Gardening Project

Can you help the Cambridge Road Estate Diggers (CRED) with the gardening project, behind Fordham?  We need more volunteers, so if you can spare some time and want to get involved, then come along any Tuesday 2-6pm or every second Saturday of the month at 2pm.

Latest Update

The rose bushes shifted to border the path to become “The Rose Walk” are doing quite well after their move and the vegetables that replaced them in the old rose beds are now flourishing, despite the lack of rain.

The peas are particularly fun to watch as they climb up the bamboo canes and every week the potato greenery seems to have grown a foot. Also showing are beetroot, leeks, garlic, carrots, onions, peas, beans (beneath the trees), some fruit bushes and tomatoes. We have put in pak choi and turnips, mended the fence and hoed to keep the weeds down that had sprung up after the recent downpours.

The plan is to introduce some wild flowers, seating and a play area and it will definitely be worth visiting on the Fun Day.

Hilary Gander

Tel: +44 (0)20 8255 6343

This has been a project that has been championed by CREst and the Community Action Partnership before it for very many years. Those of you who attended the first Resident Participation Event way back in 2006 will recall that one of the most common requests was for some kind of gardening project.  This was backed up by the results of the 'You Can' survey carried out on the Cambridge Road Estates in 2009. (A copy of this can be found in 'Our Files').

 We have been working hard behind the scenes to secure the land and the funding, as well as consult with residents. Since this item was last updated we have now held several meetings with Transition Town Kingston who have kindly offered to work with us on the project.  Look out for posters and leaflets around the estate for more information.  Everyone is welcome, regardless of age or experience.