Establishing a Green Community Hub in Rochdale
Background
Groundwork have been supporting the newly formed Friends of Stoneyfield Park to achieve their vision for the park as a thriving community space, along with local partners Your Trust and Deeplish Community Centre
In 2024 local volunteers joined the Northern Network initiative with an ambition to develop a Green Community Hub in the area.
What do the community want to see?
Community Engagement
Groundwork got to work, running events where they could better understand residents’ interest in a Green Community Hub and what services they’d like to see as part of it.
Initial engagement activities have highlighted that the community would like to see:
- More local planters: The community want to take part in food and herb growing.
- Local ownership: Our team will be supporting the creation of a Rochdale Steering Group. These volunteers will support the enhancement of the hub through running activities and listening to residents about their wants and needs!
Our work so far
Our team recently hosted gardening sessions at Stoneyfield Park in Deeplish, where 12 participants removed weeds and replanted the existing planters with seeds and bulbs. The Friends of Stoneyfield Park team learned vital skills during these sessions to be able to maintain the planters themselves!
Community volunteers who make up the Steering Group got together to discuss what they want to achieve for the park. They agreed on running two events – one for Eid and one for Easter – and also a monthly gardening workshop where volunteers can plant up the park’s raised beds with fruit, vegetables and herbs!
What is a Green Community Hub?
Made possible thanks to funding and support from:
