC 23103939 Ms Anonymous [Signature #4574] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23103928?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 Jun 2019 09:13:44 UTC 23103928 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #4573] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23103914?utm_medium=rss Mental health is important please let him keep his garden

]]> Sun, 9 Jun 2019 08:47:31 UTC 23103914 Miss Anonymous [Signature #4572] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23103890?utm_medium=rss This is shortsighted and ill advised and more about low maintenance than improving residents lives. You should consider yourselves lucky to have a tenant who bothers to garden. Work with him and other residents to create something that they can all enjoy and be involved in if they want to. I live in an area that has been left barren and environmentally degraded by housing associations and landlords ripping out hedges, concreting over yards and leaving nowhere to plant.

]]> Sun, 9 Jun 2019 08:11:44 UTC 23103890 Mrs Anne Kibble [Signature #4571] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23103859?utm_medium=rss Please reverse this decision. It’s obviously affecting this gentleman’s mental health.

]]> Sun, 9 Jun 2019 07:12:12 UTC 23103859 Mrs Lynda Shove [Signature #4570] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23103822?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 Jun 2019 06:07:08 UTC 23103822 Mr Anonymous [Signature #4569] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23103808?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 Jun 2019 05:54:03 UTC 23103808 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #4568] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23103804?utm_medium=rss Sun, 9 Jun 2019 05:45:11 UTC 23103804 mrs veronica shinkman [Signature #4567] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23103744?utm_medium=rss Pls leave this poor man alone! His garden is beautiful in everyway. What youre doing is disgraceful and vain.

]]> Sun, 9 Jun 2019 03:51:03 UTC 23103744 Mrs Luana Drury [Signature #4566] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23103324?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 Jun 2019 06:47:10 UTC 23103324 Mrs Robina Conduct [Signature #4565] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23103253?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 Jun 2019 05:10:40 UTC 23103253 Mrs Jennie Baker [Signature #4564] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23103233?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 Jun 2019 04:51:09 UTC 23103233 Miss Anonymous [Signature #4563] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23103214?utm_medium=rss This decision lacks common sense but worse than that it lacks compassion. Let him grow his vegetables and tend his garden in the way that lifts his spirits and probably those around him.

]]> Sat, 8 Jun 2019 04:30:22 UTC 23103214 Miss Julia Wilson [Signature #4562] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23103152?utm_medium=rss I totally understand why Mr. Hughes is so attached to his garden because I also share his love of gardening. It's a healthy lifestyle and so important for a healthy mind. Shame on anyone who doesn't understand this and wants to destroy his life. What part of environmental improvement works project involves tearing apart a genuine elderly gentleman's entire creation?

]]> Sat, 8 Jun 2019 03:11:39 UTC 23103152 Ms Judy Steele [Signature #4561] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23103022?utm_medium=rss Gardening is a lifeline

]]> Sat, 8 Jun 2019 12:11:31 UTC 23103022 Mr. Graham Stocks [Signature #4560] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23103001?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 Jun 2019 11:46:19 UTC 23103001 Mr Anonymous [Signature #4559] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23102939?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 Jun 2019 10:34:31 UTC 23102939 Mr Jacques Viac [Signature #4558] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23102892?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 Jun 2019 08:36:00 UTC 23102892 Ms Dorothy Gleeson [Signature #4557] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23102881?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 Jun 2019 08:02:56 UTC 23102881 Miss Melanie St.Clair [Signature #4556] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23102878?utm_medium=rss Please reconsider your decision for the sake of this man's mental health!

]]> Sat, 8 Jun 2019 07:41:51 UTC 23102878 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #4555] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/23102869?utm_medium=rss Sat, 8 Jun 2019 07:24:17 UTC 23102869