Members of the Stepney community will next week have the chance to shape the future of Sculcoates Park and pocket green spaces in the area by collaborating with landscape architects.
Mace Group has been appointed by the Stepney High Street Accelerator Partnership to create the designs based on public survey results and feedback from the community.
The Stepney area community, along with stakeholders and businesses, are invited to discuss the drawings with Mace Group and also to view the broader vision for Beverley Road.
Feedback from the public will help the partnership and Mace Group to further understand community opinion on how these green spaces should be used.
Previous public feedback on green spaces showed that a primary focus for the Stepney area was for more trees to be planted and high street planters installed, as well as green roofs and bee and butterfly highways.
Other priorities were improvements to Sculcoates Park grounds and its safety.
Cllr Jack Haines, portfolio holder for communities at Hull City Council, said: “This council listens to local people and those entrenched within our communities.
“We will continue to do this throughout the High Street Accelerator scheme and it is pleasing that Mace Group has been appointed to enable the project to progress further by continuing to work with the community.
“I would like to thank those who have already provided feedback to us and look forward to hearing from more people in the Stepney area next week.”
The council’s High Street Accelerator programme focuses on the Stepney area of Beverley Road and the Stepney Partnership was awarded £237,000 in December 2023 to reinvigorate the high street as part of the previous government’s High Street Accelerator Pilot Programme.
An additional £500,000 was also awarded to improve the vibrancy and visual appeal of the area and its surrounding green spaces.
The council is continuing to provide the public with the opportunity to help shape Stepney’s future and a further five in-person engagement events will take place next week as below.
• Wednesday 5 February – 10-12pm Beverley Road Baths
• Wednesday 5 February – 1-3pm Stepney Station
• Thursday 6 February – 10-12pm Stepney Station
• Thursday 6 February – 1-3pm Beverley Road Baths
• Thursday 6 February – 3.30-6.30pm Stepney Primary School
To have your say online, for more information about Stepney High Street Accelerator Partnership and to view previous survey results, visit hull.gov.uk/Stepney-HSA.
