The Tesco Community Grant which is funded through the 5p carrier bag charge and administered by Groundwork has been hugely under subscribed with many borough's not receiving any applications. There are 3 grants of up to £12,000 available in each London Borough this round of funding. Due to poor take up and few applications being … Continue reading Tesco Local Community Grants – Deadline Friday 11th December
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Nature’s Gym at Frendsbury Gardens
The last Nature's Gym session of the year was held in Frendsbury Gardens on Saturday. A chill wind blew, but the volunteers stayed enthusiastic - maybe it was the thought of the tea and mince pies that were to come! Some of the volunteers spent time weeding the beds, especially the herbaceous boarders. A few … Continue reading Nature’s Gym at Frendsbury Gardens
Friends of Ladywell Fields and Thames21 River Clean Up
Thames 21 and the Friends of Ladywell Fields are holding a river clean up on Sunday 13th December from 10am-1pm. They will be meeting by the 10,000 Hands Cafe in the northern field at 10am. Come along for some wet fun!
Nature’s Gym programme, January-March 2016
The Nature's Gym programme for January-March 2016 is now available. We don't start back until 16th January 2016, so you all have a long break to recover! We look forward to seeing you all and welcoming new volunteers in the New Year. There are some old favourites as well as a new site in this … Continue reading Nature’s Gym programme, January-March 2016
Friends of Mountsfield Park – Open Meeting
Please come to the meeting and let the Friends of Mountsfield Park know about improvements that you would like for Mountsfield Park and let Glendale know any concerns about the way that the park is maintained. If you are unable to attend the meeting and would like issues raised, please email them. Meeting minutes will be forwarded to … Continue reading Friends of Mountsfield Park – Open Meeting
The Garden on the Hill – Saturday 28th November 2015
A new Community Garden is being built at the very top of Brownhill Road. It is called The Garden on the Hill and will be outside the Brownhill Road Baptist Church and … Continue reading The Garden on the Hill – Saturday 28th November 2015
Albion Millennium Green Autumn workdays
Saturday 12/09/2015, 10.30am – 2.30pm: Organising dumped garden waste on half container site into habitat piles; cutting summer meadow grass strip and grass around fruit trees. Meet at main entrance to AMG, at the end of Albion Villas Road, SE26 4DB Saturday 10/10/2015, 10.30am – 2.30pm: Sawing recently felled hawthorn trunks to use as path edgings or … Continue reading Albion Millennium Green Autumn workdays
Hither Green Station: Community Meadow Sowing Day
HGCA & Fuss at Hither Green say; Hello! You may have seen the ground works being carried out at the train station last week in preparation for seed sowing. We're super excited to invite Hither Greeners to join us for the Community Seed Sowing Day THIS Saturday 14 November! Streetscape are our Chelsea award-winning landscape designers and will be leading the session. Drop in any time between 8- 4pm, rain or shine. We provide safety footwear and hi-vis gear. Over … Continue reading Hither Green Station: Community Meadow Sowing Day
Pond, Trees, Steps and Meadows
The Nature's Gym volunteers along with member of the Friends of Hither Green Triangle spent a wet but enjoyable few hours working in the nature reserve between platforms 4 and 5 of Hither Green Station. It is important to keep an open mosaic of habitats in the site to benefit the wildlife on site and … Continue reading Pond, Trees, Steps and Meadows
Springbank Road Community Garden
Josie and Anne from the Springbank Road Community Garden write; Hello Everyone, Posters: We are preparing to print some posters to promote the Springbank Road Community Garden. We're proud of becoming a Mayor of London 'Pocket Park' and of wining an RHS 'Developing Award' so please help us choose a Garden_Poster. Email us and say which poster you prefer! Regular Gardening Date: The second Saturday of the Month is our … Continue reading Springbank Road Community Garden
