Helping our communities and volunteers to improve our beautiful borough - pitch by 29th March 2023
Help Make Thornton Sefton More Colourful has reached 10% of its target!1 week ago
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Thornton Parish Council is looking to enhance the beauty of Thornton by introducing planters and flowers to pavements and grass verges around the area for the enjoyment of residents and visitors
Thornton, Sefton is a great place to live with a fantastic community. To further increase community spirit Thornton Parish Council is looking to enhance the beauty of Thornton with the introduction of new planters and flowers around the area. In 2022 the Parish Council restored the neglected planters at the local shopping area, The Crescent, and planted them out with colourful flowers. Resident response to the planters was really positive and a group of shop owners and residents volunteered to help with the maintenance of them. The Parish Council also planted out the planters on the place name signs of Thornton ensuring that all visitors were welcomed to the area by a colourful display. After an extremely positive response from the community, the Parish Council is committed to further enhancing the beauty of Thornton with more planters. They will be supplied by local business Bootle Tool Shed. Helping to punctuate the landscape with colour to be enjoyed by the community.
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Why it's a great idea:
The planters will give the local community the opportunity to enjoy the natural benefits of seeing colourful flowers everyday around their home. The Parish Council will work with members of the community of all ages (including young people in the local Scout group) to plant out the planters, helping to increase community spirit and pride of place. These planters will offer the long term benefit of helping the community to improve and share their gardening knowledge. The flowers in the planters will offer pollinators, such as bees, a much-needed source of food and sustenance and so, in turn, they will help to improve the local ecosystem and will support the area's biodiversity.
Steps to get it done:
This project will provide one of 8 or 9 planters for Thornton. The planters will be at the following locations: On the large grass verge on Green Lane On the large pavement on the corner of Rothwells Lane and Green Lane On the large pavement on the corner of Edgemoor Drive and Moor Lane Next to the bench by Jospice at the corner of Ince Road and Southport Road The grass verge on Lydiate Lane adjacent to the Cemetery
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Helping our communities and volunteers to improve our beautiful borough - pitch by 29th March 2023
How will the money be spent?Total £246
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VolunteerThornton Parish Council has been serving the community of Thornton since 1895.
It is made up of 7 local residents who are councillors and supported by the Parish Clerk.
As well as being the local authority making decisions on behalf of the community in Thornton, the Parish Council also works to support people locally with concerns and ideas.
In the last 4 years Thornton Parish Council has been working hard to enhance resident experience with the introduction of initiatives to support the community and give residents the opportunity to become more active in helping to look after the area.
Thornton Parish Council has:
Introduced monthly litter picks with residents to help keep the area tidy
Introduced an annual Remembrance Sunday service at the War Memorial plaque on Water Street allowing the community to pay their respects to the who served and fell in the armed forces
Introduced an annual Christmas light switch on where all residents, of all ages, can gather and enjoy a festive community event
Introduced a community defibrillator at The Crescent and adopted a BT kiosk to keep this accessible life-saving device in
Restored planters at The Crescent and on the place name signs, adding colour to the area
Successfully campaigned to introduce a new public bin on Green Lane, responding to residents' requests and helping to reduce littering in the area
Introduced a community cupboard where people can donate tinned foods and other non-perishable items for others to take.
Project Owner: Thornton Parish Council The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
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