Customers living at Greatwell Homes’ Earls Barton independent living scheme are celebrating the completion of a new communal garden project enabling them to grow their own fruit, vegetables and plants.
The new green space, located outside our Victoria and Elizabeth Close communal lounge, was officially opened on Friday 17 January, as part of the Your Great Spaces project.
John Ross, head of housing and neighbourhoods, and the estates team joined residents from Victoria Close and Elizabeth Close outside the scheme’s community centre for a celebratory ribbon cutting in front of the new raised beds and landscaped garden area.
John Ross, head of housing and neighbourhoods at Greatwell Homes, said:
“In April 2024 we launched our ‘Your Great Spaces’ project, this projects invites customer suggestion on how we can work with our customers to make a positive contribution to their neighbourhoods.
“As part of the project we consult with the local community and involve them in the implementation of these projects, so this truly represents a joint approach to neighbourhood improvements. We partner with local suppliers and groups during these projects.
“The impact of these projects is one around community and neighbourhood improvement, it brings our staff and customers together to make a positive contribution to their neighbourhoods.”
The ‘Your Great Spaces’ project was launched in April last year and aims to make better use of spaces that could make the area more attractive, enhancing things such as playgrounds or making areas safer for residents.
Greatwell Homes is currently running around 10 other projects as part of the scheme, with the community garden in Earls Barton the latest to make a positive impact.
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