Greener Greenhill has been granted funding with the Economic Recovery Fund from Sheffield City Council in a bid to boost high streets.
The organisation is involved in making a difference to our environment in the face of the climate crisis.
They have been granted in full the money required to help improve both Greenhill and Lowedges.
The ERF is a grant fund that supports work to help improve local high streets and encourages residents to shop there.
Lindy Stone, Coordinator of Greener Greenhill, said: ‘’The encouragement to shop local from our perspective as a group of people concerned about the climate and nature emergency, obviously the more people who shop locally and don’t drive somewhere else, the better.
‘’When this money became available, although our first focus was on planting, making it more attractive, greener, and better for nature, we could also see benefits in encouraging people to shop local and reduce their carbon footprint by not driving as much.’’
£50,000 has been granted to the ‘Growing Greenhill’ project with the aim of planting more greenery and incorporating artwork, whilst maintaining focus on growing awareness for the local businesses.
The group was also approached to lead the Lowedges project. This is a smaller project, with a grant of £37,000 to help build up one of three ranks of shops.
Simialrly to Greenhill, they aim to make the area more attractive to encourage local shoppers.
With a focus on adding shutter art to shops, alongside additional seating and the painting of facias to improve the overall appearance.
Greener Greenhill has just appointed a project manager and work has begun, with the hope of finishing June/July 2024.
