Mile Gully is a community that is very rich in history and has been a major contributor to the founding of the parish of Manchester in 1814 and its continued development.
This rural district, has made significant and lasting contributions to the agriculture industry, through its production of staple crops and cattle, and would have continued to prosper if not for the destructive practices of the bauxite industry.
Up to the last decade of the 20th century, Mile Gully was recognised nationwide as the leading producer of citrus seedlings that maintained the economy of the community.
The same persevering spirit that made the early citizens pioneers and visionaries continues to reside in the community of Mile Gully and its environs.
It is this same persevering spirit, that has led Roy Allen a resident of Mile Gully for more than half a century, to take up the environmental pollution fight in the community as his civic duty.
Allen has been advocating for better garbage disposal in Mile Gully which has seen the emergence of multiple illegal dumping sites in the community.
The problem with these illegal sites is further compounded when fires are lit, leaving an unhealthy smog that covers the district and its environs.
The existing structured garbage disposal by the parish council is not sufficient enough, and it forces the residents into extreme measures to get rid of their garbage.
According to Allen, even when it cannot be seen, however, pollution is both present and harmful and he is on a drive to bring awareness to the residents of Mile Gully.
Allen is of the view that that by any cost he has to try and play a role to ensure the problem is being solved.
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