Green Streets
Frequently asked Questions and topical information:
Who can I contact about the project?
Ben Greenaway is the Coordinator of the Merseyside Green Streets project here at The Mersey Forest.01925 816 217
What does Green Streets do?
By helping local people act together to green their own street or local greenspace,the programme of predominantly street tree planting works to tackle a range of social,economic and environmental issues facing communities today.
Some images of the kind of work that Green Streets undertakes?
www.flickr.com
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How about a video of the project from a community perspective?
This shows what the project is all about,what we are trying to achieve and how the communities involved feel about the project and its effects on their lives!
Where has Green Streets been working?
Establishing sustainible projects in Knowsley,St Helens,Wirral,Sefton,Liverpool and with partners across Cheshire and Ellesmere Port and Neston. Planting over 500 street trees in residential streets in just under 2 years.
Here's a case study for the recent Ellesmere Port delivery: http://www.ginw.co.uk/resources/green_streets_ellesmere_port.pdf
Check out the blogs for Sefton Seeforth...
http://seaforthgreenstreets.blogspot.com/
Sefton Litherland
http://litherlandgreenstreets.blogspot.com/
Northwood Knowsley...
http://northwoodgreenstreets.blogspot.com/
and St Helens tree planting grants...
http://sthelensgreenstreets.blogspot.com/
or the Dream sculpture near to our Four Acre plantings on Jubitts Lane
http://dreamsculpture.blogspot.com/
Sefton Canal Project with the Liverpool Biennial
The Mersey Forest contributed trees towards the Porto Allegro art installation, the cullmination of the Urbanism 09 conference.
Please do get in touch with our Mersey Forest Team if you have some project ideas or wish to discuss funding!
Tel 01925 816 217
ben@merseyforest.org.uk
update: So what happening with the project right now?
Having finished our ERDF Objective One and Forestry Commission funded projects...
planting; 50 street trees in the Wirral, 67 new street trees in Four Acres and 35 in Cement City St Helens,152 new trees in Sefton,120 trees across Knowsley and 60 trees in Ellesmere Port.
Through Forestry Commission's Setting The Scene For Growth Green Streets is now looking into further community and partner funded projects for the coming 5 years.
The project has been evaluated by The Forestry Commission who part funded the initial programme.
We part funded an exciting delivery with the Liverpool Biennial who contributed towards the Liverpool Capital of Culture Year 2008.The Spinning Trees or Joyful trees Arbores Laetae is part of the Made Up Biennial Art exhibition that are right in the community and is continuing throughout 2009 at the corner of Upper Parliament St and St Georges St;17 trees being planted..see their you tube link...
the BBC story;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7575689.stm
and visit the Biennial's website!
http://www.biennial.com
and on Rocketboom!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOYg4l55yMk
see the pictures on flickr
http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=spinning+trees+liverpool&m=text
or find location on Google Streetview
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How does Untied Utilities get involved with Green Streets?
United Utilities have kindly supported the project across England's Northwest for some time now and their invaluable support helps both the Coordinator in his role in delivering projects that benefit communties and helps bring trees and involvement to the people of The Mersey Forest area.
To date the Mersey Forest project has planted over 500 extra heavy standard street tree on and adjacent to residential streets since May 2007.
contact: Ben Greenaway