Our Delivery Report
Funded on 07 January 2025 | Delivered on 19 December 2025
£31,400
RAISED
109
BACKERS
64
DAYS TO FUND
BIGGEST PLEDGE
£26,000
From Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
400
people have visited this project!
50 m2 of Play facilities created
200 m2 of public or community space improved
12 People involved in project delivery
18/07/25 - 18/07/25
Here We Grow Partner Day
76 Classes provided
1 Vacant unit revived
15/01/25 - 18/03/25
Community engagement events
30/08/25 - 30/08/25
Here We Grow Community Harvest BBQ
12 Community events created
80 Hours of training provided
24 Volunteers involved
20 m2 of food growing space created
200 m2 of green space improved
500 plants planted
1 Community building or spaces saved
HYPE MERSEYSIDE donated £100
More about our impact
The environment
Transforming the site into a community garden has improved air quality, promoted pollinator health, and created wildlife habitats that enhance local biodiversity. The project has created 8 raised beds, 8 fruit trees, vegetables, herbs and plants to encourage bees and other pollinator insects, The community garden hub delivers a diverse a range of ecosystem benefits: cleaner air, carbon storage, reduced flood risk and increased biodiversity. The project has also reduced fly-tipping, and improved the neighbourhood green landscape. This green space site aligns with the LCR local nature recovery strategy.
The local economy
The project has provided employment opportunities for Grow staff to facilitate child, family and adult community engagement and workshops in gardening, nature connection, and managing natural habitats. Project spending on garden equipment, resources, materials and foodstuffs has also contribute to and has boosted the local economy, buying from local suppliers. Additional volunteering opportunities, learning new skills and undertaking horticulture training may lead in the future to increased employability which will provide a boost to the local economy.
Volunteering, jobs & education
Participants have gained valuable skills, boosting community engagement. The project has offered activities that support enhanced physical and mental health and social engagement. In addition to non-accredited workshops and courses in gardening, nature-based craft and woodland skills, local residents will increase their confidence, self-esteem, practical and problem-solving skills, and social engagement, improving their volunteering and employability. Cookery courses were held in the garden through November to March, demonstrating how participants could cook simple tasty meals using healthy produce grown in the garden. A new relationship with Myerscough College will lead to accredited horticulture training at the community garden start in Summer 2026.
Arts, culture & heritage
The garden has provided a space for recreational activities, wellness programs, and nature-based arts, benefiting all ages. The development of the community garden has provide opportunities for creativity to thrive in all classes and childrens activities. In addition to regular attendees, members of diverse community groups have attended from across Wirral and LCR including refugees and asylum seekers and mental health communities, playing music, poetry reading, and undertaking creative art activities.
Activity, health and leisure
The garden has provided a space for recreational activities, wellness programs, and nature-based arts, benefiting all ages. The community garden has provided opportunities for participants of all ages, including children, young people and adults to engage and volunteer with other aspects of Grow's work, including forest school and forest bathing.
