OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
SPRUCES UP
Dear neighbours,
We all live and work around Steeler Strasse and the water tower. Our neighbourhood has great opportunities, there are lots of different shops and nice people. Our neighbourhood is not a district in its own right, but if you ask us where we live, we say: ‘Am Wasserturm’
As in many corners of the city, a lot is happening on our doorstep. As neighbours, we want to help shape our home. That’s why we launched the ‘Zuhause am Wasserturm’ initiative in February 2021. Many of us only got to know each other through the initiative, even though we only live five minutes away from each other. Now we regularly exchange ideas and develop ideas on how we would like to live together around the water tower. Above all, we are interested in social cohesion and a neighbourhood worth living in.
We would rather have street music than loud engine noises on Steeler Straße. Plants as colourful as our neighbourhood should bloom along the roadside. We want to enjoy the shade under the trees. We want more space for people: On the pavements, in front of snack bars, in cafés or bars. Instead of exhaust fumes, we want to smell the goodies from cafés. That’s why we get involved – for example with our monthly rubbish collection campaign or by planting flower tubs and tree beds. With our café at Wörthstr. 21, we have also had a place where neighbours can meet since January 2024.
Have we piqued your interest?
Help us – together we can make our neighbourhood more beautiful!
ABOUT US
We are a non-profit organisation.
We bring together neighbours from the water tower on Steeler Straße.
We work together to make our Wasserturm neighbourhood more beautiful. For example, we want to create more space for the people who live and work here, as well as places where people can meet.
We started with rubbish collection campaigns. Then we organised a photo competition and brought out a photo calendar with the most beautiful corners of our neighbourhood. We compiled favourite places and stories in a free neighbourhood guide. In spring 2024, we opened our café at Wörthstr. 21. Here we are open Mondays – Fridays. Numerous offers bring people together. We also organised our first summer party here.
OUR CAFÉ
AT wörthstr. 21
We lack places where people can come together without the pressure to consume. A café where you can still chat, even if the mug is empty or no coffee is being drunk. Where knitting enthusiasts and craft enthusiasts can get creative together. We were looking for places where people like us could meet free of charge to develop ideas. Because this place did not yet exist in the neighbourhood, we created it!
Our café is therefore not a real ‘café’. All neighbours are welcome here. The shop is run by volunteers and neighbours. We are financed purely by donations and are therefore free of charge. Special sponsors are the Mercator Foundation and District Council.