The Green Project Shepherd's Bush Wins Environmental Award
Project run by residents in the Wormholt Park area
The Green Project, a community project run by residents of Sawley Road and streets around Wormholt Park has won a prestigious environmental award from the Hammersmith Society.
The society says, “ The Jane Mercer Award is for schemes where there has been local community collaboration and co-operation. Plants and trees can transform the sameness of a residential street – and this is happening in some of the streets around Wormholt Park.
“ Left-over corners at road junctions on Sawley Road which had been subject to fly-tipping have been turned into little pocket parks through something called The Green Project, a remarkable community initiative set up by Shepherd’s Bush residents to make the neighbourhood greener and at the same time to bring the community together.
“ The project is run by hard work and enthusiasm and it has inspired a growing team of volunteers. Other community groups were also involved in planting and providing plants. Besides bringing the pleasure of plants and flowers, these improvements reflect the vital notion of civic pride, promoting the message that we care for our streets.”
Members of the project gathered at the Hammersmith Society’s 60th Annual Awards on 22 June to receive the award from H&F’s new mayor, Cllr Emma Apthorp.
They said they were “delighted and honoured” to be the winners of the awards, and added: “ We are very flattered to learn that it is the first time this Award has been made for several years. The Jane Mercer Award is given to “initiatives of benefit to Hammersmith which have involved proactive co-operation, collaboration and communication.”
“ We are overjoyed at gaining recognition for our communal efforts. Our initiative was set up by local residents with a love for gardening and community spirit to make our neighbourhood greener and at the same time bring the community together.”
Winners at the Hammersmith Society awards
The Environment Award, which The Hammersmith Society describes as its coveted award for the development which best meets its ideals, was, as expected, given to the Palladium, on the west side of Shepherd’s Bush Green.
The judges said, “ This building first opened in 1923 as the Palladium Cinema and was more recently the Walkabout Pub. The original arched front of the cinema is retained in the new building built by the Dorsett Hotel as an annexe with serviced accommodation and entertainment space.
“The design we now see was developed through many consultations between a dedicated planning officer and the architects, together with the Historic Buildings Group and the Hammersmith Society. The building is a great contribution to the streetscape on this side of the Green and makes a confident but respectful companion to its distinguished neighbours, the Shepherd's Bush Empire and the Dorsett Hotel.
“ To the rear, the building steps down, reducing its impact on the Pennard Road houses behind. The original cinema ticketing signage is reproduced on one side of the building facing the side lane which is now completely renovated, including new lighting, and provides an inviting short cut to the Green. This building is a significant contribution to the general renewal of Shepherd’s Bush Green.”
Another award winner in Shepherd's Bush
At the ceremony, held in Hammersmith’s Latymer Upper School, the award was presented by Mayor Emma to Jason Flanagan and Barbara Twine from the building's architects Flanagan Lawrence.
In Hammersmith, the team behind The Elder Press Cafe in South Black Lion Lane are celebrating after receiving the Nancye Goulden Award, which is given annually to smaller local schemes which have benefited our environment.
There was less welcome news, however, for H&F Council, who were handed Wooden Spoons, given to eyesores or projects that just got it all wrong, for neglecting trees and for the way they have implemented Cycleway C9.
As we reported earlier, the society has criticised the King Street cycleway for a number of missteps, including:
Concrete instead of planting, unsafe design and lack of consultation
Bus lane removal, pollution & delays, exclusive use for cyclists who it is claimed make up less than 3% of the population
As if to emphasise pedestrian dangers, the council’s solution to public concerns is ugly signs strewn along King Street.
Handing out the awards, the judges said, “ Wooden spoons were awarded to the council for a failure to fully engage with their own green agenda by keeping new street trees alive and overseeing the generally inadequate tree pits partly responsible, which were similarly awarded in 2013, 2014, and 2015; and for an unfortunate lack of inclusivity afforded by the King Street Cycleway, C9, with everyone but cyclists losing out unnecessarily, some significantly.”
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July 4, 2022