21 community projects across Greater Manchester boosted by Green Spaces Fund

Tameside

‘Together Kitchen Garden’

To create an empowering Allotment and Green Space where Children will come along to take part in Ecotherapy whilst exploring and supporting their natural environment. The produce harvested by them will be placed within our Pantry where Families can come to collect a fresh food parcel weekly and for free.

Oldham

Community Garden

Project aim is to increase health and wellbeing of the community who will benefit from outdoor space and especially for those who have no access to green space in their own homes.

Rochdale

Burnside's Community Garden

We want to convert the side of our building from its derelict state to a thriving and accessible green space. We will install planters and wall hangings to grow flowers, herbs and food with an intention on attracting wildlife, and using food/herbs grown to support our food pantry service.

Rochdale

Green Recovery Project

Utilising the learning from our existing Nature For Health project we would scale up delivery using a preventative framework to provide services that support young people and families and members of the community with severe and enduring mental health diagnoses to overcome access barriers to blue and green spaces.

Bolton

Houses to Habitats

Bolton NEWT will enhance the biodiversity of Leverhulme Park through 24 conservation volunteer sessions, 100 sessions at the Garstang Hub, 10 well-being walks, provide educational videos, photography, 2 guided bat walks and 2 large community events engaging the local community, which sits in the top 10% deprivation of the UK.

Trafford

The Sensory Garden Project

The Sensory Garden Project will work with 30 neurodivergent young people aged 13-25 to develop an accessible, inclusive green space at the Sharon Youth Centre. The garden will be co-designed by the community, including an edibles area and tactile mural, and will culminate in a community celebration in July 2023.

Tameside

LEAP Community Wellbeing Garden

Our vision is to create an accessible community Wellbeing Garden to encourage local children and adults to connect with nature and improve individual, environmental and community wellbeing.

Salford

Ordsall Park Green Fingers Project

We plan to diversify Ordsall Park, creating habitats for wildlife and providing opportunities for volunteering. Our project would see the creation of wildflower meadows, an accessible tree trail, bird and bat boxes and a mini orchard around the existing bowling green complete with sensory plants, water butt and composting area.

East Manchester

Beswick Urban Growers (BUG)

The BUG (Beswick Urban Growers) will create a safe, green community space for families and residents from the Beswick area to enjoy that will help support their health and wellbeing through access to nature, engaging with growing and social activities, and developing a sense of community ownership and belonging.

Salford

Walkden Road – Water Smart Street Tree Scheme

We plan to green Walkden Road by introducing Sustainable Drainage System street trees with integrated rain gardens. This is a key route for those travelling to Walkden town centre, Walkden train station and the RHS Bridgewater.

Manchester

Bluebell Green Climate and Community Action

To further enhance the biodiversity, educational and community focused features of the site, we will run interlinked projects to use the development of the site as an opportunity to engage more people with rewilding and climate action goals, through proactive outreach, partnerships and creating skills needed for projects at home.

Wigan

Leigh Community Garden

The community garden will create a green space in a deprived area of Leigh where locals accessing nearby support services including the homeless Shelter and, addiction support can come to reflect, relax and learn new skills including planting and maintaining a garden filled with plants and vegetables all year round.

Stockport

Merseyway Community Garden

If successful from this funding, it will allow us to create a new and exciting, community driven garden, as an extension of our current workshop and activities. We will transform our south-facing terrace, bringing some much needed greenery whilst creating an inspiring engagement space for safe, outdoor workshops and events.

Greater Manchester-wide

Khore Garden (Meaning earthen bowl - planting and weaving garden)

Our Khore Garden, will provide a much needed green space for Afghan Refugees currently living at MCR Airport. A space where they can grow learn and play together. Helping to unlock divides, the project will evolve and relocate with its community, meaning it could reach many deprived communities across GM.

Bury

Working with Nature to Create a Quality Green Space for People In Bury

Recently, our service users and volunteers have begun work on our Centre garden, clearing debris and removing dead plants. This project will enable us to work with nature to turn our garden into a quality green space supporting biodiversity and permaculture.

Bury

Bury Veterans Hub Garden

To provide a quiet space for people to relax and help with basic gardening duties whilst meeting new and existing members of the Charity.

Trafford

Bugs n Beats

We intend to repurpose three areas of a local park with native species, woodland bulbs and wildflower planting. The focus of the project is to improve and enhance these areas through volunteer engagement and recruitment of diverse groups to drive the project and remain involved in the future.

Manchester

Footprints to Change-Ardwick’s green stepping stones

Establishing connected green spaces between city centre and the University, creating new and improved habits for nature and people. By engagement of residents and local groups in a series of events which also highlight wider environmental concerns and raise Climate Crisis awareness.

Oldham

Mindfulness Corner

To arrange for a green space that provides a comfortable location for the community to reflect and practice mindfulness so as to improve mental wellbeing. It also aims to encourage elderly members to experience the outdoors, socialise, and maintain their physical and mental wellbeing in a safe and familiar setting.

South Manchester

Tropic of South Manchester

Reinstate the inaccessible area of the horticultural centre in Wythenshawe Park. Over lockdown the horticultural centre fell into significant disrepair as nature reclaimed and destroyed the public access. We propose to ensure access for public enjoyment and education, share greener ways to live and create positive discourse about climate change.

Stockport

Revitalising Reddish Vale: the community together for wildlife

This project will develop the long term sustainability of Reddish Vale Nature Reserve through increasing the number of volunteers, developing their skills and providing tools and equipment. We will work with Brinnington Big Local to encourage the local community to access and enjoy all the reserve has to offer.