'If it wasn't for us he'd have killed himself' - old allotments now magical asset

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At the magical Willow Hey project, people can leave their worries at the entrance. Initially a disused allotment site, it was transformed into a place for men to connect and create.

They have the opportunity to grow plants, develop woodwork skills or simply have a cuppa and a chat.  “Men can sometimes feel quite isolated and the project is absolutely marvellous for their wellbeing,” says volunteer Bernadette Tither. “It’s a lifesaver to some people, it’s as serious as that. “I can remember one guy who was in a really bad way.

He’d been coming here for 12 months. I met his relative who told me if it wasn’t for us he feared he would have killed himself. “Another guy once told me, ‘When I come here, I leave all my life and my troubles at the