Four more areas of Hull will welcome investment and benefit from improved social spaces as part of round three of Hull City Council’s Pocket Park programme.
The flagship scheme improves unloved, neglected or derelict areas into new green space to benefit the physical and mental wellbeing of local people and providing good quality green space for social interaction in a sustainable and community-led manner.
The latest sites earmarked are:
- between Gorthorpe and Homethorpe in Orchard Park (site off the old high rise Gorthorpe flats)
- land around Benedict Road in Pickering
- land between Calder Grove and Shannon Road in Longhill and Bilton Grange
- communal greenspace, Holyrood Villas, Field Street, Drypool
Cllr Rob Pritchard, portfolio holder for culture, leisure and customer services at the council, said: “The council’s continued commitment to installing pocket parks across the city maintains our plan to make Hull a greener, cleaner and safer place to live.
“Hull has so many parks and open spaces and are much-loved by residents and visitors alike, however there is still so much potential for other, smaller sites to be enjoyed.
“Community involvement is at the heart of this project, helping to ensure residents are proud of where they live and encouraging sustained support for pocket parks.”
Six pocket parks have already been developed in conjunction with public feedback across numerous areas of the city.
The council continues to work with local communities to nominate areas for the scheme across Hull to create new or renovate existing open space which have fallen into disrepair.
This is part of the council’s plan to make Hull a greener, cleaner and safer place to live.
Pocket parks are small, green open spaces, no larger than 0.4 hectares, where the public can relax, exercise, socialise and play.
The community can have its say on what a pocket park may look like in their area, including planting trees, installing benches, making community ‘grow your own’ gardens or simply creating a safer space.
