New homes completed

Affordable, energy-efficient Leah Gardens development completed

Local people are benefiting from the development of homes for affordable and market rent following the completion of 94 homes at Leah Gardens, Eastleigh. This is the first development to be completed by Aspect Partnership between the Council and VIVID.

A four-metre sculpture of a trowel celebrates the forging of a new community and was inspired by local allotments. Guildford artist and television star Bex Simon was commissioned to design and produce the artwork, a giant garden trowel entwined and engraved with images of allotment community life.

Council Leader, Cllr Keith House said: “The Leah Gardens

development demonstrates our commitment to providing high-quality affordable homes. Our goal is to build new communities with quality housing and well-designed public open spaces where people can feel safe, thrive and prosper. This unique and fun public artwork from Bex Simon is a perfect addition to the locality and represents an exciting new community created with the wellbeing of residents in mind.”

Mark Perry said, “VIVID’s partnership with Eastleigh Borough Council is more than housing, it’s planting the seeds of communities built on wellbeing and bright futures. Leah Gardens and its symbolic trowel will be a long-lasting testament to our joint commitment.”

Picture above: Council Leader Keith House, Bex Simon, Mark Perry , VIVID and Cllr Paul Bicknell with the new sculpture