13 Apr 2023
Lots of parents have asked us to run gardening sessions for children - so on Saturday we’ll be doing just that!
If you have a child/children aged 7 who would like to grow food drop in and see us at 10am on Saturday.
#GetGrowing #WindmillDrive #ClaphamCommon
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20 Nov 2022
20 Nov 2022
The darker nights are drawing in, but our #WildTimes #dementia friendly gardening group at @BandstandBeds community garden are already looking forward to Spring after spending a busy afternoon planting lots of #daffodil bulbs!
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12 Oct 2022
Really glad to have chatted to @DeborahJNoel at our @BandstandBeds Feast & Car-Free Day celebration at #WindmillDrive
On her last afternoon with @Wheels4Well Debbie put me in contact with @philinhernehill - a great parting shot as she moved to pastures new!
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27 May 2022
We’re looking forward to getting out in the community garden tomorrow morning.
We’ll be our first courgettes of the season, broad beans, chard and our all-time favourite, kale.
Our produce table will be up and running from 10am.
#WindmillDrive #ClaphamCommon
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17 Sep 2021
Join us for a Feast & Car Free Celebration with delicious homegrown food, scarecrow building, storytelling and more...!
@savebutterflies @froglifers @clphmcommonMAC @ClaphamSociety @ClaphamCommon1 will all have stalls at this community event on #WindmillDrive #ClaphamCommon
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24 Jul 2021
Lots of lovely fresh veg, plants and jams on our stall today.
We’re also joined by @street_space_ @PhilJonesAssoc running a consultation workshop for the #WindmillDrive traffic filter.
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5 Dec 2020
Building a #hugelkultur bed and a #bughotel on Clapham Common this morning, lending a hand to #lambethcouncil upgrade of this corner of #claphamcommon. Recycling old pallets, wood and green waste to create a permaculture raised bed #Windmilldrive
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28 Nov 2020
Good to get some work done today - weeding, tackling the bind weed in the raspberries and burying logs for bugs by the wildflowers on #WindmillDrive #ClaphamCommon
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17 Nov 2020
From the archive: an al fresco planning meeting with @BandstandBeds @spinneyclapham & @colourcommon1 watched over by @clphmcommonMAC #WindmillDrive #ClaphamCommon
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15 Oct 2020
Promising discussion with @Brockwell_Hall yesterday at #WindmillDrive green waste site, discussing potential planting/mgt of the perimeter and composting for @BandstandBeds Encouraging to see the JCB clearing debris straight after we finished!
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26 Sep 2020
On its way to the @BandstandBeds produce table - another batch of Eileen's relish, made from our flavoursome ridge cucumbers. Try this and other goodies today from 10am-1pm #WindmillDrive #ClaphamCommon
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25 Sep 2020
Tomorrow was to be our feast & #CarFree celebration on #WindmillDrive - cancelled due to Covid. Also the reason this road was closed to traffic.
Everyone we speak to loves this new people friendly space on #ClaphamCommon - hope it stays this way!
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8 Aug 2020
We’re busy harvesting lots of lovely fresh runner and French beans, tomatoes, cucumbers and more...
Want some? Come and see us at our garden on #WindmillDrive #ClaphamCommon - we’ll be here until midday.
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25 Jul 2020
10 more jars of Eileen's bread and butter pickle - made from our superb ridge cucumbers - on their way to @BandstandBeds at #WindmillDrive For a small, contactless, donation, try a jar or some of our delicious fresh veg this morning between 10 and 12-ish
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18 Jul 2020
Fantastic to see people enjoying the freedom to among along #ClaphamCommon’s closed #WindmillDrive
This wonderful green space feels a much calmer and safer place already.
Thanks @lambeth_council @TfL
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14 Jul 2020
Great turnout of local residents to help plant up the new raised beds on #WindmillDrive with us and @FatNatChat
Everyone really pleased to see this road on #ClaphamCommon closed to through traffic.
#walking #cycling #cleanair #foodgrowing
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13 Jul 2020
First of three raised beds marking the closed part of #WindmillDrive.
We’ll be planting them up with @FatNatChat tomorrow afternoon.
If you fancy lending a hand join us in our garden at 2pm.
#walking #cycling #cleanair #foodgrowing #ClaphamCommon
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12 Jul 2020
Great to meet up yesterday at #WindmillDrive with @FatNatChat and @BandstandBeds, mapping out the position and makeup of planters to support the #StreetspaceLDN closure to through traffic, live tomorrow 13/07/2020 lambeth.gov.uk/covidLTN
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8 Jul 2020
#WindmillDrive all set for closing to through traffic next Monday. Cllrs & community lobbied for 10 long yrs to protect #walking and #cycling at this hotspot: hugely pleased that @LB_Lambeth's C19 light-touch emergency plan has speeded up this popular measure
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29 Mar 2019
If you loved the wildflowers on Clapham Common @clphmcommonMAC @colourcommon1 year we hear it will be springing up again. Go along this Saturday from 10am #WindmillDrive to help prepare the ground for more seeds, followed by tea & cake at 11.30am @BandstandBeds
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