HAMMERSMITH COMMUNITY GARDENS ASSOCIATION 

We would like to run a food-growing volunteer group at Phoenix Farm in White City. The fruit and veg that is grown will be shared between the volunteers and also used to teach visiting school groups.

Cost-of-Living Uplift

We would like to provide people the opportunity to learn a range of useful new skills in gardening, landscaping and construction, as they improve green spaces across west London.

We would like to run additional gardening volunteering sessions and workshops at Ravenscourt Community Glasshouses, to meet the many requests we have received from local residents.

This project will deliver outdoor activities for children and young people experiencing poverty in Hammersmith. The activities will result in improved physical and mental well-being, confidence and ....more

This project will deliver outdoor activities for children and young people experiencing poverty in Hammersmith. The activities will result in improved physical and mental well-being, confidence and understanding of healthy living.

Summer Playscheme at Phoenix Farm

COVID19 related funding. The Grow Well in 2021 project is aimed at local people who have struggled with mental health and wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic. An extension of a previous project ....more

COVID19 related funding. The Grow Well in 2021 project is aimed at local people who have struggled with mental health and wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic. An extension of a previous project which delivered therapeutic gardening sessions for older people with high support needs, the Grow Well in 2021 project is for adults of all ages. Through new weekly volunteer sessions and short courses Grow Well in 2021 will deliver a range of gardening and cooking activities for local people. There will be two new sessions per week for 40 weeks and within these scheduled 80 sessions we will run blocks of activities for those who are not able to commit to long-term volunteering, e.g. 6 week one-pot cooking sessions. The project aims to offer both long term and short-term opportunities. The enquiries that we have received during the past year are from people who wish to engage with the community, spend time in nature or gardening. Some people are working from home and would be able to attend a small number of sessions over the course of the project, others would be able to commit to come every week. Activities will include seed sowing, propagating herbs, growing fruit and vegetables, gardening for wildlife, cooking with herbs, making herbal teas, natural crafts such as making lavender bags and soap. Seasonal activities will include making chutneys and preserves in the autumn. Discussions on how to ‘carry on gardening’ at home and personal reflections on gardens will also be introduced. Where possible participants will take produce, plants or products home with them. The mental and physical benefits of gardening and nature have been well documented and have featured in the media regularly during the pandemic. The project aims to inform participants further on the benefits of nature and give participants an opportunity to try new food as a quarter of the sessions will involve cooking healthy food together.

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

A contribution towards the purchasing of a new electric vehicle which can take equipment, staff, volunteers and participants between the four sites, replacing the current diesel minivan.

Towards core costs.

We want to run a weekly environmental conservation volunteering project at different local venues for socially-isolated older men.

Grow Well - a project engaging older people with mental health problems in gardening

The project will run gardening activities for people living with complex needs. The aim is to improve their physical and mental wellbeing.

Programme of outdoor environmental-based play activities including summer play scheme and day trips for 500 children affected by local deprivation. The project will enhance communication skills, ....more

Programme of outdoor environmental-based play activities including summer play scheme and day trips for 500 children affected by local deprivation. The project will enhance communication skills, increase confidence and improve physical health.

the costs of the "Grow Well" Programme including the salary costs of a Grow Well Project Worker, management and project delivery costs