Clydach Community Garden has been announced as one of 100 winners nationwide of The Nature Hubs Fund, a new initiative that aims to widen community access to green spaces.
The grants, awarded by environmental charity Hubbub and funded by Starbucks, have been allocated to community groups and projects that will increase local access to green space, up-skill communities, bring people together in nature and / or build climate resilience. In total, over £560,000 in grants is being awarded to 100 Nature Hubs projects across Great Britain with the aim of bringing nature closer to people and people closer to nature.
Awarded £5000, Clydach Community Garden will use the funding to further engage with the wider community through open days, school education sessions and supporting their volunteer programme. The funding will also make improvements to the garden such as new signage to create a nature trail around the site.
Hannah Norman, Project Delivery Manager at Clydach Community Garden said: "Our beautiful green space is an invaluable asset to the community of Clydach. As our work in the community continues to grow, we are demonstrating more and more the importance of accessible nature on health and wellbeing, education and community resilience. We’re delighted to receive this Nature Hubs grant from Hubbub and Starbucks and are looking forward to seeing the huge impact that the development of this project will have on our local community.”
The Nature Hubs scheme is funded by Starbucks and is part of Hubbub and Starbucks' wider ambition to build stronger, greener communities across the UK. The fund aims to improve access and connection to nature in the communities Starbucks serves, by creating green spaces within a 5km radius of Starbucks stores.
To learn more about Hubub visit https://www.hubbub.org.uk/
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