PROJECT NEWS BEDFORDS PARK WALLED GARDEN HARVESTING VEGETABLES, FRUITS AND AWARDS In September, we were thrilled to receive a ‘thriving’ award in the It’s Your Neighbourhood programme run by the Royal Horticultural Society. We received 80 out of a possible 100 marks, leaving many more established gardens behind us. Having […] more »
The Walled Garden is harvesting awards
Not only are we harvesting the vegetables we sowed this late spring, we are now also harvesting awards! In September we were thrilled to receive a “thriving” award in the It’s Your Neighbourhood awards ceremony. It’s Your Neighbourhood is a grassroots community gardening campaign organised by the Royal Horticultural Society. […] more »
Walled Garden produces more than 2000 meals
In spring we signed up to Capital Growth’s million meals campaign, pledging to grow 2000 meals in the garden. Today we’ve beaten our target and have provided the equivalent of 2421 meals. This equates to 172 kilos and a rough value of £817. And we haven’t entered all our spuds […] more »
Schools Harvest Festival week
Almost 650 children aged 5 to 10, including 30 disabled children and young adults, visited the Walled Garden in Bedfords Park for our Harvest Festival week. The festival was jointly organised by Clear Village, the London Borough of Havering and Essex Wildlife Trust. We taught the children that the original […] more »
SEPTEMBER 2013 NEWSLETTER
PROJECT NEWS SMALLWORKS VICTORIA OUR FIRST ENTREPRENEUR LEAVES THE NEST August saw some exciting developments at Small Works Victoria. We’ve established links with Fareshare and Tate Britain, set up a focus group with The Young Foundation about the Small Works programme, and we’ve also been featured in Peabody’s summer edition […] more »
AUGUST 2013 NEWSLETTER
PROJECT NEWS SMALLWORKS VICTORIA SUCH A LOVELY CO-WORKING SPACE LOCATED IN THE HEART OF VICTORIA! More than 7 organisations are based full- time in the space together with community members from Vauxhall estate. Loads of activities are taking place in Small Works Victoria; from Wednesday’s film night, computer classes for […] more »
Some thoughts on sharing…
Share [verb] to use, occupy, or enjoy (something) jointly with another or others The act of sharing is something children are actively encouraged to do from a young age and is seen as an essential life skill; children are encouraged to share their possessions, interests and thoughts with others around […] more »
Magical Midsummer’s Night in the Walled Garden
Midsummer’s night lived up to its magical reputation in the garden. The night of the 21st of June saw around 100 people come for the first public viewing of the garden in over 200 years. Guests walked around the newly planted beds while garden experts explained the methodology and purpose […] more »
Ermacora lectures China Academy of Art (CAA) students to curate urban installations redefining the perception of Grand Canal
CLEAR VILLAGE founder, artist and strategy director Thomas Ermacora has been invited as a guest lecturer to the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou to guide and curate the development of a series of novel installations to change public perceptions of the Grand Canal. The Grand Canal, which is the […] more »