Adults and children were out in full force on the Manor Farm estate on May 29th, picking up litter and generally cleaning up the estate.
The 50 person-strong effort was organised by Manor Farm Residents’
Association in a bid to clean up their area and encourage people to keep it that way.

Resident Association Chair Wendy Brown said; “We had a really fun day doing the litter pick and everyone involved worked really hard. We just hope now that residents living in Manor Farm will keep it clean and tidy so we can be proud of where we all live.”

Help on the day also came from Coventry NDC, Whitefriars Housing and local Ward Councillors, Lynette Kelly and Ed Ruane.

Wendy also said; “As a group, we are planning more activities like litter picks, events and trips for people living in Manor Farm and I would encourage anyone interested to come along to the next Residents’ Association meeting.”

ECO WAY IS THE ONLY WAY!

Young people in the WEHM area have teamed up to form their own environmental group called Eco Way To Go.

The new group is for anyone aged between 11 and 25 and has been working together to discuss environmental issues and help clean up the NDC area – go to page 39 to see one of their first projects on Hermes Crescent!

Eco Way To Go meet on the first Monday of every month in the CV2-1 Youth Forum Room at Eburne from 6-8pm. This is usually followed by an outdoor activity later on in the month.

If you would like to find out more information then contact Donna Heaney or Nicole Heaney at the NDC office on 024 7662 2964

 

RESIDENTS IMPROVE THEIR GREENSPACE

As part of Warwickshire Wildlife Trust’s ‘Your Greenspace’ project, residents in the WEHM area have been hard at work to help improve their local environment. Manor Farm residents organised a Gardening Day where they helped clean up the community garden in Sulgrave Close before planting new flowers and bulbs. On the other side of town, residents were clipping and pruning overgrown bushes at St Chad’s Church on Hillmorton Road.

Laura Kubasiewicz from Warwickshire Wildlife Trust said: “Through the Your Greenspace project, local residents in the NDC area have had the opportunity to improve their local greenspaces. “It is only through the hard work and dedication of these residents and groups, that areas such as Manor Farm community gardens and St Chads Church ground have been transformed into areas to be proud of.”

If you would like to find out more about Warwickshire Wildlife Trust and the Green Space project call Laura on 07774 565 561.

WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING?

Since the ‘How to spend a million’ questionnaire last year and the numerous ideas and comments you shared with us, environmental changes to improve the open spaces in WEHM are well underway.

We already have four new semi-professional football pitches around the area and Moat House Pond is in the process of being restored – getting rid of ten years worth of rubbish! We are also looking into the history and heritage of the site with the help of experts from Jacobs and Coventry City Council.

Frustratingly, there have been some delays and changes to the original design plans which everyone viewed during consultation in September. These changes have happened as a result of our partners, Whitefriars, realising that some of the schemes carried a risk of not being immediately ready to handover to our housing developer BKW.

To stop further delays, Whitefriairs have been carrying out the appropriate legal procedures and checks in the last few months to make sure the new plans run as smoothly as possible in order to achieve a successful outcome.

And we are happy to report that six new Environmental Improvement Schemes have now kicked off!
Landscaping and building work on the six areas started at the end of February.