Loving nature in Agnes Riley
5 May 2025
We had a wonderful day in the sun at Agnes Riley park on Saturday 3rd May, with dozens of people enjoying pond dipping, an introduction to foraging, learning how to
Hold an event in your garden – attract new volunteers, secure resources and share the love!
IEL has funding to support 12 estate food growing spaces to hold events throughout the year from July 2024. We can support you to design your event and provide £650 per event to buy the resources you need. We want to support gardens to hold one event per month throughout the year. For more info and to apply please visit our opportunities page.
Thanks to the National Lottery Awards for All for funding this programme.
We had a wonderful day in the sun at Agnes Riley park on Saturday 3rd May, with dozens of people enjoying pond dipping, an introduction to foraging, learning how to
On 19th April we worked with Edmundsbury Estate residents to organise a lovely Easter celebration – the tenants and residents association organised an Easter egg hunt and refilled the estate
More than 70 people donated and took away seeds at IEL seed swap on 15th March at the Garden Museum. Many thanks to the Garden Museum for hosting the event,
Six volunteers from DWS did a fantastic job on 25th March of clearing and then planting up an overgrown area of the garden at the Rotunda, Cressingham Gardens on 25th
More than 40 adults and children enjoyed delicious food and a children’s art workshop at Caldwell Gardens from 2pm – 5pm on Saturday 22nd March, and added many new plants
A huge thanks to everyone that came along to our Gardening Give Away from 2pm on Saturday 22nd February. We were overwhelmed at the enthusiasm for gardening as more than
As 2024 comes to an end, we’re taking a moment to reflect on everything we’ve achieved this year. IEL has worked with 26 groups of residents to improve life on
Last Saturday, at St Martin’s Estate Community Winter Fair, hundreds of people enjoyed fun for all the family and a performance by Brixton Chamber Orchestra at City Heights School. We
At our event on Cotton Gardens Estate last Saturday (November 16), residents planted up six beds on with herbs and flowers. The estate has a large pedestrianised area with many
Children enjoyed pumpkin carving and crafts at an event in Angell Town estate on Oct 31, hosted by Angell Town Community, CHIPS Peace Angell Town and IEL. We gave away
