Growing a Community is a short documentary which follows the local community around Leeds Road/Attock Park and how they have transformed their outdoor spaces to improve the overall area. The film was captured in 2021 over several sessions from January till late Summer. The film was commissioned by Bradford Council and was produced by Ahmed Al-Aagam. An aerial view of Bradford City Centre is shown; a light layer of snow is on the ground. Title Card - ‘Growing a Community’. A young boy is...

Growing a Community is a short documentary which follows the local community around Leeds Road/Attock Park and how they have transformed their outdoor spaces to improve the overall area. The film was captured in 2021 over several sessions from January till late Summer. The film was commissioned by Bradford Council and was produced by Ahmed Al-Aagam. An aerial view of Bradford City Centre is shown; a light layer of snow is on the ground. Title Card - ‘Growing a Community’. A young boy is shown playing with a football before entering the door to a house. Images of a housing area in Bradford are shown. A young man addresses the camera. Images of diggers doing work in the area are shown. Another man wearing a fleece addresses the camera. A few local members of the community (a range of ages) are shown. The man wearing the fleece addresses the camera again, followed by two women from the community. More images of work being carried out in the area by volunteers with tools as well as diggers are shown. A woman wearing sunglasses talks face-to-camera, followed by more images of the work. A younger boy is sitting and swinging on a swing set in the local park. A number of small animals are shown, including chickens and pigeons. Several images of young people holding plants and plant pots are shown. The woman wearing sunglasses continues to talk face-to-camera. Community members are shown making food on a barbecue. A man wearing a bodywarmer talks face-to-camera, followed by an older woman. An aerial view of the community garden is shown. More images of the garden prior to development are shown. A girl walks away from the houses and onto a basketball court in the park. Her friend does a cartwheel on the tarmac. The girl addresses the camera. Chickens and peacocks are shown walking around in an enclosure. A man wearing a hoodie talks face-to-camera. A younger man wearing a t-shirt talks face-to-camera. A montage shows the younger people of the community socialising together nearby and in the park. A flock of pigeons can also be seen flying together off a house roof.The girl talks face-to-camera. More images of children holding plants are shown. A group of adults are shown sitting together and socialising in the community garden. A woman in a floral top talks face-to-camera. A bouncy castle can be seen in the background. Children are then shown having their faces painted. A girl holding an ice-cream talks face-to-camera. More of the food being cooked on barbecues in the community garden is shown. The two women address the camera again. A montage shows the local community of people all enjoying the food in the community garden. Another woman addresses the camera, followed by the two women. A montage shows the community of young people enjoying the garden on the bouncy castle, socialising or eating food. The man in the bodywarmer talks face-to-camera again also. More photographs show the development of the community garden. The woman in the floral top speaks face-to-camera. Another montage shows people enjoying the community garden. More photographs show the development of the community garden. An aerial shot highlights the community garden. A young man in a white shirt addresses the camera, followed by another man. Another montage shows people enjoying the community garden, along with more photographs of the developments. The woman wearing sunglasses talks face-to-camera, and a further montage shows the community using the garden. An aerial shot shows the community garden, followed by other aerial shots of Bradford. A sign on a fence reads ‘Attock Play Area: Named in Loving Memory of Arshad Nawaz Khan’. The young man in the t-shirt addresses the camera. A montage of photographs shows more development and opening of the community space. End credits (a series of logos depicting): Interreg North Sea Region Better Place Better Start Bradford URBACT Healthy Bradford City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council European Union: European Regional Development Fund [The National Lottery] Community Fund Northern Powerhouse