How we help Our projects Manor Gardens Manor Gardens is a success story; the community volunteers group, who manages Manor Gardens project, has transformed a grot spot, a target for fly tippers, waste dumpers and drug addicts, into a community growing garden with fruit trees garden, vegetables/herbs growing facilities, DIY-workshop (planned) and social activities for the benefit of the local community. Projects at Manor Gardens are basically local neighbourhood work projects, they are planned and executed at the local community level, the fruits of which are delivered as benefits for the individual community members and local community which we consider as the reward for our volunteers’ dedicated work. Manor Gardens is such a project, with diverse groups, where members participate on growing activities based on the principle of organic community gardening. The project is run by the Hamm-Damm Foundation at Manor Gardens site in Batley, it is about healthy living, learning skills and bringing different groups together and overcome the often invisible and self-erected barrier of segregation. The Hamm-Damm Foundation is planning more projects in this category, such as families get-together, projects in partnership with children’s’ centre and local groups of school children, women, older people, faith groups such as Church and Mosque groups as well as disabled people’s group (with special raised-beds). For each of these groups, a growing plot with raised-bed is reserved where they can practice organic food-growing. Ongoing/Future Improvements Category Sub-category Task Status Infrastructure Path building Build solid main paths Ongoing Build solid sub-paths Ongoing Fencing Build fencing on 3 sides Ongoing Add security paints Future Surveillance Add CCTV cameras Future Add audio alarm system Future Basic facilities Introduce dedicated water connection Ongoing Add a sewage connection Ongoing Add a shed with toilet cabins Ongoing Functional Facilities Front office & shop window Add furniture Future Add a small kitchen Future Add heating/cooling system Future Add computer systems Future Install broadband Future Energy supply Add electrical connection Ongoing Introduce solar panels Future Additional water system Add rainwater collection system Ongoing Install a boar-well and/or tube well Future Water storage and tank system Ongoing DIY workshop shed Build an extra suitable shed Future Add required furniture Future Set up equipment (partly donated) Future Electrical installation Future Add heating/cooling system Future Storage Build tools store Future Build storage area for DIY made objects Future Build harvested crops store with cooling system Future Meetings/courses shed Add furnitire Future Add screen, projector and sound system Future Add heating/cooling system Future Polytunnel enhancements Add heating/cooling system Future Add irrigation system Future Raised beds and plant protection Create outdoor raised-beds Ongoing Develop outdoor raised bed plant protection Ongoing Add additional raised beds in polytunnels Future Outdoor raised beds irrigation system Future Battery-driven Tractor Purchase a small battery-driven tractor Future