Click on the pink tape measure to see the report!
Community Garden for Ray Park published their Delivery Report!2 months ago
Delivered 31 August 2023
Impact data and claims within this report are provided by the project creator and have not been independently verified by Spacehive.
Help us create a brand new community garden in Ray Park, Woodford Green!
Within Ray Park there is an octagonal 18th century walled garden with little public access. Inside is a wild natural habitat, but some areas have become overgrown which will impact on the site's heritage value. Woodford Greeners is now looking to raise funds to restore a small section of land to create a community garden with help from local volunteers. Our plans are to start by clearing a small area, then install a standpipe and irrigation hoses so we have a regular water supply. The area will include a medicinal garden as well as a growing patch of colourful perennial flowers which will be grown from seed and when full, moved to public planters around the neighbourhood. We will also erect a timber pergola-style gazebo to provide a sheltered area so that throughout the summer we can hold regular workshops in gardening, arts & crafts and food growing. With your help, our local volunteers can come together to create a small area of natural beauty that the whole community can enjoy.
What we'll deliver:
Why it's a great idea:
Our project will help to bring to life an unused area of the park and make it more accessible to the public. It also presents a wonderful volunteering opportunity for local residents in Woodford Green to come together to learn about gardening, forge friendships and be physically active outdoors. All the perennial flowers when fully grown will be transferred to public planters in the community including in the high street, along residential roads and around local schools. The new gazebo will provide an invaluable space for workshops enabling more local people and Redbridge residents to get involved and learn new skills.
Steps to get it done:
Gallery
Journey
Follow this project You are following this project for updates to your inbox
Click on the pink tape measure to see the report!
Brilliant news, thanks everyone!
Whoop, 80 people have pledged since fundraising began!
Whoop, 70 people have pledged since fundraising began!
Whoop, 60 people have pledged since fundraising began!
How will the money be spent?Total £6,128
Costs Breakdown
This shows how money raised for the project will be spent. These costs have been confirmed by the project's Delivery Manager and verified.
Overfunding
This project is enabled for overfunding. If the project hits its funding goal before the end of the campaign period, any extra funds raised will be spent (in order of priority) on:
Total £6,128
Our Volunteer List
Want to help?
Do you have stuff or skills to contribute to this project? Use this tool to offer something to the project creator.
VolunteerWoodford Greeners is a volunteer-led community gardening group based in....you guessed it...Woodford Green!
We first came together in March 2022 when local neighbours found they had lots of unused flower and veggie seeds going to waste in their sheds. We arranged a free Seed Swap event at the James Leal Cafe in Ray Park and found a whole community of keen gardeners in the area. We all agreed that much of the community space in the neighbourhood was sorely neglected. Planters were full of litter and broken glass, fences and walls along the high street were falling down, weeds and nettles were taking over many of the green spaces around Snakes Lane East. So we decided to do something about it, and in our first 6 months we have grown to a 20+ strong army of eager gardening volunteers!
We've already spruced up the planters along the high street, in front of Ray Lodge School and by the park cafe. We've also held a number of events including a free Seedling Swap, Composting and Willow Weaving workshops, a summer gardening club for under 5's at Orchard Children's Centre, as well as a fantastically popular Apple Press Day which had over 80 participants, including many local children.
We have big dreams for this part of Redbridge which we love dearly, and are full energy to help them come to life! Will you help us?
Project Owner: Woodford Greeners The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
Find me at:
