Warwickshire Wildlife Trust successfully secured funding from the Coventry University and Coventry 4 Good grant scheme (Round 1) to support their Vision Volunteering project.
Matthew Cox, Youth Engagement Officer for Warwickshire Wildlife Trust said:
"The Vision Volunteering project in Hillfields has been running every Wednesday since the beginning of January 2016. The turnout from students at the University has been very consistent which has meant that we have already achieved a lot. So far 101 volunteer hours have been contributed to the area.
For the first half of the project we have been working on a community centre garden (pictured below), East Street pocket park litter pick and flower beds off Victoria road. As of the beginning of March the project has also extended to Leigh Street allotments on a Monday afternoon where there is some great opportunities for students and local community members to mix. 
From the 16th March members of a cook and eat well group will also be joining the student volunteers to plant up vegetables and herbs in some raised beds at a community centre.
Other community events such as the Clean for the Queen on Friday 4th March will see additional student participation as a result of this project and over the next few weeks the transformations will really begin to look impressive as we begin to plant shrubs and flowers."
Left to Right: Jake, Chris and Ghassan who put up the shed behind.
Left to right: Lisa from Coventry City Council, Beth and Heather who both study at Coventry University and live in the Singer Halls of Residence in Hillfields. They built this composter from reclaimed wooden pallets.
