This post covers how Sustainable Communities Hulme transformed from a group of neighbours to a registered company which serves the community. There are 3 key stages to setting up your communities company: Choosing your groups structure Registration with Companies House Setting up a bank account What type of company? The groups structure affects the grantContinue reading "Want to start a company for your community?"

Today we picked along the chain link fence of Birley Fields. We collected 12 kg of rubbish over 5 bags, and some assorted large plastic items. The lots of plastic underneath thorny bushes. A significant amount of plastic had degraded resulting in small pieces, intermingled with plants. The litter along the fence line had likelyContinue reading "Litter pick"

This week SusCoHulme litter picked around the perimeter of the Hulme Community Garden Centre. 11 bags of waste including some oddities such as license plates, a litter pick grabber, and a scooter, alongside the usual, plastic bags, cig ends, cans, broken glass, sweet wrappers. We also reported 2 fly tipped locations in the area inContinue reading "Litter picks and updates"

We engaged with a large number of local residents on 12th August. We asked residents to tell us about what they'd like to see change in their neighbourhood and how we could live more sustainably, together. It was a fairly grey and rainy day but we had lots of engagement. People told us their ideasContinue reading "Public Event and Consultation"

We asked members of SusCoHulme how they wanted to proceed with plans to improve the patch of land at the Corner of St. Mary's and Parsonage Street. One key thing they voted for was to consult an expert on how best to use the land in a sustainable way, that can also make a long-termContinue reading "Expert Consultation"

Our last litter pick of 2022, we collected 9 bags of rubbish, (only 7 pictured below!) a big source of litter was improperly used bins. Loads of general waste spilling out of green waste street bins which had been blown about on nearby streets. We picked: Boston Street Rook Street St Marys Street Chichester RoadContinue reading "Litter pick"

After a few weeks of litter picking the St Marys Area in Hulme the amount of litter we are picking is reducing! This means we are keeping on top of litter dropped or blow into the area. Check out our calendar to see when we are next out picking up.

Hurrah, a gorgeous autumn day for another litter pick in Hulme. We had five new members along today, which was really nice. We had lots of interest from residents as we moved around the streets, and cheers from a balcony! Today we did: St. Mary's Street, Parsonage St., Blanchard St., Boston Street and Rook St.Continue reading "Litter Pick 13.11.22"

We have been awarded ~£2000 to improve the corner of St. Mary's St. and Parsonage St. with some planting, and to begin to develop our plans for the flood defence greening project on the same corner.

Another great day collecting litter and improving our local area! Today we got seven bags, suffering a bit in the rain, but leaving the area looking great at the end. We got three bags from Rook Street alone, as well as three from around St. Mary's and one from Blanchard Street. We will continue ourContinue reading "Litter Pick 06.11.22"