A Blyth couple have transformed an abandoned allotment, and in the process transformed their mental and physical health.
In just a few months, Jamie Allen and Rahna Bailey have turned the spot into the beginnings of a sanctuary, and over the coming months they want to keep going - creating an allotment space where they can grow everything from fruit and veg to honeysuckle, and a special secret garden to help them and their family relax with nature.
Jamie, 36, has struggled with his mental and physical health. He told ChronicleLive how depression and chronic pain meant he was almost bed-bound, and worried for the future. But he said getting out and working on the allotment had transformed things, given him a new lease of life - he's now got a new job in the care sector - and helped him to become as fit as he's ever been.
