I had heard that the Allotment Kitchen in Stepney City Farm was closing because the rent expected of its tenants had gone up so much. Whether or not this is true, it’s a big loss. It was opened just before lock-down by two sisters-in-law, Betty and Lucy Cuthbert, who kept the neighbourhood deliciously fed all through lock-down. The food was based on local ingredients. It was highly imaginative. Let’s hope that its replacement is as good:-