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Restoring the Liberty hillside: a volunteer-led project in London

Help us clean and replant the Liberty hillside before the April planting window closes.

🇬🇧 London, England, United Kingdom2,200 views
Vivian Butler
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London
The Liberty hillside has been used as an informal dump for years. This January, 116 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 64 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the district council, including native species selected by a local botanist. The area floods more each year, and fish have returned for the first time in a decade after our first cleanup. Restoring it will protect homes and bring back shade. All the labor is volunteered. We just need materials. We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted. Where the $1,950 goes: • Tools and protective gear: $330 • Native saplings and stakes: $1,400 • Waste removal and skip hire: $220 Thank you for reading my story. - Vivian

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  • Thinking of you and your family, Vivian. Shared it with a few friends. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry.

    • Thanks for sharing this. Your post was clear and honest. I'll check back for the next update. Blessings

      • Hang in there. This could happen to any of us. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of London.

        • So sorry you're going through this. More neighborhoods should do this. We lost years of savings to something like this so I get it. All the best.

          • Hope things get better soon, Vivian. Looking forward to the next update. Take care.

            • Good luck, Vivian. Shared this with my family. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double.

              • Thanks for sharing this, Vivian. Looking forward to the next update. Greetings from Valencia

                • Rooting for you, Vivian. Shared it with a few friends. Don't be hard on yourself for asking. God bless.

                  • Best of luck. Hope this works out for you. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. Thinking of London.

                    • Sending love. Looking forward to the next update. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. Thinking of London.

                      • Thinking of you, Vivian. Hope you get there. Greetings from Hamilton

                        • Shared this with my family. Put this on a community board in Agra this morning. Take care!

                          • Stay strong. More neighborhoods should do this. I'm in public service myself and wanted you to know we're cheering for you. Love from Rockford

                            • take care, Vivian. Shared it with a few friends. My husband and I read this together

                              • Sending good thoughts. More neighborhoods should do this. My brother had a similar thing happen so this one hit home.

                                • Sending love, Vivian. Gave what I could, wish it was more. Thinking of London.

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