A dedicated community leader whose passion inspires a large team of volunteers to grow fruit and veg at an Eastbourne allotment has won a prestigious national award, specifically the RHS Award. Sally Ross, of Rooted Community Food, has won the Royal Horticultural Society’s Carew Pole Community Award. She co-ordinates 30 volunteers on the Gorringe Road allotment who grow food to supply community fridges and homeless charities. The project started in November 2022 and volunteers include people from all walks of life and of all ages. There is a growing plot and a separate plot with an outdoor kitchen and a large shelter for cook-ups and creative sessions. The award submission by…