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>>>SAT 3rd DECEMBER<<< For this month’s eco gath >>>SAT 3rd DECEMBER<<< For this month’s eco gathering we’ll be making festive midwinter wreaths using willow and greenery foraged from the area. We’ll be gathering materials to use on the day, but please bring your own too! Link to sign up in the bio ⬆️ 🌿🍁🌿 Anything evergreen will work, with woody herbs like rosemary, thyme, eucalyptus and bay, all adding their scents to the mix too, and rosehips and holly berries (which are actually ‘drupes’ or fruits) to add colour. These evergreens can keep us connected to life and new growth throughout the winter months. 🍒💚🍒 Holly is an ancient plant with many different varieties living all over the globe, descending from ancestors that lived up to 50 million years ago. Its ability to adapt to changing conditions over millennia, and the bright red of its fruits, can give us hope and passion to pull us through those dark winter nights. Ivy is another plant that has a symbolic presence at this time of year. Roman God Bacchus wore a wreath of ivy for the belief it could stop you becoming drunk, perhaps also the reason why so many pubs are still named after ivy, and were often advertised by an ivy wrapped pole. We like to take courage from the tenacity of the plant, its ability to spiral to great heights and survive almost anywhere, to keep going in the face of adversity. 🙌 Whatever you might be feeling or going through at this time, join us to create a wreath to take away with you, that you can refresh throughout the year, reminding you of the cycles of life. 🌀💫🌀
Here’s Al testing out our new green propulsion s Here’s Al testing out our new green propulsion system! Thanks to everyone who voted for us in the @newhamlondon Community Assembly to make this possible, get in touch if you’re a local community group who would benefit from a river trip. And join us tonight at Stratford Town Hall for the community meet up, where you can find out more info about other activities and workshops happening in the new year! Link in bio 🌀
𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗰𝗼 𝗴𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗰𝗼 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟭𝟭𝗮𝗺 - 𝟭𝗽𝗺! We’ve been prepping for tree planting, clearing litter and observing the area. We’ll be doing more of this, as well as creating a dead hedge if we can get enough hands on the day, so come join us! The links in the bio with more info, and to RSVP that you’ll be there. 🌱🌱🌱 We’ll be holding these sessions on the first Saturday of each month, gathering energy for the orchard planting season this autumn. Come and join us! 🌳🌳🌳 We’ve been awarded funding by the @mayorofldn Grow Back Greener fund to plant a community orchard on the site, so we’re planning our tree varieties at the moment and working towards preparing the land for planting in the autumn/winter… 💧💧💧 @_abbeygardens @lovelondone15 @groundworklondon @thewalkgroup
We had two great days prepping for the orchard las We had two great days prepping for the orchard last weekend, thanks to everyone who came down! We’ve dug out the couch grass where we’ll be planting, laid cardboard to suppress the re-growth, and covered that with soil/compost mix and bark chip. By January the ground should be soft, grass free and ready for planting! We’ll be putting in the trees on the weekend of 28th/29th January, save the dates! 🌿🌿🌿 Thanks to support from @mayorofldn @officialthameswater @groundworklondon #growbackgreener
Next up! Two days of preparation for the orchard p Next up! Two days of preparation for the orchard planting this December - we need all hands on the ground for digging, mulching, mowing and much more! We’ll provide hot tea and good company. You can sign up via the link in the bio to let us know you’ll be coming. 🌿🌿🌿 Thanks to support from @mayorofldn @officialthameswater @groundworklondon #growbackgreener Thanks to @kaiajay_stuff for the poster image! We’ll be sharing Kaia’s full visualisations of the Long Wall Ecology Garden soon!
We’re excited to say we were one of the winners We’re excited to say we were one of the winners of this year’s public vote for the NCIL funding pot, as administered by the wonderful #newhamcommunityassembly 🥳💫🥳 Many thanks to all who voted 🙏🏻 Scroll to see how we’ll be spending the funding over the next six months, with plenty of opportunities for you to be involved! More details soon… 💦💦💦 @newhamlondon @rokhsana_fiaz @compost_mentis_coop @clhlondon @officialthameswater
A great morning for the second of our monthly ecol A great morning for the second of our monthly ecology gatherings! The sun was warm, we were pleased to see the site had kept pretty rubbish free over the last month, and we chatted about medicinal plants growing around the site, autumn flushes of calendula, plantain and dandelion springing up after the rain, and juicy bunches of rosehips and hawthorns all around. Lovely to see @jsamson56 and @queen.ether1 from Plaistow Eco Hub and meet new faces @maudynmaudlyn Ashira, Mel, James and the two older residents who we chatted to about everything from Ireland to nursing to fishing!
