This Saturday (3 June) at Bluebell Green we’ve got the Big Bug Bonanza. Lots of activities for kids and it’s lovely picnic weather.
Bluebell Green is in Chapel Street Park.
Big Bug Bonanza At Bluebell Green
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Gardening Sessions At Bluebell Green
Gardening Sessions at Bluebell Green in Chapel Street Park start again today. You don’t need any experience and tools are provided.
- 18.00-19.30 Mondays
- 10.00-14.00 Saturdays
Friends of Chapel Street Park / Bluebell Green Meeting
Friends of Chapel Street Park / Bluebell Green are holding a meeting on Saturday 12th November, 10.00-11.00.
They have some exciting funding news to discuss and will start of planning their next 12months of activities. They’re also looking for a new chair for Friends of Chapel Street Park and a Secretary. Could this be you? Volunteers old and new really welcome.
Chapel Street Clean Air Day Event
There will be a School Street Event followed by lots of family activities in the park, supported by MCC Parks, Friends of Chapel Street, Bluebell Gardens, Bee Sanctuary Movement and Grounded MCR CIC.
- Thursday 16 June
- 14.30-16.00 Chapel Street
- 15.00-17.00 Chapel Street Park
Bluebell Green Gardening Sessions
Gardening sessions at Bluebell Green in Chapel Street Park
Just a reminder if you have green fingers or would like to learn more about gardening, we’re open at these times through the growing season.
Monday and Wednesday are for adult gardening but children welcome to come and play in the kids area while grown ups garden.
Saturdays are our regular community and volunteer sessions. Come down to play, garden, volunteer or just sit and enjoy the space.
Activities at Bluebell Green in Chapel St Park
Activities at Bluebell Green in Chapel St Park, March-June.
International Women’s Day at Bluebell Green
International Women’s Day activities at Bluebell Green in Chapel Street Park.
Chapel Street Park Funding Bid
UPDATE: The group won and has secured £5,000 funding for their proposals in Chapel Street Park.
A new local group, Friends of Chapel Street Park are in the running for a £5,000 grant to make improvements to the park. Their proposal is:
“Chapel Street Park is the oldest park in Levenshulme, near Manchester, and is a green space surrounded by terraced housing and flats, most of which don’t have gardens of their own. The local Friends of the Park group have grand plans for the former bowling green that’s in desperate need of some restoration, and they aim to transform the space into a sunshine-inspired community garden with areas dedicated to vegetable growing, wildlife and wellbeing.”
Friends of Chapel Street Park Higgidy funding bid
Three grants of £5,000 are being made by the Higgidy Family Kitchen company. The winners will be announced on 25 January 2021.
You can view all ten shortlisted projects and vote for your favourite HERE
EDIT: Click HERE to see the Manchester Evening News article on the Friends of Chapel Street Park proposals.
Higgidy Winners Announcement
“We’d like to say a huge congratulations to Brighton Women’s Refuge, Chapel Street Park and the Little Growers Club who are our three lucky #SeedsofJoy competition winners!
These projects have won £5000 each to go towards their beautiful community veg garden projects. Alongside this, they’ll receive a special consultation with @francestophill to get them going on their project.Thank you to everyone who has entered and supported this competition, we hope that you’ll all continue growing veggies and reaping the benefits that community gardens have to offer.”
Levenshulme Bee Network Through Routes
A trial will start in July 2020 of some of the Levenshulme Bee Network changes to our roads. 29 locations will have changes with roads being blocked to vehicle traffic. But which roads will not be affected?
Residents have made their own maps to help people see which routes will not have road blocks to vehicles on them starting in July (referred to as “modal filters”). These roads are likely to have significantly increased traffic.
The reason these have been done is the Levenshulme Bee Network maps do not show which roads traffic in the area will be redirected onto and can be used as “through routes”. They have been done by residents to help everyone understand the impact of the project and so people can plan how to change the routes they take from July.
Roads that traffic will be diverted onto:
- Albert Road
- Barlow Road
- Broom Lane
- Cromwell Grove
- Crossley Road
- Grangethorpe Drive
- Hemmons Road
- Kingsway
- Matthews Lane
- Moseley Road
- Mount Road
- Slade Lane (north of Albert Road)
See below for the maps. Further information on the July changes can be found HERE
Continue readingDramatic Road Changes From July 2020
Levenshulme and surrounding areas are about to experience major changes to our roads.
This is the first stage of the changes being imposed by the Levenshulme Bee Network Project. This is a new idea to create a “Filtered Neighbourhood” and to make walking and cycling easier by blocking off roads and restricting access for motorised vehicles. A whole host of other ideas are planned as well. This is just the start.
Travelling around Levenshulme and getting to and from the area will never be the same again.
12 June update
Please note that the information below was correct when it was posted. However, Levenshulme Bee Network has now changed the description on its website about the July 2020 changes. There is nothing on their website to indicate this has been changed.
Original text when the announcement was made:
“In the next few weeks we will be installing 29 temporary modal filters throughout the neighbourhood.
These will remain in place for a minimum of six months whilst we consult and tweak the filters with your feedback. They will then become permanent within 18 months.”
New text as of 12 June 2020:
“In the next few weeks we will be installing 29 temporary modal filters throughout the neighbourhood.
The trial will be undertaken using an experimental traffic regulation order which means that we can make changes following your feedback and monitor the impact for the first 6 months before the Council decides if the filters will be implemented on a permanent basis. All feedback from residents and monitoring of traffic, pedestrian and cycling levels as well as air quality levels will be considered before any of the filters are installed permanently.”
See below for details of the roads that will be affected, what will be done in July and maps including these changes.
Continue readingFree Circus Workshops from the Circus House
Roll up! Roll up! Fantastic free circus workshops in Levenshulme provided by The Circus House.
Klondyke Club, 19th March, 13.30-15.30
Chapel Street Park, 6th April, 13.00-15.00
Chapel Street Park, 13th April, 13.00-15.00
Juggling / partner balances / spinning plates / hula hoops / arial acrobatics / floor acrobatics.
All welcome.
