Work is set to begin this summer on a pioneering homeless project in Manchester
Peel’s Embassy Village is a purpose-built community for the city region’s homeless and vulnerable men
Once complete, Embassy Village will transform the site below 22 railway arches on land which has been provided by Peel Waters.
Located adjacent to the Bridgewater Canal and River Irwell, Embassy Village will create a community of 40 new homes with wrap-around support for those who need it most.
Since planning consent, the focus has been on a major fundraising drive to make the project a reality. A £3.5m donation from the Moulding Foundation was further boosted by £250,000 from Garfield Weston Foundation and £100,000 from Benefact Trust.
It means the first phase of the village can now begin. The coming months will see a contractor appointed, who will then mobilise to get work underway on site.
