A BOOTLE housing association is encouraging tenants and residents to turn terraced alleyways into blossoming backyards.
Riverside also held a Halloween celebration at Warton Street last weekend.
Residents turned out to take part in the winter planting day, led by horticulture experts from Groundwork Merseyside, to help transform alleyways into recreational spaces for barbeques and neighbourhood get-togethers.
Riverside was allocated £224,281 towards the project from the Green Spaces for People scheme, paid for by the Big Lottery Fund’s Changing Spaces programme.
Several housing associations including Riverside, Places for People and Peabody, secured the cash set to transform 75 neighbourhoods across England.
The aim is to develop 18 Merseyside alleycourts including Bootle, to encourage resident involvement.
Groundwork Merseyside, Riverside’s Clean Team and Green Apprentices are providing training in horticulture and support.
The streets that provide a focus for the work are mostly densely packed pre-1919 terraces without gardens or green spaces.
Sian Martin-Baez, regeneration officer at Riverside said: “This project is one of 12 that Riverside is leading to develop green spaces in urban environments. The aim is to encourage pride and ownership within communities.”
Liz Sabatini, Groundwork Merseyside Project Officer added: “We were really pleased with the turn out on the day. It was a great opportunity to bring residents together sharing this newly improved space.”
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