Going Green - Green the high street: Woodgrange Road and Upton Lane- £16,000
From "Forest Gate Community Assemblies"
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Our project aims to improve the local street environment through planting.
Woodgrange Road and Upton Lane form the main north/south high street in Forest Gate. The northern part has some planters and beds but from the Osborne Road junction to the Whyteville Road junction there is no street greenery at all.
Our proposal is to rectify this by installing and maintaining planters including some dwarf trees. The work would be carried out by local volunteers including businesses, residents and schools.
The outcomes will be a more attractive environment which will:
• give residents a greater sense of well-being
• enhance residents’ pride in their surroundings
• reduce pollution and street litter
• enable local volunteers to make a positive contribution to the area
• offer opportunities for volunteers to socialise and reduce isolation.
