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Turn the roof of Mayfield House, a council house in Bethnal Green, into a rooftop vegetable garden and a common area for residents.
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Mayfield House is a council building with 52 apartments in Bethnal Green. It hosts a retirement day center for elderly Somalis, and a number of families with small children. The council is now redoing major works to the building: the roof is flat, and with minimal effort it could be turned in an absolutely fantastic space with raised planters for the residents to grow their own food.
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This would have positive effects on the food security of the residents as well as their well being by providing a recreational opportunity for residents, including those in the retirement house. Roof plantings provides food, temperature control, hydrological benefits, habitats or corridors for wildlife, and in large scale they have ecological benefits.
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VolunteerPrisca Benelli is a new, enthusiastic resident of Mayfield House, and recently became a representative of the Residents Association.
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It is a registered charity that works with some of the most forward-thinking organisations in the urban space sphere, to use colour in a visionary and transformational way.
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Colour your City is also experienced in organising workshops, usinh colour to explore culture, place, history and identity to create workshops that are fun, playful and engaging. The workshops can include multimedia community storytelling and using AR technology to reimagine space.
Project Owner: Prisca Benelli The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
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