The Greening Heavitree Group started off as a conversation on community network Facebook pages about greening the area more. Anita, who was active in the discussion, offered to set up a WhatsApp Group where around 9 people started to post simple ideas for developing the area.
“How about hanging baskets? Can we nurture unkempt spaces? Does the council have to spray chemicals onto green spaces?”
Devon County Council then got in contact with us and asked if we would like to plant the planters that replaced the concrete bollards blocking roads off on Chard Road and Homefield Road. This was then a catalyst for the group becoming active and meeting one another. Ben, Josie, Tim, Anita, and I all helped out. Further WhatsApp groups were then established by volunteers to look after the set of planters. We then had over 20 people in the group and a Facebook group was also established.