Regeneration

The Creekside Renewal Single Regeneration Budget bid for government funding, involving Greenwich and Lewisham Councils, other private and public partners and local community groups, was successful and started in April 1996. It has funded the Creekside Greening and Cleaning Project for Deptford Creek, which aimed to protect and enhance the wildlife habitats, enhance and repair floodwalls, remove rubbish and improve local access.

Without this work, it was feared that the Creek would continue to be undervalued and used as a dumping ground.

For further reading about the regeneration project, our book is available by mail order.