Levenshulme Community Garden
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“Before I started doing this, gardening was one of the things that seemed like a completely impossible body of knowledge. I just didn't have any idea. We're standing in my community garden, which I started a few months ago. This is Belvoir Botanical Common.
We're just off Stockport Road in Levenshulme. The area is very, very heavy with traffic and fumes. It feels a little bit uncared for sometimes. I wanted to create somewhere that was a little bit protected from the road. To give people that live around this green space something nice to look at, but also something nice to step onto.
The space before was just grass. One of my neighbours mentioned that some funds might be available for development of green spaces in a community focused way. The Neighbourhood Investment fund came up and it gave me the power to start doing something. That like confidence to come out here and start the work.
I knew that pond was the best thing you can do to encourage wildlife. I've started creating little wildflower areas for pollinators.
I definitely feel more grounded. I've spoken to a lot more of my neighbours, whilst I've been out working. I think it connects other people together. It's building that sense of community in a more like steady, natural way. And I think that's just going to grow.”