Rising from the ashes of riot estate; Sponsored by Environment Agency.(News)

From: Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) | Date: June 3, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: By AMY HUNT Environment Reporter

IT WAS a derelict wreck and dumping ground for a troublehit estate.

But fruit, veg and one of the greenest community centres in the region are blossoming from the ashes left in the wake of the infamous Meadow Well riots.

The Terra Nostra project, based at The Meadows Community Centre on the estate, in North Shields, stands as a testament to the transformation that has ...

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