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Free Workshop on Natural Dyes – Take 2

Due to unforeseen circumstances we have rescheduled the Natural Dyes workshop so please join us on: Saturday 1st August 11-1PM For this free workshop on Natural dyes. Our workshop leader is STILL foraging away in preparation for this hands-on workshop. Get some practical tips and learn about the fascinating history of natural dyes in the […]

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Big Lunch and Community Weekend Jun 6/7

Telegraph Hill Community Weekend 6/7 Jun: events and activities taking place across Telegraph Hill Ward include: Besson Street Community Garden – Sat Jun 6 from 1pm – 5pm Community Fete celebrating 150 Years of Alice In Wonderland! With a ‘Mad Hatters Tea Party’ starting at 2.30pm, Coconut Shy, Book Stall, Making Mad Hats, Storytelling, Book Making, Decorating Mad Cakes, […]

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Bold Backers Feedback

Last month we invited all our Bold Backers to join us for a celebratory supper and a chance to hear all their feedback about what we have been doing so far at Bold Vision plus their ideas for where we should focus our attention next. Among the many ideas (summarised here Bold Backers 2014 Report on […]

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Children’s workshop: Decorate and Plant your own Salad Box

        On Wednesday the 28th of May we have a great half-term filler with the decorate and plant your own salad box children’s workshop. Encourage your children to grow and eat delicious and healthy food, and take home your own salad box to look after. See and taste salad growing in the garden Vegetable Garden […]

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Get ready for another year at Common Growth!

Common Growth volunteers We’ve been working hard all winter to get the garden ready for another year of growing fun. We’ve built a pergola, and a new raised bed, repaired the greenhouse after heavy storms (!), planted bulbs, turned compost, dug manure into the soil, repaired and painted a bench that we found on the […]

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First Prize for Common Growth in Lewisham in Bloom!

Last night Common Growth was awarded first prize in the community gardens category of the Lewisham in Bloom competition! We’re so excited and proud! They recognised all the work we have done to the difficult space with minimal resources and over quite a short time, and they commended our cooking activities, workshops and other events […]

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