Monthly Archives: October 2010

Fruit and Veg Boxes!

MCC-Hub over at St Wilfrid’s Enterprise Centre have just started a Veg Box Scheme, have a look: GRUB – Veg Box Scheme GRUB is now up and running, and delivering to your area! If you or yours would benefit from … Continue reading

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Community Spaces

A great option for getting more money to do things on the estate is the Groundwork Community Spaces fund. About the Programme There is a downloadable sheet here Information Sheet Community Spaces aims to empower people to improve public spaces … Continue reading

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Photofits of Ideas for new things on the Redbricks Estate

Using the cunning combination of the technology of photos taken with a mobile phone and the innovative use of felt tip pens and crayons the Green Zone workers have created the following display which lets people visualise what some of … Continue reading

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Green Zone Works Plans available for download

Hello there from the Green Zone Workers, Download it here, Bentley House Estate A1 PRESENTATION Proposals Rev A (2)    The plans for the Play Equipment, Wild Flower meadow and Green Screening have been finalised based on your feedback from –          … Continue reading

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Bentley Bugle

The Bentley Bugle is a community newsletter put together by residents and the Teneants and residents association. It’s delivered through people’s doors and a call goes out on the Shout email list asking for contributions before it’s printed. Here’s the … Continue reading

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Halloween Spooky Walk (from Bentley Bugle)

This year’s Redbricks Halloween event is on Sunday 31st October. Meet at the Tenants & Residents office, 26a Humberstone Ave at 5.30pm for the spooky walk around the estate. There’ll be a Peoples Kitchen at Procters (on Hulme St) from … Continue reading

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Birley Fields Update (from Bentley Bugle Oct 2010)

Planning permission for “developing” Birley Fields is likely to be sought before the year ends. This means paving over nearly all our local green space and effectively dividing Hulme in 2 for the campus. It means years of noise and … Continue reading

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Commuter Repellant (from Bentley Bugle)

Bentley Bugle has heard on the grapevine that there are going to be some days of action to encourage commuters not to use our estate as a free car park. “Commuters should be using the bus, train, or bike, not … Continue reading

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Greening Redbricks (from Bentley Bugle)

These regular meetings look at ways of making the estate more sustainable. Everyone’s welcome, First Tuesday of the month 5.30-7pm in the tenants office. Contact greening@redbricks.org. More in the next issue

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Green Zone Update October 2010

The Green Zone project is well underway, and many activities have taken place. There have been workshops, skills shares, a trip to the National Wildflower Centre, and a film night. The final plans for the three main physical improvements from … Continue reading

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