Join us this weekend (31/3 & 1/4) between 1 & 6pm both days at your community garden in Sandbourne Road (Jerningham Road end). Known also as “the magic garden”, you’ll find a menagerie of creatures chilling out there now (joining the famous fish in the trees). Seed planting and food growing advice on offer, along with [...]
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The London Theatre – New Cross
The London Theatre, a new exciting London fringe theatre in the heart of New Cross. Check out the new… [more]
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Permaculture Course
Permaculture course – “the living soil”, compost and worms Common Growth Community Garden, Sandbourne… [more]
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Save The Ivy House Pub
Local South East London residents are presently campaigning to save the Ivy House pub (Stuart Road, Nunhead,… [more]
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Book Sale
Lewisham Pensioners' Forum Fundraiser Big Book Sale Free Entry Paperbacks: only 25p or five for £1 Hardbacks:… [more]
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Launch 19 May New Cross Library invitation /and cake request
Dear Friends & Volunteers of New Cross Library You are warmly invited to come and celebrate… [more]
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Common Growth opens its doors for Spring!
With the first tantalising hints of spring in the air, things are beginning to kick off for the year at Common Growth! Here are some upcoming events – as you can see there’s plenty to get involved in if you so wish! Thursday March 15 2.00pm – 4.00pm – ‘Grow your own’ Salad boxes Come down [...]

Winter art installation at Common Growth
The veggies may be winding down but that doesn’t mean the end of the action at Common Growth for this winter. We’re delighted to announce that a local artist (Misa Tamura) will be creating an art installation in the Common Growth garden (on Sandbourne Road near junction of Jerningham Road). This exciting project will be [...]

Common Growth minutes – 14 November 2011
The Common Growth working group have been meeting regularly throughout 2011 and the minutes from our recent meeting can be viewed here:Common Growth minutes 14th Nov 2011[1]

Halloween spirit @ Common Growth!
The Halloween spirit arrived in the garden as dusk fell on Sunday. Beautifully carved pumpkins were lit and our friends from the New Cross People’s Library brought paper lanterns made there during the week. It all looked spookily atmospheric. Photos can be viewed via the following link: http://www.kodakgallery.co.uk/ShareLanding.action?c=2hu2mfnql.3893b5tp5&x=0&h=1&y=-s3rdpm&localeid=en_GB Happy Halloween!

Photos of Common Growth’s special open afternoon
The Common Growth community garden opened its doors on 3 Sept as part of Capital Growth’s London-wide open gardens day. Capital Growth is the Mayor’s fund for food growing spaces which aims to support 2012 spaces with grants of £700 by the end of next year (1200 so far!). We are number 643 and couldn’t have [...]
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The London Theatre – New Cross
May 17, 2012
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Permaculture Course
May 15, 2012
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Book Sale
May 11, 2012
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Launch 19 May New Cross Library invitation /and cake request
May 9, 2012
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Save The Ivy House Pub
May 15, 2012
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Sachen riding high
March 29, 2012
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The London Theatre – New Cross
May 17, 2012
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Permaculture Course
May 15, 2012
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Save The Ivy House Pub
May 15, 2012
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Book Sale
May 11, 2012
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Launch 19 May New Cross Library invitation /and cake request
May 9, 2012
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