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Trip to Hulme
There are only a few successful areas of community-led urban regeneration in the UK. On Saturday 29th March we are going to visit one of them in Hulme, just outside the centre of Manchester. The visit is organised by the Northern School of Permaculture together with Grow Gaia - it will also be a great opportunity to catch up with old friends from the permaculture world, and perhaps meet new ones.
In the morning we will have a tour of Homes for Change housing cooperative and sister coop Work for Change. The HfC & WfC cooperatives emerged from the 1990's urban regeneration of Hulme and are shining examples of empowering social models for living and working. One of the biggest housing cooperatives in the country designed by the Coop members themselves through a creative consultation process led by members with a background in urban planning and architecture.
After lunch we will visit the Hulme Community Garden Centre, a unique community led inner city horticultural project, a not for profit organisation with a mission to bring the community together through gardening. HCGC grows using organic methods, is underpinned by principles of sustainability and seeks to build a greener city while promoting health and well being. It is a beautiful haven in the city and a volunteer, education and training hub.
Please book your tickets here (at Eventbrite) If you can not afford the ticket price but would really like to attend get in touch. We will be able to offer some donation places.
Schedule for the day
10.30 - Meet at the Yard theatre 41 Old Birley Street Hulme, Manchester M15 5RE.
10.45 - David Rudlin from URBED and one of the founder members of HfC & WfC cooperatives will give a tour of the building and talk.
11.45 - Tea/ coffee break.
12.00 - Eco-house cooperative will share their experience of developing a small scale housing coop. Robert Morris will join us to talk about securing finance and the sustainability aspect of the project.
1pm - Vegan lunch by local Oh la la Cafe
2 pm - Tour of Hulme Community Garden Centre. Delight the senses as nature comes into bloom this Spring in this beautiful garden and learn how the design of the site has evolved and the exciting plans for the second phase of development. HCGC is expanding its garden and showcase of eco buildings to a disused adjacent car park which is already shaping up nicely. There are plans to develop a modest sized forest garden too.
3pm - Grow Gaia workshop at HCGC: Get growing with self-watering containers.
Looking forward to seeing you then!
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