Category Archives: Greening the Redbricks

Greening the Redbricks

bike storage for Bentley

Posted on October 13, 2011 by greening

There’s been a few people working for an inordinate amount of time to try and get a bike storage solution for the estate.  City South have wanted them moved from railings in stairwells as they are a safety and fire … Continue reading →

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Outdoor gym for Hulme Street?

Posted on September 24, 2011 by greening

One idea for the transformation of Hulme Street that’s been floating round for a while is to put in an outdoor gym.  This could for example be a combination of ‘natural play’ objects (big trunks, rocks and the like) with … Continue reading →

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Meadow Making – Weds 14th 11.30 onwards

Posted on September 12, 2011 by makery

This Wednesday, HCGC and volunteers will be making a start on a mini wildflower meadow on Clarendon Street, 11.30 onwards. Come along and see how it’s done and get stuck in if you like.

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Online Consultation on Hulme Street

Posted on August 9, 2011 by tara

You may be aware that funding is available through the Changing Spaces initiative and from City South Manchester for improvements to Hulme Street, to convert the existing street into a Linear Park for the use of the community. We need … Continue reading →

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Hulme St Community Spaces bid stage 1

Posted on July 5, 2011 by greening

Click on the link to read the Community Spaces bid that was written by several residents. This was put together on the basis of what residents said at Green Zone events. This bid was successful at the first stage; now … Continue reading →

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Hulme St BCA Landscape intro & ideas

Posted on July 5, 2011 by greening

The attachments have information about BCA Landscape, who are employed by City South to do part of the Hulme Street transformation work. BCA have put together some early suggestions for the Community Spaces work for us to discuss. Note that … Continue reading →

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Leaf St play equipment

Posted on June 21, 2011 by greening

It’s going up; funded by the Green Zone project. Great artwork on the truck, too!

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Hulme St meeting notes 17 June 2011

Posted on June 21, 2011 by greening

Please click on the link to read the notes from this Hulme Street meeting. This was the first time that residents met BCA Landscape, who are working for City South on aspects of the Hulme Street transformation. The main purpose … Continue reading →

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Transforming Hulme St Meeting 17 June, 11.30am

Posted on June 12, 2011 by greening

Title: Transforming Hulme St Meeting 17 June, 11.30am Location: TARA Description: The two efforts to transform Hulme Street, the pedestrianisation/road closure and the Edible Corridor/Community Spaces proposal, are being brought together in this meeting. We should plan the transformation in … Continue reading →

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Green Zone Toolkit – Urban Gardening, Community Connections and Skills!

Posted on May 26, 2011 by makery

The Green Zone project was partly funded to be an ‘exemplar project’. To do that we are creating a Toolkit to contain all the useful learning and information that has been gathered as part of the project. To get hold … Continue reading →

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