Zone A is the little green space by the bus stop on Wells road between ‘lower and upper Totterdown’ Before it was a ‘space’ it was part of the busy high street of Wells Road which was tragically torn apart after the demolitions to build a road that was never built in the 1970’s. After the massive community destruction caused by “the road that was never built”, the space was taken on by an organisation that was formed to protect the land called TACA (Totterdown Area Community Association) This meant that it belonged to the community of Totterdown, not the council or any private organisation.
TACA is run by members of the community and chaired by Vera Fallacy from Floriography
In the past, people came to community events on Zone A and some reading this might even remember going to a music festival or two… Then over recent years Zone A has mostly been used informally, with people from the local community and beyond spending times there or just enjoying the views. But there have also been celebrations and events held there too by the TRESA group (Totterdown Residents Environmental and Social Action). They have been the people who consistently and actively care for the land, planting and tending to it, and making sure it stays clean and safe for everyone to enjoy.
But not enough people are using it. Times are changing and you only have to look around to see how much land is being built on… Whilst the land is in the custody of the people, it is not being used enough and it needs to be kept safe. It’s that cliché “If you don’t use it, you lose it” More importantly, we feel it could be grown – that it needs to feel more accessible to all of the different people who live in the area – to spend time, come together and connect. Totterdown has no real central community ‘centre’ so we need to make the most of all of our spaces and strengthen that connecting area of Zone A so it really is One beautiful Totterdown.
We have manged to get some funding for planting, creating a pond, and erecting some furniture, this Crowdfunder will help us cover the public liability insurance and ongoing maintenance work.
Any contribution great or small will go along way to keeping the space for you to enjoy and grow.