CASTLE Green Homes has rooted itself in the Congleton community, supporting eight planting projects in the area.

 

The homebuilder shared almost £9,000 amongst good causes near to its Woodland Manor development under its Mission Green initiative.

 

The voluntary scheme supports projects that look after the environment or residents’ wellbeing.

 

Planting projects accounted for eight of the 18 grants made.

 

Congleton Sustainability Group member Patti Pinto is involved with a number of the projects supported by Mission Green including Trees for Congleton; Congleton Food for Free; Friends of the Community Garden and Friends of Congleton Park.

 

Patti explained: “There’s lots being done throughout Congleton to help combat climate change and increase biodiversity. For example, 700 hedge plants were planted by local volunteers at Congleton War Memorial Hospital to form the perimeter hedge, helping to reduce air pollution. The staff, patients and visitors already appreciate the sustainably planted hedgerows, which also provide shelter and food for birds and other wildlife. With the support of Mission Green, we’ve been able to buy plants to form the final hedgerow.

 

“Over at the community garden a border extension will replace a very muddy patch of grass in the shade of a lime tree. The plants have been chosen to thrive in these conditions and will also boost biodiversity within the garden as new species will be added.  The gardeners are often asked about the plants in the garden and complimented on their work keeping the garden a place to visit for their daily dose of Vitamin G.”

 

Originally, there was £5,000 to share under Mission Green but that budget was increased to almost £9,000 due to the volume of worthy applications received.

 

The planting projects supported through the initiative include:

 

  • Bromley Farm Community Development Trust who were allocated funding to enhance wildlife and biodiversity by installing bird and bat boxes, hedgehog houses and feeding stations and carrying out planting, with youth club members working alongside other volunteers, helping improve their wellbeing by delivering an outdoor project and connecting with wildlife in their community.
  • Buglawton in Bloom’s ongoing work is being supported with funds to purchase plants, trees and bedding plants to enhance the local area.
  • Congleton Food For Free is using its share to install interpretation boards, encouraging people to grow edible plants and those that support pollinators, with funding also used to purchase plants for pollinating insects to feed from.
  • Friends of Congleton Park was allocated a grant for wildflower seeds, herbaceous perennial plants, woodland plants and information signs.
  • Friends of the Community Garden will extend a shade border with additional planting, helping increase biodiversity at the award-winning space.
  • Over at Eaton Court, a support accommodation service, P3 Charity is using its share to purchase essential gardening equipment so that residents can maintain and expand the communal garden area, making it a more enjoyable and accessible space.
  • Bromley Farm Hub was awarded a grant towards plants tools and activities for the Bromley Bloomers Friendship Garden.

 

Castle Green Homes sales director Sian Pitt said: “We’re committed to helping Congleton continue to thrive. Greener streets and shared spaces make a real difference to how people feel about where they live. The range of planting projects in the neighbourhood is an indicator of the sense of community here. There were so many worthy applicants that we almost doubled the budget under Mission Green.”

 

Separately to Mission Green, the homebuilder donated £1,000 to Congleton Santa and pledged to support the 2026 Congleton Jazz and Blues Festival, plus Congleton Partnership’s plans for a health and wellbeing fayre.

 

The Mission Green funding is in addition to the community investment Castle Green will make under a Section 106 agreement signed during the planning process.

 

For more information about the new community taking shape at Woodland Manor see https://www.castlegreenhomes.uk/our-developments/north-west/woodland-manor.