RHS Level 5 Outstanding! and Autumn tasks
HUGE Congratulations to all our hard working volunteers and staff for gaining an outstanding level 5 (89/100)score for the RHS London It’s Your Neighbourhood 2019 award. The judge said BPCG is: “a wonderful place …that gives many people much pleasure…The volunteers are working on improving the second greenhouse that will be a great asset… Their work is excellent. It will […]
Lambeths positive, AGM, Garlic and a Gig
Great news! Lambeth’s planning department have responded very positively to our request for advice prior to applying for planning consent for the Barn. You can read the whole document here. We will be doing further work with architects Feilden Fowles in the Autumn to finalise the design and technical details. There will be a consultation meeting […]
Just Giving, Peas, Greenhouse Gigs and Yoga
We have launched our Fundraising campaign for Phase 1 of our Raise The Barn fundraising. A few have already donated but we need more of you to help. Just a fiver makes a difference. If you are still thinking about this and haven’t yet donated, and would like to help make the Greenhouses even more special than it is already, please give […]
Please help us Raise the Barn
Our consultation with local people received well over 2000 votes in favour of us proceeding with “the Barn,” our ambitious renovation and extension project. Now we need your to help us raise £10,000 for Phase 1 of the project. This renovation will start in January 2020 and will take place over the whole year. We […]
Borlotti, Gigs, Fermenting and Trustees
This week in the garden, we are still busy harvesting a lot of our fruit and veg, including damsons, kale, tomatoes, chillies, french and climbing beans. Last week we had to rescue our borlotti beans as they have grown so vigorously, that the sheer weight of the plants nearly pulled down the bean supports they are growing […]