2017 looks set to be a historically turbulent, crisis-ridden year. It would be easy to give up on any attempt at changing the world for the better. Fortunately, there are a number of groups and individuals in Southend and the surrounding areas who see things differently. They’re working at grassroots Read more [...]

shepway chariots have recently acquired half an acre of disused land which had become a hotspot for anti social behaviour and flytipping. Our aim is to transform the land into a fully functioning community garden. Where we will encourage local residents to learn how to grow, tend and harvest their Read more [...]

As part of the Big Local programme, an area in central Chatham which has been locally named ‘Arches Local’ was awarded £1million in the spring of 2012. The partnership was endorsed in June 2015, and is led by residents, and supported by local organisations. From the varied consultations with Arches Read more [...]

LSx are collaborating with community gardens across Wandsworth to deliver a project getting residents involved in nature and gardening, and boost biodiversity in the longterm! People with all levels of gardening experience are encouraged to take part. Throughout May we will be popping up at various community gardens in Wandsworth Read more [...]

The aim is to make bug hotels, plant wildflowers, plant fruit trees and also to have an incredible edible patch in our community for all to enjoy and actively take part in the creation of. There wil be a series of creative activities for everyone to take part in and Read more [...]

Cranbrook Community Potluck A well being event to be held once a month in Cranbrook Exeter. A free event where people get together over a shared meal. Each family bring food to share and we facilitate the event. Run by the community for the community.  An alcohol free social gathering Read more [...]

Incredible Edible is a food growing network throughout the UK. The objective is to bring people together to grow food once a week in the new town of Cranbrook Exeter. Food grown is accessible for anyone to enjoy, foods such as herbs, salad leaves, fruit and even root vegetables and Read more [...]

A primary school for children with Behavioural, Social and Emotional needs is developing a school farm and garden to support the education, social, therapeutic, health and food needs of the children. 

The Robin Hood Community Gardens – Riches for All! Located near Springfield Park, on the banks of the Lea Canal, the Robin Hood Community Garden is a lovely space managed by local residents. Open to everyone 7 days a week, we aim to create a welcoming place/open space that provides Read more [...]

Newquay Orchard is a space where people from all walks of life can come together to work, rest & play. A place in which people can grow, learn, & feel included. It’s a 7 acre multi functional community space, managed by Urban Biodiversity CIC, and designed to provide environmental education, employability Read more [...]

A Reading GrowAllot project from Food 4 Families, in partnership with the Big Lottery. Local families have transformed a piece of derelict land at Florian Gardens, Southcote into a thriving allotment growing fresh, healthy fruit and vegetables. One in four residents here live in flats with no garden to enjoy. Read more [...]

The Conservation Volunteers will be carrying out some flower bed renovation and tree planting. Meet at the entrance on Gray’s Inn Road. Nearest Tube: Russell Square & Chancery Lane. There are also lots of buses – nearest bus stop is Guilford Street (17, 45 & 46 buses). WC1X 8JT. We strongly Read more [...]

Life in the Garden is a series of free ongoing sessions to run throughout 2017, with a focus on wellness through contact with nature and garden activities. The sessions will offer free talks, workshops and social events for community members and other friends of the garden.

LSx is a “think and do” charity which creates collaborations that address the complex barriers to a sustainable London. Our projects provide action-based community development and research to develop, and in turn share, the lessons from our work across London, and most importantly, influence London’s policies for a sustainable future.

We have secured a small grant to employ someone to teach a small group how to grow vegetables and some soft fruit.  We will be using our existing allotment site and setting up some new beds for people to get involved.  The people we want to target are those with Read more [...]

Community Garden & Play Area outside volunteer-run neighbourhood hub & cafe.

The Conservation Volunteers will be carrying out some woodland management in addition to habitat management. Ingestre Wood: From Tufnell Park tube , cross to take Dartmouth Park Hill, then first left then right onto Ingestre Road, first left and right to the end: meet Community Centre (NW5 1UX) We strongly Read more [...]

Help us to preserve this site’s beauty and wildlife while improving your health. On this day we will be working on hedge laying. The Green Gym® is a unique way to get fit, transform the environment, meet new people and learn new skills. Each day starts with a warm up Read more [...]

Help us to preserve this site’s beauty and wildlife while improving your health. The day’s project will be managing the pond and woodland habitats, so we recommend everyone dress up warm and waterproofed in case you get wet!

Help us to preserve this site’s beauty and wildlife while improving your health. On this day we will be working on hedge laying. The Green Gym® is a unique way to get fit, transform the environment, meet new people and learn new skills. Each day starts with a warm up Read more [...]

Created by and for teachers, Sustainable Learning was inspired by Bristol’s year as European Green Capital in 2015. Funding from the Department of Energy and Climate Change has allowed us to continue the legacy of that very special year, when we engaged 30m000 local schoolchildren – but the work didn’t Read more [...]

Food Glorious Food: at school, at home and in the community Awards for All (Big Lottery Fund) project, to run January – July 2017 To community groups local to Exeter (particularly the Newtown, Heavitree, Wonford and Ludwell Valley park areas), green-fingered growers, allotment enthusiasts, lovers of the outdoors and food Read more [...]

Live in Manager required for Rodmell Food Forest, East Sussex A paid position managing and developing this food forest is now available. The role involves overseeing all aspects of the project from March to November 2017, including: Maintaining the existing food forest gardens and plans Managing the WWOOFer volunteers Liaising Read more [...]

Sadeh is a Jewish farm community that welcomes everybody! Our values are rooted in a commitment to social and environmental justice and creating a healthier and more sustainable world for everybody. We aim to re-engage and invigorate the Jewish community through farming and outdoor education, to connect with other faiths Read more [...]

