Images of Previous Delivery in St Helens

See how to apply for a grant at the bottom of the page!!

Here are some photos of the project recently delivered in and around Parr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/greenstreeter/3364117674/

and Four Acres in St Helens
http://www.flickr.com/photos/greenstreeter/3058509099/in/photostream/

Green Streets programme 2009 onwards in St Helens

What has been achieved to date?

The Mersey Forest’s Green Streets programme ran a successful delivery in the Bold Ward in 2007 and 2008, culminating in the delivery of 67 streets trees in pavement locations around the Four Acres estate.
The programme worked with a local group to apply for £6K from Bold Ward Committee and The Mersey Forest brought in additional external funding to deliver a £28K programme.

What are the local strategic reasons?

The key reason for this tree planting was the improvement of the publicly accessible open spaces around the Sutton Manor, Four Acres and Clock Face area. By planting trees the Green Streets programme would not only create local greenery for residents within their immediate neighbourhood, but this would create green linkages for them to walk and cycle to these open spaces and to local facilities like shops,the library and health facilities.

By planting trees, residents are:

· actively involved in taking ownership of their street tree
· in the decision making process (tree location and species choice)
· take pride in their local neighbourhood
· are more likely to get involved in active citizenship in the future

Why St Helens as part of The Mersey Forest wants to plant more trees

filter pollution from the air
help recycle water
prevent soil loss
create shade
give shelter from wind and rain
provide homes for animals
make food for humans and wildlife
provide an interesting, soothing, learning environment for children and your community
a more pleasant environment encourages inward investment in terms of jobs and spend in the local area
mitigate the effects of climate change i.e. by
Reducing the ‘urban heat island effect’ – warming in the winter, cooling in the summer Absorbing water to slow down run off and help prevent flooding

How will The Mersey Forest assist residents who apply?
Green Streets staff will guide the applicant through the full process and encourage involvement where possible through the following steps
· Feasibility study
· Assistance with applications
· Liaison with funders and stakeholders
· evaluation and consultation
. Contract management
· Residential involvement
· Project management
· Successful delivery

How many trees would £10K provide?

This amount may provide up top 20 street trees, or more; subject to location, tree size and type, the number of applications in any given year and the availability of match funding.
www.merseyforest.org.uk/greenstreets