Greening South Woodford

Funded on
01 Mar 2022

Our proposal is to regreen South Woodford making it an even better place to live, work and visit. We want to offer residents and visitors spaces for relaxation, growing food, education and play.

£7,350 Raised of £7,347

82 Backers

100%

Updates

90 backers!

90 people have backed Greening South Woodford!4 years ago

Whoop, 90 people have pledged since fundraising began!

Greening South Woodford hit its fundraising target!4 years ago

Brilliant news, thanks everyone!

84 Donations worth £2,4174 years ago

Success! Many many thanks to our wonderful supporters.4 years ago

We did it! 100% funding and we couldn't have done it without you. We have some exciting plans for Eastwood Green, the Orchard and Bell Green and hope to share them with you very soon. Please make sure you are a member of the society via email to [email protected] to ensure you do not miss any of our updates. We planted a mulberry tree, olive tree and 10 raspberry bushes in the orchard at the weekend and will be making up a timetable of works for the areas we will be refurbishing over the summer. We cannot repeat enough what your support means to the Society - we hope you will all enjoy our green spaces for years to come.

Anonymous pledged £2204 years ago

4 years ago We've hit our target

Louise Burgess pledged £2504 years ago

81 backers!

81 people have backed Greening South Woodford!4 years ago

Whoop, 81 people have pledged since fundraising began!

Greening South Woodford has reached 90% of its target!4 years ago

8 people liked Greening South Woodford4 years ago

http://southwoodfordsociety.org

The South Woodford Society aims to build a stronger community, support local businesses and make South Woodford a better place to live and work. We have successfully completed Stage One of the Neighbourhood Planning Roadmap and have received funding for Stage Two - the start of the process to create the Neighbourhood plan which will underpin our core objectives to preserve local character, protect our green spaces and encourage growth in our business areas of George Lane and the High Road. We will champion local causes which improve or benefit the community and defend local services that are under threat.

We run regular litterpicks in the local area and communicate with our members and the wider community via email, social media and local press. We are in contact with local councillors, attend the South Woodford Safer Neighbourhood Panel and have established a business forum of local businesses. We have established the Refill Scheme in South Woodford and have planted a Community Orchard on a small green area for the use of all the residents.

Included in our regreening vision is a community composting scheme which will involve trial households collecting kitchen green waste to contribute to a central collection point. This will teach residents about composting and will reduce waste and recycling in the area. Also this will reduce the amount of commercial compost which often contains peat.

In conjunction with LBR's Action Plan for Climate Change we hope that our projects will raise awareness of climate change and help residents see what they can do in their own homes and gardens to help reduce pollution and increase the biodiversity of the area. The installation of a container with a green roof in a public space, and of a size "doable" in a domestic setting, will help residents see that this is a project they could invest in at home.

Project Owner: South Woodford Society The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.