Desta Hall, a youth worker at the Lighthouse Centre in Birmingham's Newtown, was one of the first people to take part in the project after meeting a teenager who broke a window at the centre.
The Championship side also had to fend off offers in the January transfer window for a number of players, with Ledley and centre back Roger Johnson high on Premier League sides' shopping lists.
We gaze with astonishment at the vine-clad buildings, the riotous window boxes, the bobbing pastel fishing boats and the vast medieval fortress at the centre of town.
"Fortunately, the largest patch of open water is in front of the observation window where visitors can see the swans and ducks at feeding time, " a spokesperson for the centre said.