We have a range of major projects in which we are currently engaged, and some which didn’t work out. We also have ideas for the future.
Check them out below, and feel free to get in touch if you have any questions, or you’re a local resident and you’d like to get involved.
Greater Manchester Green Spaces Fund – Blanchard Gardens
Funded by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, SusCoHulme are developing Blanchard Gardens. A community design for a new 250m2 green space will be delivered by July 2026.
Hulme Urban Green Spaces
Funded by the European Union, and in partnership with Manchester City Council we delivered 9 workshops in 2025 across 2 neighbourhoods in Hulme discussing how to design green space alternatives to replace on street parallel parking spaces. These sessions focused on the processes of: Planning Permissions, Maximising Nature, Climate Resilience, Delivering in the space, and Maintenance. At each session we had an expert in each topic co-delivering the session, alongside SusCoHulme’s Project Lead – Joe Lake Rees.
Green Space Improvements
We are working with local stakeholders, government and community members to improve the number of, biodiversity within, and beauty of green spaces in our area. We are focused on the St. Mary’s area of Hulme at present, but we are open to supporting other projects elsewhere in Hulme in future.
We have uploaded out successful funding application and some notes about our journey to secure our first pot of funding on: Bright Green
In 2025 we were awarded £20,000 in funding to develop Blanchard Gardens. This space will be 270m2 of improved green space, and will be open to the public in summer 2026.
Litter Picking
In 2023 we picked over 500kg of litter across Hulme, by 2025 we had collected over £1,000kg. This was only possible by working with local community members and the council remove waste from our streets. This will help prevent our birds from building nest from plastic, and save the fish by stopping litter going down the drain.
Neighbourhoods Improvement Plans
Across May and August 2023 we held 3 consultation events in south Hulme. The outcomes of these have been a neighbourhood improvement plan, making recommendations for improving safety, greenery, and community spaces in south Hulme. These plans are currently going through drafting and review process with relevant Manchester City Council stakeholders.
Our report can be found here and covers the St Mary’s Hulme development.
We have raised £230,000 for significant works on the 2023 Neighbourhood Improvement Plans however, these phases are currently embargoed for discussion.
Sustainable Drainage System (canceled)
As we explored this possibility we found the site has the river Cornbrook running underneath. As such, we are unable to continue with the scheme.
We were working with town planners, local stakeholders, government and community members to deploy a flood resilience green space at the corner of Parsonage St., to help reduce flooding which the building opposite has seen in recent years. We will re-direct our energies towards other schemes the community is keen to see delivered.
