Cross Green Community Group was re-established in 2014 and has put together a programme of community activities to get local people involved in improving their community. As part of this process we identified an old railway bridge that was in need of a bit of TLC. We developed a partnership with Hyde Park Source, a grassroots environmental group, who helped us develop our project Cross Green:Growing Together.
The group has now become a focal point for the community, people have great pride in what they have achieved and are protective and enthusiastic about the project and the work they have done.
The group has now become a focal point for the community, people have great pride in what they have achieved and are protective and enthusiastic about the project and the work they have done.
Everyone is very keen for the project to grow and for us to find the resources to realize some of the great ideas the group has had for the future. We have had great support from local organisations who have all expressed a great desire to see the project continue and grow. We have gathered evidence from the weekly sessions which demonstrates the impact that this group has had on peoples lives and there need for it to continue. "I love coming to the gardening group - it gets me out of the house" Cathy, Local Resident. "The project is amazing and we are desperate for the group to continue but we need your support" Mary Brennan - Cross Green Community Group.
We have certainly ‘Grown Together’ over the past 2 years of this project, starting with two, the group now regularly attracts 20 people to each weekly sessions.
What initially began as a dream has materialised into a reality and along the way has transformed many people into determined, more confident, better connected, resilient members of the community.
These people now feel more able to speak up about the issues they and their community face and feel better placed to look for solutions.
What initially began as a dream has materialised into a reality and along the way has transformed many people into determined, more confident, better connected, resilient members of the community.
These people now feel more able to speak up about the issues they and their community face and feel better placed to look for solutions.
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Fewston Bridge
This was our first site developed between 2014-2015. We had a great time on this bridge, recruiting loads of new volunteers as they walked past! Above you can see the original design. You can see by the other pictures that we managed to get pretty close to our original idea! We concentrate on planting this area with bulbs and other perninal plants such as fruit bushes and concentrate our annual veg production at our new stie on Cautley Road. |