Friends of Glengall Wharf Garden is a scheme for individuals to make a regular donation to support our work. By becoming a Friend of Glengall Wharf and giving just £3 a month you'll be helping us grow and develop as a community garden.
Category: Funding & partnerships
Glengall Wharf Healing Yurt: February 2020 update
https://youtu.be/4gnGmjL4UUM The Glengall Wharf Healing Yurt was crowdfunded for last year in collaboration with Maintaining Health Partners. We have now finished the access and the flooring inside and now our priority is to get funding to enable us to provide therapies for people from the community who are dealing with any level of mental health … Continue reading Glengall Wharf Healing Yurt: February 2020 update
GLENGALL WHARF GARDEN COMMUNITY YURT
Help us raise funds for a fabulous Community Yurt in Glengall Wharf Garden. It will be a meeting, learning and healing space for the whole community. What we'll deliver: The cost of a yurt, plinth foundations and a lockable door.The cost of fencing for the neighbouring site.The installation of the yurt and fencing in the … Continue reading GLENGALL WHARF GARDEN COMMUNITY YURT
Spring is in the air
Spring has sprung! Crocuses and daffodils are out and the apricot tree is blooming. Hopefully the cold weather hasn't stopped pollination. Last year we harvested many kg of fruit for lovely jams and chutneys. We are delighted to announce that we have new funding from Awards for All for Grown in Peckham and the wider … Continue reading Spring is in the air
Hugel – perma – blitz – mania – we love them, do you?
Join us on sunday 26th October, 10-4pm to blitz our hugel mounds.....we made them in 2012, the first year they were ablaze with wildflowers, year two with poppies and year three they started to look a bit sad but worked well in places. Observations We made them too steep so the soil slid down creating … Continue reading Hugel – perma – blitz – mania – we love them, do you?
Proud winners of a Green Flag Community Award
We have won a Green Flag Community Award from the Keep Britain Tidy brigade... not bad for a new garden. We couldn't have done this without the help of all our wonderful volunteers who work away behind the scenes. Thank you! Some recent comments from visitors I visited when the garden first started up. It’s … Continue reading Proud winners of a Green Flag Community Award
A busy day at the garden
Big team today with 6th form volunteers from Blackburn plus the regulars! Beardy Peckham strawberry Beautiful bracts of Clary sage A delicious lunch of course! Lovely pond The tomato house Onion flower Keeping up the sowing
Land Centre – we’re on the map!
After one year of hard work, imagination and enthusiasm, we have become a Permaculture Association Land Centre. Well done to us all, everyone who has volunteered, visited, bought cake, swapped stories, learnt something new and generally had some fun. http://www.permaculture.org.uk/land
Growing Localities
We were awarded the 'Judges Special Prize' by the City Bridge Trust Growing Localities award.. Not bad for a new project, plus £250 towards a shed / office.....