Northfields Allotments in West Ealing is London’s oldest surviving allotment site. It now faces the threat of development from the housing charity Pathways, the site’s landlord. Pathways intends to construct a multi-storey social housing block and four townhouses for private sale on the allotments. Please help us preserve Ealing’s natural Read more [...]

Westminster is recycling less that 20% of its waste. We’re looking for volunteer Recycling Champions who will help others in their community to waste less and recycle more. You don’t need any experience to become a Recycling Champion. You just need to live in Westminster, be over 18 and willing to Read more [...]

Alara Wholefoods in 2016 became The Most Sustainable Food Manufacturer on Earth. Not only were they the first cereal company in the world to become 3rd party certified as organic, Alara is also a certified zero-waste company. A key part of this is giving all food waste to charity or, Read more [...]

We are a garden sharing charity based in Edinburgh. We match-up those who are struggling to maintain their gardens (mainly elderly and/or vulnerable individuals) with those who have no green space of their own.The garden is kept neat and tidy in return for dedicated space to grow – such a Read more [...]

Spiralseed is an independent, ethical publishing and educational enterprise founded by Graham Burnett in 2001. We publish books about Permaculture, sell fairly traded teeshirts and run Permaculture courses.

The project will support our community gardening club established in October 2015, which meets every Wednesday between 12:30 and 3:30 pm. The grant from Greggs Foundation will cover the cost of a trained horticulturalist attending once a month for a year, to provide training and advice and to develop the Read more [...]

Time4Time TR18 Timebanking Project in the TR18 area. Give an hour of your time helping someone and get an hour back from another Timebanker for something you need help with.  Brokers are also needed to facilitate the swaps – training will be given.  Give as much or as little time Read more [...]

This is a community garden project, offering access to all the local community. An organic mixed garden that includes vegetables and flowers plants. Offering a range of activity including the following: Planting, Harvesting, Wood work, Mowing, and much much more. This project is also linked to our weekly bread making event held at the Read more [...]

We wish to take our ethos beyond our school gates and involve the community in our projects. Children will learn life skills and local people will demonstrate their skills and knowledge   The project will be sustainable as the monies made from selling produce will support the project into the Read more [...]

Reclaim the Rosebank- Empowering local people to come together transforming their lives and their local green space. Developing a design for the Rosebank for generations to come. Reaching out to people in need, encouraging them to learn and share skills, form friendships and make a positive, sustainable change to their Read more [...]

This project expresses the will of the residents at Rookwood Hse. to keep and manage appropriately and sensitively the woodland, which is part of the estate.  We have a constituted residents group, whose main purpose is to look after and encourage the woodland, with all it’s bio-diversity. We are also Read more [...]

We are a fully mutual housing co-operative and gift shop selling local crafts.

We are working with our local high school and community to create a vision and pathway to carbon negative future. This is a three eyar project funded by the EU’s LEADER programme

Blown away by the awesome power of the wind? You’re not alone. But the government is taking this climate-change-busting industry away from us. We can’t stand by while wind power is hung out to dry. The British public are big fans of onshore wind. Three quarters of us back it. Read more [...]

Were are a group of local people wanting to improve the Green space, and bring back wildlife back into Devonport.  Devonport has been regenerated over the past 10 years with new houses, and business into the area. Whilst this is great, and a real boost for the area, one thing Read more [...]

South Dartmoor Community Energy is a new community benefit society, set up to help local communities to become more energy efficient and to also get involved in renewable energy projects. We have established a small energy advice team who are out and about across the South Hams talking to residents Read more [...]

Soil is the foundation of thriving plant life at Sutton Community Farm, and composting is a vital way for us to enrich our soil in a sustainable fashion: recycling waste vegetable matter to produce a nutritious input for our vegetable growing activities. The Greggs Foundation is funding a new project Read more [...]

The Staff and children at West Walker Primary school are beginning to transform their overgrown school garden. In the last six months, two large skips have been filled with weeds, broken trenches, plant pots and old tyres. This work would not have been possible without the help of West Walker Read more [...]

The Energy, Environment and Sustainability Group (EESG) of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) supports a vision of a long-term, sustainable future. The group aims to enable mechanical engineers to deliver the engineering solutions that are required for the transition from the current unsustainable practises, to interim options, and to Read more [...]

Are you a keen upcycler? Do you like to fix, paint, upholster and spruce up? Fancy a chance to show off your skills and be in with a chance to win £200 to spend at the Goodlife Centre? As part of this year’s European Week for Waste Reduction, North London Waste Authority Read more [...]

We are so excited to have won funding with Chelmsley Wood Neighbourhood Fund & Ellandi (LLP). Now its time for us to start planning how we are going to decorate Chelmsley Wood shopping centre! There are so many great groups in Chelmsley Wood and to celebrate them and how they Read more [...]

The Big Energy Saving Network is a campaign which is jointly funded by the Department of Energy and Climate Change and National Energy Action which aims to help consumers to save money on their energy bills through informing them about the different tariffs and energy efficiency offers which are available Read more [...]

Timebanking is a reciprocal exchange of skills and knowledge where the only currency is tie and people only offer what they offer when they want to.  Stonehouse Time Bank meets weekly at Union Corner, 96 Union Street.  We help in the running of the community space, tend to the garden, Read more [...]

Every last Thursday of the month is Permaculture Cinema at Cafe Cairo in South London showing eco film for change, entry is free. . JOIN US AND COME BE INSPIRED BY THESE POSSIBBILITY MAKERS. ****Do you have any permaculture films which you would like to share with us at Cafe Cairo? I’d Read more [...]