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Eco-Neighbourhoods Action Plan
& Audit 2015
Gorton North and Gorton South
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Eco Neighbourhood Action Plan 2015: Gorton North and Gorton South The following actions were developed by attendees of the workshops. Some organisations and individuals that were not in
attendance were suggested as action leads, and so their involvement in those actions is included in suggested contact and is
subject to further discussions with them.
Project idea Who? Or suggested contact
Timescale Resources Suggested next steps
Publicity scheme across Gorton which includes promoting local environmental initiatives. Sub-branding to link all aspects of community life (e.g. ‘shop local, love Gorton’; ‘Clean Streets, Love Gorton’)
Council as facilitator, but led by the community, possibly Oasis. Supported by MCC /residents /community groups
Medium term Group 1: Previously tackled to some extent via ‘I love Gorton’ / Gorton Festival Group / Gorton Events Committee– involve these people. Build on existing plans and link in environmental issues/activities. Develop a ward wide events diary, which is well communicated. Develop a small funding bid to support this. Group 2: Develop a BIFFA award bid (get advice from Green Leaders – possibly Rachel Summerscales). Promote via ward newsletter, permanent signage, Get into Gorton community events, Social Media, poster publicity in local community venues. Link to events calendar and regular community get together for volunteering and training to improve the look of the neighbourhood.
Community to get together to draw up an action plan. Contact Oasis and MCC to discuss further,
Develop Tree Station’s relationship with community groups and Eco Schools (grow customer base; supply sustainable materials)
Tree Station Medium term, due to capacity
Make use of Gorton Branding, Gorton networks. Need time for desk based study or to be provided with contact details and locations of groups and possible customers. Link to ‘Little Hands Make Big Changes project. Advertise in Pride in East Manchester residents’ packs.
Tree Station to utilise contact list from this event. Follow up with regeneration officers regarding further links and advertising opportunities. Follow up with MEEN regarding schools contacts and possible projects.
A project which brings together food growers and healthy
Facilitated by a ‘Green Leader’ or
Quick – initial call to arms /
Comment – see Gorton Growing Together Group in Gorton North; Friends of Group network
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cooking schemes to work together – sharing food, skills and resources effectively to reach local people in need (e.g. food bank).
local umbrella organisation
meeting. Medium term to establish the network. Ongoing development
Umbrella organisation needs funding for staff time to coordinate existing activity and maximise capacity and impact of the network. Funding from social landlords / Neighbourhoods Teams.
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Eco Neighbourhood Environmental Audit 2015: Gorton North and Gorton South
Ward co-ordinator (North) Mazur Iqbal [email protected] (South) Patricia Allen [email protected]
Regeneration Ward Officer (North) Heath Cole [email protected] (South) Kalu Redford
Theme 1: Better Looking Neighbourhoods
Activity Details Map No. Contact e-mails
Clean-ups and litter-picks
“Deep Clean” – Craig road area, August 2014 Old Hall Drive Primary Signed up to “Little Hands Make Big Changes” scheme
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[email protected] [email protected]
Grot-Spot, graffiti and other nuisance reporting schemes
Hemmons Road area street representatives scheme
Tree planting Gorton North Has 14% tree cover, Gorton South has 15%, lower than the City average of 20%. Known orchards in Debdale, Old Hall Drive Primary, Embassy Walk, Sunnybrow and Gorton parks
Flower beds and containers (other than in parks and open spaces)
Darras Road Community Garden Affinity Community Allotment
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[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Back alley greening - - - Tidying up/”meanwhile” uses of derelict land
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Note: A green space audit was undertaken by Groundwork in about 2011.
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Theme 2: Giving nature a helping hand
Activity Details Map No. Contact e-mails
Friends groups – parks and open spaces
Friends of Debdale Park (Queens Award) Friends of Gorton Park Friends of Sunnybrow Park Friends of Nutsford Vale Gorton Horticultural Society Gorton Reservoir Allotments
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[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Balsam-bashing and control of invasive plant species
Knotweed control on Nutsford Vale 1 -
Native wildflower and plant conservation and propagation
Darras Road Community Garden Meadow creation took place at the back of Far Lane (Spurley hey meadow) in 2010. Proposed new meadow and orchard at Nutsford Vale in 2015
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See above. Greater Manchester Ecology Unit [email protected]
Wetlands and ponds In Nutsford Vale, Sunnybrow, Debdale reservoir 4a, 4b, 4c See above Community-owned or managed woodlands or wild/natural spaces
Nutsford vale. 1 [email protected] [email protected]
Bat/Bird box schemes and other created wildlife habitats
In and around Far Lane woods 3 -
Anything else?
Heritage Garden in Debdale Park, opened September 2014, maintained by residents. Debdale Park Eco Centre (Community Green Flag award) Nico ditch is a historically significant feature Gorton Monastery gardens
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Note: Nutsford Vale received £500,000 investment around 2011 from NWDA/MCC, and will now benefit from some community support through Red Rose Forest Heritage Trees Project. Debdale clean city investment.
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Theme 3: Living better lives
Activity Details Map No. Contact e-mails
Food growing schemes
MMU Gardening Society Affinity Sutton Darras Road Community Garden Project Greenfingers Debdale Sacred Heart Children’s Centre Allotment Plots in Gorton South Inspired to Grow Community composting scheme, Debdale Eco Centre
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[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Food processing and production (eg honey, eggs, preserves)
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Air and/or water quality monitoring projects
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Outdoor gym equipment
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Nature trails/Health walks
Nutsford Vale- active from grey to green recorders Upper Reservoir Pathway (Heritage Lottery funded) opened March 2014
3 GM Ecology Unit as above
“Wild” adventure play areas/den building etc.
Darras Road Community Garden Debdale Park Nutsford Vale
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See above.
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Theme 4: Sustainability
Activity Details Map No. Contact e-mails
Watercourse and land drainage improvements
Nico Ditch - [email protected]
Community energy conservation schemes
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Eco-homes (state whether new-build or refurbished)
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Community renewable energy schemes
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Community transport - - - Environmentally-related social enterprises (eg coppicing, timber products)
TRIM - Timber Recycling in Manchester Tree Station
- [email protected] [email protected]
Community-based environmental education initiatives
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Eco-Schools
School Map No. Status e-mail Oasis Academy Aspinal
1 Green Flag [email protected]
St Richard's RC Primary School
2 Silver [email protected]
Chapel Street Primary School
3 Silver [email protected]
Cedar Mount Academy
4 Silver [email protected]
St James' Cof E Primary School Gorton
5 Silver [email protected]
Sacred Heart RC Primary School
6 Bronze [email protected]
Old Hall Drive Primary School
7 Bronze [email protected]
Melland High School
8 Bronze [email protected]
Wright Robinson Specialist College
9 Registered [email protected]
The Buzz PRU
10 Registered Not provided.
Gorton Mount Primary Academy
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Challenges and opportunities
• Transient and diverse population – so difficult to sustain good levels of recycling and environmental commitment.
• Need to develop more environment-related healthy living activity (Green Corridor and parks)
• Fly tipping and illegal/anti-social use of skips; poor state of some communal areas
• Terraced streets make waste collections difficult; fly tipping in passageways.
• High numbers of eco-schools
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• Award-winning community initiatives and high levels of involvement in some areas. Friends groups and high quality parks
and open spaces
Ward Maps with Environmental initiatives.
The information from the Environmental Audit has been mapped onto the Ward Map for Gorton North and Gorton south.
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