Abbeydale Road Parklet: Sheffield’s little green zone opens with community party UK News

“It was a community event,” said Luke Rose of Abbeydale Street Trees, an organization working with local people to establish a green corridor in the area.

“We were celebrating the opening of the Abbeydale Road Parklet, a new green space on Abbeydale Road which takes up two parking spaces on Avenue Road.

“It was more of a community event to celebrate the road itself and independent businesses on the road.

“We have organized family activities such as circus workshops, local history walks along Abbeydale Road, a local author organizing poetry workshops and live music.

“One of the local businesses, Cole’s Corner, had an after party with a magician and live music.

“It was really good – we had a mix of people who knew about the event who came and passers-by who stopped to see what was going on.”

The parklet, a small area of ​​planters and seating, was funded by the City Council’s Economic Recovery Fund.

Luke said: “The plan is that he will be there for three years. It was built by Strip the Willow, a local carpentry company. They will maintain it.

He explained that the parklet could be left in place longer if it becomes popular or if it can be moved.

“It’s really transformative. If you look at what was there before, it was only used for parking,” Luke said. “Seeing the transformation at Saturday’s event was really awesome.”