Welcome to Edinburgh's
Southside Community Council
Edinburgh Community Backgreens Association is a community enterprise created to inspire and support residents to regenerate tenement backgreens into community greenspaces which build a sense of neighbourhood and improve the amenities available to the households that live around them.
We are looking to work in new areas this year and you could be in one of them - find out on our website - www.ecba.org.uk
We believe that backgreens can offer much more, they can be diverse beautiful greenspaces which provide a place for relaxation and recreation, places for growing food and meeting neighbours. By linking neighbouring backgreens, we can create 'community backgreens', which share common facilities like tool sheds or play facilities for children.
ECBA was set up to support residents to create community backgreens. We support residents to form Community Backgreen Groups and prepare a vision for their site. We give each new Community Backgreen site a flying start with a visit from the local Backgreen Blitz team and a Co-shed, tools and equipment. We offer courses to teach folk to how to 'Grow Your Own' fruit and vegetables in the backgreens. ECBA can also provide an affordable Green Caretakers backgreen maintenance service to support residents to enrich and maintain their backgreens.