Bartley Reservoir's green spaces are an under-funded, under-maintained community asset that suffers high level of anti-social behaviour as a result of that lack of attention and investment. For some living near the reservoir this is their nearest public space and yet they cannot get to it due to lack of accessibility and basic infrastructure. Without investment the danger is the space falls further into disrepair.

Friends of Bartley Reservoir are a community group of local residents that want to change that. We see a vision of a new cohesive joined-up public space for Bartley Green residents that surrounds the reservoir's edge. We see an area well invested in, that connects people to their natural heritage, connects people with each other, and is accessible to all.

We now want to formalise and progress that vision, and what is now necessary is a fully costed feasibility design proposal, to create the clear vision for the reservoir's future for all to work towards, and the cost of this is £4,500 - to update a 2009 plan that was un-costed and unworkable (available to view at the library). Therefore, we are raising £2,250 towards that target. The council advise this update is needed before anything else can be progressed. Once achieved we can then apply for 'match funding' grants to secure the last 50%.

The raising of this money by the community will be strong evidence for the council when considering their budgets for projects, and for Friends of Bartley Reservoir when applying for grants, that this is a project the community themselves want and are invested in. There are around 25,000 residents in Bartley Green and if just a quarter gave the minimum £2 each, we'd smash it! Even better if you make a monthly direct debit contribution of £2 until we achieve our goal!

Thanks in advance for supporting us, for sharing our belief that the reservoir area can and should be better, and for investing in your community. Please share this page with family and friends :)