Making it Happen!
After much hard work, and lots of support from our community, individuals and projects, we have been awarded funding to make this project happen!
From design sessions, litter picks, conversations and lots of emails. We can confidently say we are going to transform this space! We will be creating a green corridor spanning the 273m length of the site, with native shrubs and trees. This project aims at encouraging sustainable methods of transportation by reviving the cycle path route and greening the pedestrian path through a community orchard, raised planter boxes, trees, shrubs and wildflowers. It will be a wheelchair accessible interactive planter garden with space for Aquarius residents to grow their own food and start projects like community composting, propagation of plants and environmental education as well as a community space to chat, rest, play and garden together.
Benches Not Fences
Nearly two years into the journey of transforming this 1.2 acres of tarmac into a green, cleaner space to be in. Alongside Aquarius residents, we have been organising planting, design sessions, and community parties, slowly building and creating a new space. We are always welcoming new enthusiastic people to share this experience with so get in touch if you want to be a part of building this new community green space in the center of Manchester!
Creating together
Short video from our Equinox Party, we had guest speakers from the Greater Manchester tennants union, No boarders MCR, Take the Jump and Block the Block.
As a volunteer lead organisation working together with residents and local grassroots movements and the council we aim to CO-create this new space from the ground upwards. Reflecting the skills and talents that already exist in Hulmes diverse neighborhood.
Starting…
At the beginning of this new exiting journey towards transforming this space into something Hulme wants!
This process will be slow and it will be a consistant conversation about what this space should be for everyone.
What we do know is that land in Hulme has been rapidly developed for commercial needs, not the needs of the community. So we are working towards protecting these spaces and creating more green places!!
The Pretty Boys of Manchester.
Hundreds of green Parakeets have chosen two trees opposite the Slip road as their home. At dusk, you can hear and see them all flying above the cars back to their trees. (left) We met on the road to watch them flock one evening… you can’t miss them! Could they be our emblem for the project ??
Early Stages
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The Aquarius Centre
The Aquarius center is a much-loved, long-standing, community center on Eden Close Hulme. Neighbours to ‘the Abandoned road’ We are working together to keep Aquarius active with different generations, events and activities. The Aquarius center is a hub and stronghold for upcoming work on the project. Most meetings and gatherings (if not on the new site) will be here!!
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Where is it?
The land is an old sliproad running parallel to Princess Parkway and Arnott Crescent in Hulme. Currently part of route 6, Manchester cycle path and known shortcut for many in Hulme!!
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Collective voices
We have had our first visioning session about how we can transform and improve this space into something everyone feels comfortable with. We will be having many other discussions and we encourage written suggestions and ideas at any stage!! get in touch via email! and keep an eye out for our next session!! if there is anyone we have missed, and you feel should be involved let us know!!