Get Involved
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Over the summer we are planning a series of activities and events ranging from planting strawberries to yoga and loads of things in between. We want to involve as many people as possible whether its helping us with the watering or just enjoying the space. To find out how you might get involved email us
Dalston Roof Park
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Bootstrap is in the initial stages of creating a new public space in Dalston, on the roof of the historic Print House building.
The Dalston Roof Park will be a new green space in an area of very few.
The Park will demonstrate green potential for future urban development, increasing urban food self-sufficiency and the role the city can play in nurturing and enriching ecosystems.
The project will be split into two phases. Phase one will see the creation of a temporary garden on the roof. The first phase will result in the production of a design brief that will be put out to architectural competition. This competition will be an interterim between phase one and phase two and will need separate funding. Phase two will be the implementation of the chosen design and the construction of the additional floor and park.
Bootstrap have secured a donation of 250 grow bags from Vital Earth, made from recycled waste, that will allow for a temporary garden to be created on the roof as it currently stands. The donated grow bags will provide a foundation for running a series of workshops and events over the summer of 2010 concentrating on engaging people with the idea of the park. The aim of phase one is to map what the local community wants from this new public space and additional floor and to feed these ideas into the brief that will be used for phase two.
Phase One
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The key stages of phase one are;
A – Appraisal
- Community engagement and profile raising through workshops and events over summer 2010
- Identification of communities requirements
- Identification of possible constraints on development
- Preparation of a full reporting document to enable Bootstrap and its funders to decide how to proceed
- Select possible procurement method
B – Strategic brief
- Preparation of strategic brief with steering committee confirming key requirements and constraints
- Identification of procedures, organisational structure and range of consultants and others to be engaged in the project
C – Outline proposals
- Commencement of development of strategic brief into full project brief
Support
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DALSTON ROOF PARK
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Renovations part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund.