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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Tess Riley

Send in your photos of transformed derelict spaces in cities

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Zero Carbon Food grows salads and microgreens in abandoned tunnels beneath London’s streets. Photograph: Zero Carbon Food

Recently we wrote about Homebaked, a cooperative bakery in Liverpool which is working to transform a derelict terrace into affordable homes for the local community.

The story prompted lots of you to get in touch, with @Quicknstraight commenting:

When you drive around many northern English towns and cities, you see rows of boarded up terraced houses which sit there for years in that state. Nobody seems to do anything with them [...] Goodness knows how many serviceable houses are wasted in that manner.

This got us talking about the businesses that, like Homebaked, are reviving derelict spaces in our cities, creating jobs and building community in the process. Now we want you to tell us more.

Nightclubs, cafes, shops, underground farms – we want to see the creative approaches to empty spaces in the cities where you live, so share your photos and stories with us by Wednesday 31 May 2017 and we’ll feature the best contributions on the site.

How to contribute

You can share photographs by clicking the blue GuardianWitness buttons on this article.

  • GuardianWitness is the home of readers’ content on the Guardian. Contribute your video, pictures and stories, and browse news, reviews and creations submitted by others.
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