Creating an environmentally friendly open space- £20,000
From "Forest Gate Community Assemblies"
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This project is to create a new environmentally friendly open space in the centre of town to give local people the opportunity to stop and rest. This will be at Emmanuel churchyard which is already a familiar space to the public, jointly maintained by the church and Newham Council. Two years ago, as part of a Newham Council backed initiative, daffodils were planted at the churchyard of Emmanuel Church. This new initiative would be an extension of that.
It would require clearing a part of the churchyard and making it more accessible to local people. Removing the hedge to open up the space visually, planting new flowers and preserving some of the existing wild flowers. Such an attractive environment would foster cleanliness and discourage casual waste disposal in the area.
This transformation of the space would greatly enhance the general area, improve the mental wellbeing of local people and be a positive addition to the environment. Opening up the space would bring out the historic church building out of its shell and enhance the town centre.
We would expect an average of twenty people each day which with repeated usage would come up 100 people /week and 5,000/year