Liverpool will be cleaner and greener thanks to a new fund to help community groups make improvements in their neighbourhoods.
The Environmental Initiatives Fund was set up by the Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, following a recommendation in the Interim Report for the Strategic Green and Open Spaces Review.
This called for community groups, schools and small businesses to be helped to play more active roles in improving their local environment.
A funding pot of £20,000 was set up and groups were invited to bid for grants of up to £500.
Twenty-three groups have been awarded a total of £10,430 in the first round of applications. Among the successful were those to improve community gardens, to engage children in gardening projects and community clean-ups
A second round of applications will be considered later this year.
Councillor Steve Munby, cabinet member for neighbourhoods, said: “While the grant to each group may not be a large amount of money they will still have an impact on making neighbourhoods greener and cleaner.
“But, just as importantly, they will help to get communities working together to improve their neighbourhoods.
“I have been encouraged that we had a wide range of organisations from across the city coming forward with ideas on how they can improve their local environment and we were able to support several bids.”
The successful applications are;
Bronte Youth and Community Centre –to improve Bronte Garden (£500)
Norris Green Youth Centre – to create a safe green space for young people (£500)
Grandison Road Allotments Society – to provide compost bins (£500)
Afro Caribbean and Lunch Club – to provide tools for the Green Growers Club (£400)
River Oaks Residents’ Association – to repair and maintain furniture around community pond (£500)
Amadudu Women and Children’s Refuge – to support gardening for health project (£500)
Active Community Enterprise A.C.E. – to provide disabled toilet at community garden (£500)
Rotary Club of Liverpool, St Vincent’s – to purchase a poly tunnel to nurture tree saplings which will be gifted to schools (£500)
Lee Valley Pensioners Club – to support the Incredible Edible Valley project (£500)
The Sound Agents – to support the Growing Up in Chinatown project with hanging baskets and planters (£500)
Fazakerley Health and Wellebing Forum – to fund a community clean-up of Hawksmoor Park ecology park (£500)
Anfield Neighbourhood Forum- to fund tools and equipment for the Green Shoots project (£450)
Netherley Youth and Community Initiative – to fund equipment for a project to grow fruit and vegetables for families accessing a foodbank (£500)
Deysbrook Village Centre– to supply furniture and equipment for the Growing Deysbrook Project (£500)
Triple C (Liverpool) – to provide gardening resources and equipment for the Norris Green Harvest! Scheme (£200)
Childwall in Bloom- for plants and other material to enhance Childwall Triangle ( £250)
Green Harmony Garden Project – to support a plant propagation project (£480)
Florence Institute Trust – to support the maintenance of the Florrie Pocket Park (£500)
St Cyril’s Children and Youth Project – to help provide a safe garden area for children and young people (£150)
Tree House Liverpool CIC –to provide equipment, plants and seeds for the Veg Bed in the Rose Garden at Newsham Park. (£500)
Alt Valley Community Trust – to support the Ellergreen Community Centre Garden Project ( £500)
ARCH Under the Bridge Ltd – To provide equipment for the Little Dibbers environmental growing scheme. (£500)
Merseyside Police – to provide litter pickers for Operation Clean Sweep (£500)