Anna Epishcheva

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Anna Epishcheva3 years ago The idea is to install de-centralised community garden in a form of "around-tree-planters" around streets that encluse Plashet park to promote residents wellbeing, connectedness and minimise fly-tipping.To promote community building: a) frugal community street clean-up/planting day will be held twice a year; b) Plashet School, religious organisations around the Park engaged to participate in planting activities; c) planting scheme could mainly be wildflowers to minimise the effort and promote bees well-being too!As a result, Planters could be branded (if sponsoring organisations secured) & installed around existing trees (Shrewsbury, Lincoln, Woodhouse grove, Plashet grove - to ensure none of the parking spaces on these streets are lost!) and bigger ones in place of parking spaces (only Lincoln x Woodhouse Grove corner as it's the constant fly-tipping hotspot & I constantly see used NO2 balloons there which suggests constant criminal activity there!).The bigger ones could have a more sophisticated planted scheme in case Plashet School would like to benefit from kids learning more about the nature and flowers and/or residents will vote for that.If successful (measured as decrease in fly-tipping submissions via LoveCleanStreet app after vs before), this scheme could be scaled up for the whole borough (as it should allow to balance both need for parking spaces vs wellbeing).

Anna Epishcheva4 years ago This application is for Street Planters that will be placed in the fly-tipping hot-spots.We would like to have at least 4 in Manor Park ward to play an important part in beautifying an unloved area where possible we will use plants that will filter dangerous pollutants from the air. Contrary to the usual approach (engaging with authorities), we will work with the local faith & community organisations and leverage "I love New Ham" app data (as you can signal about fly-tipping there) to propose data-driven proposal on the hot-spots.Then, we will work with the highways team to locate planters in key locations and work with local residents & communities holding planting days where possible.As a stretch goal, we would engage with prominent community-driven organisations in the ward (food banks, religious groups, sport teams) and businesses to sponsor the planters to ensure long life for the plants and additional boost for the local population initiatives.

Anna Epishcheva4 years ago Leveraging positive experience from a adjacent ward (Forest Gate, https://newhamco-create.co.uk/en/ideas/make-the-most-of-what-we-ve-got, @theflowerstarter on insta) and other boroughs (below) the aim is to get businesses, communities and households to adopt a tree pit close to them or close to somewhere they work in the local area. Depending on the pit, either a mini-garden can be installed around the pit or just a packet of seeds provided.By engaging local people to take care of just one tree pit it means the workload is manageable. Taking care of undesirable public spaces discourages fly tipping and general dog waste. At the ward (or even borough) sale it will improve the overall green footprint.The great thing about greening is that it knows no boundaries – young or old, woman or man, any nationality can enjoy a garden that takes place of a neglected area that attracts rubbish. By starting a project that works in our public spaces it also ensures that everyone can have access and receive benefit from the scheme. Successful examples:Redbridge - (The scheme is already in place for 4 years) https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/news/september-2021/adopt-a-tree-pit-and-bring-redbridge-neighbourhoods-into-bloom, with more 1300 pits adoptedPlaistow (community driven) https://www.plaistowsouthbiglocal.org.uk/green-spaces/adopt-a-tree-pit/(please note that I'm re-using the elements of the last year submission)

Anna Epishcheva4 years ago A nimble "train with your own weight" (calisthenics) open-air gym installed at Plashet Park ("Parks and Open Spaces") to benefit local population from more inclusive physical activity, building social connections and also fighting knife crime ("A safer, cleaner and more accessible neighbourhood").Plashet Park already has good facilities for team and pair sports - over the weekend you can see teams playing cricket & football. Tennis, baseball & basketball courts are always busy and in the workday mornings small groups of women and men are having their runs in the park. However, there are no facilities for the (interested in fitness) community members who want to engage in individual exercise. Calisthenics gym can be exactly the right fit here as it will allow local population interested in fitness and well-being to come together, have friendly competitions and learn from each other.Additionally, this place can become a place for personal trainers to conduct their activities with their clients - so this gym will contribute to East Ham locals starting their own businesses.Additionally, engaging with the team at Steel Warriors (https://www.steelwarriors.co.uk), the people behind 3 successful gyms like that, the community not only send a strong message about knife crime, but also benefit from tried-and-tested approach to installing and promoting these gyms,A quote from The Guardian article:https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/oct/03/cutting-edge-turning-street-knives-into-urban-gymsMost significantly, though, the gym has enabled locals of all skill levels and socio-economic backgrounds to share exercise tips and life hacks while dusting calloused palms with grip-enhancing chalk and waiting for their turn on the bar. “Every single person in this area has trained here at least once,” says Shakadé Khan, a 22-year-old member of Instinct with a silver tongue. He only got to know his neighbours when they started working out side by side. Now, “We say hello to each other and they say hello to my mother,” he says. “Steel Warriors has opened doors to a new community.”

Anna Epishcheva

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Community-managed planters on the streets around Plashet Park

Planters to fight fly-tipping

Tree Pit Adoption Scheme

Calisthenics Gym in Plashet Park