Hillfields Patchwork Environmental Challenge

The Patchwork Project is a community orientated environmental project run by Warwickshire Wildlife Trust with funding from the European URBAN programme

On 23rd March 2001 Patchwork launched the Blooming Seats in Hillfields.

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Hedge Laying at City Farm - 14th February 2001

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Bulb Planting on the new Pocket Park, December 2000

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Children from Southfields School helped plant bulbs to improve the pocket park at East Street. 

Ongoing Work at Leigh Street Allotments

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The Trans-cultural Mental Health Team, working with Patchwork, has taken over the derelict allotments at Leigh Street and has created an attractive garden. 

A Bulb for a Bulb! 5th October 2000

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 Local residents of the Hillfields Flats planted bulbs around the estate and were given low energy light bulbs to reward their efforts.

Flower Making. October 2000 

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Children from Hillfields Play Centre helped design new outdoor artwork which will be placed around the Hillfields flats.

Details of the URBAN project

Patchwork Project Worker: Jenny Sansom. Telephone 024 7683 7055

Patchwork Project Manager: Phil Dickin. Telephone 024 7624 6018

This page was last updated 27/12/01

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