VIDEO: Sheffield Council celebrates success of £3.5m Grey to Green scheme

Sheffield Council showed off the results of a £3.5m regeneration project with a street party yesterday (July 14).
By The Newsroom
Published 15th Jul 2016, 16:40 BST
Updated 15th Jul 2016, 17:44 BST
Lucia Lorente, Community Development officer, pictured with Simon Ogden, head of city regeneration, during the Grey to Green street party. Picture: Marie Caley NSST Grey Green MC 3Lucia Lorente, Community Development officer, pictured with Simon Ogden, head of city regeneration, during the Grey to Green street party. Picture: Marie Caley NSST Grey Green MC 3
Lucia Lorente, Community Development officer, pictured with Simon Ogden, head of city regeneration, during the Grey to Green street party. Picture: Marie Caley NSST Grey Green MC 3

The event was held in West Bar to celebrate the success of the Grey to Green project. The council has created a number of planting beds which also act as the country’s longest sustainable drainage system.

Visitors were also able to have a look at the under-construction Love Square park.

Lucia Lorente, Community Development officer, pictured with Simon Ogden, head of city regeneration, during the Grey to Green street party. Picture: Marie Caley NSST Grey Green MC 3Lucia Lorente, Community Development officer, pictured with Simon Ogden, head of city regeneration, during the Grey to Green street party. Picture: Marie Caley NSST Grey Green MC 3
Lucia Lorente, Community Development officer, pictured with Simon Ogden, head of city regeneration, during the Grey to Green street party. Picture: Marie Caley NSST Grey Green MC 3

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