Story by Garry Smith
December 2005 saw the start of the Deliver It Green (DIG) project and the appointment of the first Green City Stewards.
Led by local lass, Julie Blacker, the three-person team is already hard at work in Firshill and Wensley Street tidying up the green spaces. Green City Action (GCA) is working closely with Parks and Countryside to achieve the maximum effect. I am sure you have already noticed Julie, Kevin and Mathew – in their bright yellow jackets moving heaps of rubbish and chopping back overgrown vegetation.
The project, funded by Objective One via BCAT, signposts GCA’s shift in emphasis to delivery. As Julie said, “It’s great to be out there making a real difference on these green spaces, it just shows what can be done when a local organisation gets to grips with a problem”. Local residents have seen how hard the team has worked and this has been supplemented by a large amount of tree pruning and removal around the children’s playground at Firshill, paid for by GCA, organised by parks. The team have already received positive comments, but do welcome your ideas, information or contributions.
For more information on the DIG team, contact Green City Action on 244 0353.