Churchill Gardens, Grosvenor & Lillington

We are delivering a wide range of interventions on behalf of Westminster City Council, with the support of several funders including Pimlico Million.
Over several years we are co-designing and implementing improvements to communal areas on estates, in schools and youth clubs in the south of the borough.
We have already run a series of workshops in primary schools, indoors at out, passing on the joy of growing your own food and engaging with the natural world.

Summary

Year: 2022 - 2024

Client: Westminster City Council

Duration: Multiple years (ongoing)

Purpose: To improve the health and wellbeing of the residents in a range of estates in south Westminster, by enhancing their shared outdoor spaces, with a particular focus on developing healthy, sustainable life habits through communal food growing.

Services: Educational activities for young people; Community engagement for garden design decisions; Creation of new gardens; Open access workshops at multiple sites.

Many hands make light work when it comes to pulling weeds at the end of winter!
In the dormant months we use natural products to create decorations as a way of stimulating creativity and exploratory thinking.
When it's time to start building again, we engage residents outdoors with free activities and get their thoughts on how we can make the most of their communal outdoor assets.
We've lost count of how many raised beds we've built and have established a well-oiled machine of cutting, shovelling and constructing before we bring in residents for planting.
It always involves lots and lots of our specialist mixed blend of compost and topsoil from our faithful suppliers at Bourne Amenity.
When the sun is shining and the job is almost done, it's a good feeling on site!
And then it's time to bring in the most important people to get their hands dirty.
We always like to put evergreen herbs in our gardens which provide so many opportunities for learning and joy whatever the season.
And we always enjoy learning from the skills and knowledge that our diverse participants bring from their countries and cultures of origin. The joy of growing food is global!
We delivered activities in a range of locations on estates in this area of south Westminster.

Churchill Gardens, Grosvenor & Lillington

Summary

Many hands make light work when it comes to pulling weeds at the end of winter!

In the dormant months we use natural products to create decorations as a way of stimulating creativity and exploratory thinking.

When it's time to start building again, we engage residents outdoors with free activities and get their thoughts on how we can make the most of their communal outdoor assets.

We've lost count of how many raised beds we've built and have established a well-oiled machine of cutting, shovelling and constructing before we bring in residents for planting.

It always involves lots and lots of our specialist mixed blend of compost and topsoil from our faithful suppliers at Bourne Amenity.

When the sun is shining and the job is almost done, it's a good feeling on site!

And then it's time to bring in the most important people to get their hands dirty.

We always like to put evergreen herbs in our gardens which provide so many opportunities for learning and joy whatever the season.

And we always enjoy learning from the skills and knowledge that our diverse participants bring from their countries and cultures of origin. The joy of growing food is global!

We delivered activities in a range of locations on estates in this area of south Westminster.

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