TRANSFORM YOUR SPACE
professional gardening skills. He said
said:
d:
it of a
“In the past this area was a bit
the
lost space and was not used for th
ty.
benefi t of the local community.
g
“It’s all been about getting
The third Transform Your Space
h
people to engage again with
programme
is open now. You will need
the space and we’ve had
to
show
the
community’s
support for your
tremendous help from local
proposed
project
through
crowdfunding.
volunteers and had 20-30
For
more
information:
people helping to clear
■ Go to
shrubbery and prepare the
att
ground at two events. After that
www.dosomethinggood.org.uk
che
es.
we were able to install the benches.
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“It will be a beautiful meadow
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opefullly
area for much of the year. Hopefully
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e in
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people will be inspired to have
programme is
her to look
it and we can all work together
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after it in the future.”
nd said:
Amanda agreed and
“I’ve lived locally y for 16
e always
years and have
seen this area as
somewhere that’s
been a little
unloved. I
wanted to do
something
are working hard to ensure that as many
that allowed
parts of the community as possible
the local
can engage and take ownership of this
community to space, and others nearby.”
get the best
INSPIRED? GET INVOLVED
out of it and,
Councillor Bassam Mahfouz, cabinet
alongside
member for environment, transport
Sim, started
and leisure said: “Thanks to Amanda,
the process.
Sim and all the residents who have
We’ve worked
hard to make sure contributed to this brilliant project, this
previously underused and neglected
the meadows are
open space now boasts a community
the best they can be
space everyone can be proud of.
for wildlife, includ ing
“This is a really good example of
stag beetles, butterfl ies
how Transform Your Space can work
and bees.
and I’m proud of the results of this
“The process of the Transform
partnership between residents and
Your Space initiative involved
the council.
successfully crowdfunding our
“The next phase of Transform Your
own contribution, and making a
Space is open and I encourage anyone
presentation to the council, which
who has an idea to improve their
secured our bid.
neighbourhood to get involved.”
“We want to expand this project and
Got
an idea?
‘IT WAS A BIT OF A LOST SPACE’
Amanda Rutkowski and neighbour Sim
Flemons were the project’s co-founders
– and co-designers of the meadows.
Sim acted as the landscaper, using his
around ealing
June 2017
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