Mountford Community Hall Eco Self-Build

Funded on
11 May 2021

This is the first step in a community self-build project: local young people will redesign & rebuild our community hall, reimagining what it could be, learning the architectural skills in the process

£51,040 Raised of £50,901

280 Backers

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270 Donations worth £7,2215 years ago

THANK YOU THANK YOU !!!! WE REACHED OUR GOAL!5 years ago

Thank you so much everyone for all your incredible support! We are so so happy to have made it to our goal and couldn't have done it with out all your support, it is quite overwhelming!!! We are so excited! Huge thanks to everyone! (Image credit: Rosalie Schweiker)

Mountford Community Hall Eco Self-Build hit its fundraising target!5 years ago

Brilliant news, thanks everyone!

RESOLVE Collective pledged £3005 years ago

22 people liked Mountford Community Hall Eco Self-Build5 years ago

270 backers!

270 people have backed Mountford Community Hall Eco Self-Build!5 years ago

Whoop, 270 people have pledged since fundraising began!

260 backers!

260 people have backed Mountford Community Hall Eco Self-Build!5 years ago

Whoop, 260 people have pledged since fundraising began!

250 backers!

250 people have backed Mountford Community Hall Eco Self-Build!5 years ago

Whoop, 250 people have pledged since fundraising began!

Fran Edgerley pledged £3295 years ago

Sophia Jones pledged £3005 years ago

https://mountfordgrowingcommunity.org

Mountford Growing Community is a small resident-led community organisation that seeks to strengthen community cohesion and health, to encourage civic participation and to reduce social isolation through various activities including the communal creation of an edible garden, community meals, workshops and recipe sharing days. We have planted fruit trees, nut trees, fruit bushes, vegetables, herbs and edible flowers. All our apple trees are heirloom varieties from the East of England Apples and Orchards Project. The garden enables residents to come together and socialise in an activity where non-verbal communication predominates through the physical nature of the work: digging, planting and harvesting. This is particularly important where language barriers can leave residents feeling socially isolated.

The organisation works with the young people on the estate, providing some after school activities and encouraging their engagement in civic life, developing their knowledge of the processes involved in working with the council and local community. These projects ensure that their voices are heard and their needs are met as the uses and designs of the public spaces on the estate evolve.

Mountford Growing Community is an inclusive organisation that welcomes everybody. It was founded by Rose Gibbs in 2016 with Stephanie Bierkandt, Simon Tabak and Mustafa Korel.

Project Owner: Mountford Growing Community The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.

Contractors : Sahra Hersi,Rose Nordin,Clear Village,When It Works,Ciaran Malik The team responsible for building or installing the project.