This year has been full of growth, the odd challenge, and we couldn’t have done it without your support. The report showcases the progress we’ve made and highlights the impact of our work on the community.

Our AGM will be on Sunday 5th January at 12 noon and will last about an hour. It will be held in the Education Room at the Community Garden. We will use the meeting to discuss the annual report, to approve the full year accounts, elect trustees and to look at the year ahead. Those who pay a small membership fee to us and people who volunteer regularly (volunteering at least once per month or 10 times per year) qualify for membership and we welcome as many members as possible to come along on the day. 

The AGM will be followed by Wassailing at 1.30pm with the hugely popular Brixton Tatterjacks! They will welcome in the New Year with dance and song around the orchards and the lovely Community Garden.

We are looking for a Community Gardener to run two of our well-loved projects, the Learner Plotters’ and the Little Growers’ projects. The Learner Plotters’ project gives beginner gardeners the chance to learn growing skills by managing their own small plot. The Little Growers’ project is aimed at 6 to 9-year-olds, who come to the garden for an hour each Sunday with their adult companion.

This will be a part time opportunity, 7 hours per week, at £22 per hour on a self-employed basis. The contract will run from February 2025 to 30th November 2025.

You will be onsite at the garden, each Sunday, from 10.30am to 3.15pm. Plus, there is administration and preparation time, which you can do other days to suit you. Total hours will be 7 per week.

We are based at Streatham Common Community Garden, The Rookery, Streatham Common South, Streatham SW16 3BZ. Please click below for more information and how to apply. The deadline for receipt of applications is 6th January 2025. The successful person will be joining something that it is amazing!

Join us for a hands-on workshop with Zoë Burt where you’ll learn how to create beautiful dyes using natural ingredients!

Learn the art of creating beautiful dyes using natural materials. Zoë will guide you through an exploration of dye colours from plants, learn which part of plants yield colour and which ones have been used for colouring textiles for millennia. Discover which plants from your locality may be used for dyeing and utilise plants from our community garden. Learn about the invention of synthesized dyes and how that impacted history.

Weather permitting the workshop will take place outdoors. All proceeds from the workshop goes back into the running of the community garden and we thank you for your support.

There are two sessions at 10.30am and 1.30pm, both lasting two hours, and tickets are £30 or £25 for students, over 60s, unwaged and low wages. Book your place now!

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Applications for The Little Growers Club 2024 is now open. Please fill in the application by midnight on Monday 25 March 2024. Click here to apply for The Little Growers Club 2024

The Little Growers Club at Streatham Common Community Garden offers young people aged 6 to 9 the chance to grow and cook their own healthy food. Each Little Grower is given their own plot to look after between spring and autumn – they’ll be provided with seeds and tools, as well as lots of help and guidance from the SCCG team.

We prioritise local families who don’t have a garden or large growing space at home. Those who are invited to join the Little Growers Club will be able to come to the garden every Sunday between April and the end of October (or as many Sundays as you are available). Sessions last for an hour and run from 12pm to 1pm on Sundays unless otherwise stated.

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Sunday 11 February 2024, 11.30am to 2pm

Please join us for a 2.5 hour course, that demystifies those gardening book diagrams and gives you hands on training. The course will take place in the amazing setting of Streatham Common Community Garden, the Rookery, Streatham SW16 3BZ. Tea, coffee, and all tools will be provided but please bring your own gardening gloves.

There is no charge for the course, but there is a suggested donation on the day of either £5 or £10 , whatever you can afford. Donations will be used to help us maintain the Garden.

Book your place here

We’re hiring a community gardener and would love to hear from you.

The Community Gardener will run two of our exciting projects, the Learner Plotters’ project and the Little Growers’ project. The Learner Plotters’ project gives beginner gardeners the chance to learn growing skills by managing their own small plot of land. They can work at the garden on Wednesdays and Sundays, from 11am to 3pm. The Little Growers project is aimed at 6 to 9-year-olds, who come to the garden for an hour each Sunday with their adult companion, to grow their own healthy food in a fun atmosphere.

Click here for more information and how to apply

Please apply by 26 January 2024

Read our Annual Report for Year Ending 7 October 2023