#whoseheritage A Heart of Hackney Park

Help us revitalise our beautiful park in the heart of Hackney to create a space for the whole community to enjoy. We want to bring the people of Hackney together through a host of pop up events!

Sorry this project was unsuccessful, we did not reach our fundraising goal.

£3,527
Raised of £31,079

20
Backers

Costs

Project Manager for 1.5 days per week over 12 months £12,480
Artist Development of #whosheritage game £3,000
Hackney Herbal refreshment stall at 6 events £1,800
Replacement benches x 4 inc installation £1,592
Replacement recycling bins x 4 inc installation cost £1,560
Display items for the dye bed £1,338
Friends of Meeting support x 12 £948
Event Support £700
Hand tools for volunteer gardening sessions £697
Advertising & promotional materials for project £585
Other + £3,623

Revamp of Building to inc paint and supplies £580

Dye bed design & horticultural advice £500

Dye event supplies inc fabric and consumables £454

Gazebo's x 2 and weights £420

Volunteer expenses £420

#HackneyBanner supplies x 2 events £376

#whosheritage events x 2 £340

Purchase of extra dye plants £252

2 x folding tables £166

Embroidery Floss £115
Target: (inc. fees) £31,078

http://www.cordwainersgrow.org.uk

Cordwainers Grow is a Hackney based not for profit focusing on connecting people and place through discovery. Started by a group of neighbours who adapted an unloved strip of grass by the side of UAL into a community garden; it has grown into a locally owned, female led organisation, sharing knowledge, providing innovative projects and allowing women to take the lead in their community.

AIMS

Teach people about their environment in engaging & interesting ways
Bring people together to encourage a feeling of being a part of a community
Provide a safe, welcoming space for participation & collaboration
Provide opportunities for people to gain skills & knowledge
Promote healthy lifestyles
Promote & encourage volunteering

Current Projects

#HackneyBanner - Developing community embroidered banner to celebrate Hackneys green spaces with a variety of drop in classes, weekly embroidery club & links with other interested groups in the borough.

Garden Manifesto - We have joined up with gardens across Hackney to put together a manifesto for action to promote and protect community gardens in Hackney. You can read more about the manifesto here and sign it. Please use your garden’s email address if you have one.

Hackney Colour Wheel - After years of dabbling in natural dyeing, we finally got round to running a comprehensive series of colour workshops using plants from the garden and everyday waste : blue, red, yellow and our black hollyhocks. What spurred us was the closure of the garden. We are currently sourcing funding to turn our work into a book.

Hackney Gardens Map - Developed from the Garden Manifesto project we are in the process of mapping all community gardens in hackney and producing an easy to read guide that anyone can access. It is hoped this guide will contain the relevant information for prospective volunteers to get in touch with gardens and for use by Doctors as a social perscribing resource. This work is currently entirely volunteer led and funded.

Project Owner: Cordwainers Grow CIC The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.