Free Lane Allotments are situated in the village of Helmshore in the Rossendale Valley which is located on the edge of the Lancashire countryside.
The allotment site contains 48 plots of varying size and the plot holders form the Free Lane Community Allotment Society.
Rossendale Borough Council has from April 1st 2014 granted self management status to the Society which has taken on a 25 year lease of the Allotment Site. The site is now managed by the Members through a Management Committee elected by them. There’s more about what self-manangement means in the Self-Management section of the site.