Baguley

  1. Ward-specific objectives

    Nature and Biodiversity:

    • Work with Walking Mums Club and other partners to enhance and promote green spaces.
    • Work with Sow the City to consider tree planting in local parks.
    • Consider locations for planting fruit trees and hedges across Baguley.
    • Planters, plants in schools, and communal areas.
    • Work with the Bideford Centre to create a memorial garden.

    Young People:

    • Promote and support green activity in local schools. Include campaigns such as Keep Britain Tidy and Eco Schools Programme.
      • Work with Piper Hill to put on an event for the Great British Spring Clean.
    • Support activity at Road Safety Week.
    • Raise awareness of the effects of litter.
      • Support an art competition at a local school in Baguley.
    • Work with Bideford Centre and schools in Baguley to reduce clothing poverty.

    Transport, Air Quality, Active Travel:

    • Hold an Active Street (road closure) event. Highlight benefits for cleaner air.

    Things We Buy, Use and Throw Away:

    • Promote sustainable fashion initiatives at a local community venue (such as Bideford Community Centre and/or Tree of Life).
    • Consider repeating the ‘Repair to Re-wear’ sustainable sewing project.
    • Work with Recycle for Greater Manchester (R4GM) to improve recycling and reuse.
      • Promote R4GM Community Fund for local projects.
    • Work with Biffa Engagement Team to promote recycling at local events.
    • Promote tours of the Waste and Recycling Centre and Renew Hub.
    • Continue to promote Manchester Refill campaign. Provide window stickers for businesses that have signed up.

    Food:

    • Ensure catered events hosted in Baguley include low carbon options and avoid single-use plastic.
    • Support food planting/grow your own projects.
    • Promote Wythenshawe Grows Together Project.
    • Signpost community garden groups to funding sources. Encourage groups in Baguley to apply for Neighbourhood Investment Fund and Food Insecurity grants for equipment and materials.
    • Continue to promote/work with:
      • Family Hub on their Cooking on a Budget Project.
      • Sow The City on their food growing project.
      • Fare Shop food pantry.
      • Family Hub infant feeding programme.
      • Blossom food growing and cooking project.

    Homes and Energy Efficiency:

    • Provide LED lightbulbs at events as a practical energy efficiency measure.
    • Invite partners to provide energy efficiency advice at events. Include CAB and Groundworks Green Doctors.
    • Ensure advice is provided at Age Friendly Wythenshawe’s Older Person’s Events.

    Engagement, Raising Awareness, Influencing Change:

    • Work with Wythenshawe Community Housing Group to arrange Climate Change Community Connector event. Invite residents and community groups.
    • Promote funding to support the delivery of climate action.
    • Ensure NIF is used to support climate-related projects.
    • Embed climate engagement at community events. Include Wythenshawe Games and Age Friendly Events during the year.

  2. Contact

    Want to know what progress we made on last year's objectives in Baguley? Email southnt@manchester.gov.uk.