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Gwydir Street community library "Gwybrary", installed outside the Enterprise Centre entrance, June 2024. Credit - Gwydir Street Friends.

Gwybrary (Gwydir Street Community Library)

History of the "Gwybrary"

In June 2024, the library was gifted to the owner of number 21 Gwydir Street by her sons and installed on the wall of the house at the entrance to the Enterprise Centre.

Photo of Gwydir Street Enterprise Centre Entrance in 1996. Image courtesy the Cambridgeshire Collection.

In 1996, this was a barren concrete space with a public bench. In 2024 the bench has been removed and there is a small pocket garden with wildflowers maintained by the resident of number 21.

Residents sow wildflowers on Gwydir Street. Credit – Gwydir Street Friends 2024

Nearby, outside the bollards, a small island of garden with railings is also maintained by community members. In 2024, a tree was donated for this area and wildflowers were sown here in collaboration with the City Council’s Happy Bee Street team.

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