Golden Hill Community Garden
Located in the northern suburb of Bishopston, Bristol. The site was previously unutilized as it was waterlogged and prone to flooding.
To create a community allotment that anyone can visit and is accessible to people with physical and/or mental ill health.
The Golden Hill Community Garden (GHCG) was originally created and run by the Horfield and District Allotment Association, although it is now a Community Interest Company with its own management. Construction began in November 2011, when contractors cleared the area, levelled the ground, built...
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Challenges addressed |
Enhancing sustainable urbanisation |
Restoring ecosystems and their functions |
Developing climate change mitigation |
Developing climate change adaptation |
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Green space management (Including enhancing/conserving urban biodiversity) |
· Increase accessibility to green open spaces · Changing image of the urban environment |
· Increase biodiversity |
· More energy efficient buildings |
· Reduce flood risk |
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Social justice and social cohesion |
· Social inclusion · Increase social interaction |
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Public health and wellbeing |
· Increase well being |
· Increased cultural diversity and biodiversity |
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Can be used in new or old developments to improve well-being and social inclusion.
Green infrastructure can become financially self-sustaining through enterprise schemes.
Such projects benefit from being flexible and being guided by the communities that they work with.
Funding came from multiple sources. A grant of £88,000 came from the Local food Fund from the National Lottery. £1000 from Green capital for the pond. £8,800 from Big Lottery Awards for All scheme to build straw bale building. The community garden is now self-funding through holiday clubs.