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The green area of the Venning, of which the purchase of land and the lay is funded by VISP, is been published in Addict(ed ) to Kortrijk, a city marketing magazine about innovating trends and projects in the city.
The green area is about 3.4 ha and is an unusual mix of nature, ecological allotments and meeting place for youngsters. The project is the result of a unique partnership of the City of Kortrijk, The Public Centre for Social Welfare, a neighbourhood committee and various social economy companies and has got various honours.
The neighbourhood Venning was neglected and with this project one wanted to upgrade the whole area said Jan Desmet, technical coordinator of the lay and maintenance. The neighbourhood is inhabited for the half byelderly people, single mothers, people with a low income or unemployed and immigrants. For this target group, we created a recreational place for youngsters to meet with a graffiti wall, ping pong table, football field and club house, where school classes get regularly nature education and where long-term unemployed get training in maintenance of gardens and nature. There is a unique butterfly garden and the area attracks hundreds of birds, interesting for bird watchers.
Valerie Lambertyn, City of Kortrijk
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