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Restoring the Union canal: a volunteer-led project in Leeds
Help us clean and replant the Union canal before the February planting window closes.
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The Union canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This November, 115 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 146 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good.
We have a plan agreed with the city parks department, 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 $1,450 goes:
• Native saplings and stakes: $480
• Tools and protective gear: $400
• Waste removal and skip hire: $320
• Signage and educational materials: $250
Thanks for being kind about this.
- Scarlett
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Praying for you. Your post was clear and honest. Wish I lived closer to Manchester so I could bring a meal.
Wishing you peace. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. Don't give up.
hope things get better soon, Scarlett. Your post was clear and honest. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.
You're not alone, Scarlett. Hope this works out for you. I went through something like this 11 years ago and strangers helped me out
This could happen to any of us. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Love from Warsaw
Take care, Scarlett. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Blessings
So sorry you're going through this, Scarlett. Hope this works out for you. Put this on a community board in Dwarka this morning
Rooting for you. Shared this with my family. My neighbor in Manila donated after I showed her your page.