Monthly eco gathering is coming up this Saturday, Monthly eco gathering is coming up this Saturday, 11am - 1pm. Last month we got into the nitty gritty of things, clearing lots of small pieces of plastic and glass. We’re expecting the litter to have built up again this month though so there’s be lots to observe and collect. And lots of chats to have about upcoming orchard planting too. Come and join us - link in the bio with more info and to let us know you’ll be coming, and with future dates too. 💫💫💫 We’ll be holding these sessions on the first Saturday of each month, gathering energy for the orchard planting season this autumn. Come and join us! 🌀🌀🌀 We’ve been awarded funding by the @mayorofldn Grow Back Greener fund to plant a community orchard on the site, so we’re planning our tree varieties at the moment and working towards preparing the land for planting in the autumn/winter… 🌳🌳🌳
Thanks to everyone who joined us on ‘River Walk Thanks to everyone who joined us on ‘River Walk • River Talk • River Listen’ yesterday 🌀🌀🌀 We walked the three sections of the route in silence, stopping in between to talk about the river beneath us, conversations meandering to the past and the future, and reflecting on the listening questions we introduced for each section to widen our awareness and tune into our sensory perceptions: ‘If you are looking, what are you listening to or for?’ ‘Are you listening now?’ ‘As you listen, the environment is enlivened, this is the listening effect’ (Pauline Oliveros 1999) A beautiful morning, and a great way to practice deep listening in a landscape to increase our understanding of the histories and legacies, to inform us how to better care for our environment 💦💦💦 @thamesfestivaltrust
💫NEWS FLASH💫 Today was a momentous day at co 💫NEWS FLASH💫 Today was a momentous day at court, for us, the river, and the wider community! More details coming soon… 💫🌀💫
We went searching for the original route of the Ch We went searching for the original route of the Channelsea river yesterday, to finalise our walking route ahead of ‘River Walk • River Talk • River Listen’ this Sunday, for @thamesfestivaltrust ‘Totally Thames’. Following a rough map from @_laraband (thanks Lara!) we picked our way through the Olympic Park, down through Stratford High Street and along the path to the Greenway, finding watery clues along the way and peering through fences at portions of the river still above ground in places, much straightened and hidden and still giving life to plants. We’ve released a couple more tickets if you’d like to come! Link in bio 🌀
THIS SATURDAY! Join us for our first monthly ecolo THIS SATURDAY! Join us for our first monthly ecology gathering at the Long Wall Ecology Garden, 11am - 1pm, meeting, chatting about plans, litter picking, observing. More info and future dates via the link in the bio 👆 💚💚💚 We’ll be holding these on the first Saturday of each month, gathering energy for the orchard planting season this autumn. Come and join us! 🌀🌀🌀 We’ve been awarded funding by the @mayorofldn Grow Back Greener fund to plant a community orchard on the site, so we’re planning our tree varieties at the moment and working towards preparing the land for planting in the autumn/winter… 🌳🌳🌳
We’re still feeling inspired by a beautiful morn We’re still feeling inspired by a beautiful morning of slowing down to connect and observe at ‘River Draw’ at the weekend. Thanks to @lydiathornley for guiding us to take note and mark make without expectation or judgment! Thanks to all who came down, and to #londonnaturetrails @mayorofldn for supporting, check out the new walking routes by @footwayslondon across London using the @gojauntly app!
What will you draw at our drop-in session this Sat What will you draw at our drop-in session this Saturday? @lydiathornley will guide us to look a little closer and lift of judgment as we discover the joy of putting pencil to paper and mark making as a way of being with, listening in and observing our environment… we can’t wait! These are a couple of her beautiful sketches ☝️ You can check the link in our bio for more info and to sign up to let us know you're coming, or drop in on the day - 11am - 1pm at the Long Wall Ecology Garden. :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- The event is in celebration of #londonnaturetrails - four new walking routes across the capital, created by @footwayslondon as part of their existing network of quiet walking routes across all the London boroughs, and supported by the @mayorofldn. The east london route passes by the Long Wall Ecology Garden on its way from Wanstead to the Royal Docks, and we're excited to be included on the map to bring more visitors to the garden as it continues to grow and flourish. You can download the @gojauntly app and follow the trails from there! :-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:- You can also visit @codydockers to make plantable gift cards and seed bombs, and @hackneyherbal are also hosting an afternoon workshop making sun prints just down the road at @trowbrideggardens, so you can make a day of it! 💦💚💦💚💦💚💦
We had a great time last week with a few intrepid We had a great time last week with a few intrepid young people who braved the thunderstorms to come down to the Channelsea to listen to the river, talk about the work we’re doing there, get out onto the water and build another floating habitat. Thanks to @culpepergarden for organising and @officialthameswater for supporting 💦💦💦
This is one of local live sketch artist @lydiathor This is one of local live sketch artist @lydiathornley’s beautiful sketches! We’re looking forward to working with her again in a couple of weeks! SATURDAY 27th AUGUST This time Lydia will be guiding us all in a drawing session at the Long Wall Ecology Garden, in celebration of the launch of the @mayorofldn 'London Nature Trails', four new green walking routes through Brent, Camden, Lewisham and Newham. @mayorofldn @footwayslondon @transportforlondon @gojauntly @londonwildlifetrust ✍️🎨✍️ Drop in to the garden for a morning of slowing down to connect, taking care and observing our environment, experiencing how our time in place can be a way of evolving and enriching our collective selves. 🌞🌞🌞 We will gather on the banks of the Channelsea river at the Long Wall Ecology Garden, guided by Lydia to take notice of the small things and the river views, and finding our way into the ecologies and histories of the area through closer looking and mark making. 💦💦💦 We will also take some time to collect litter on the site, gathering detritus and good feelings from restoring a sense of balance to this place so many species call home. 🪳🪲🐛 You can drop in on the day between 11&1pm, or sign up via the link in the bio to let us know you’re coming and receive event updates ✅✅✅
We’re looking forward to working with the wonder We’re looking forward to working with the wonderful @culpepergarden to provide two free workshops for 11-16 yr olds on the river next week! There are still places left, link to sign up in the bio ☝️☝️☝️ 💦Come and join Surge Cooperative on the Channelsea River in Stratford, to learn about the ways we are working with the river to create cooperative boat moorings, improve biodiversity and get to know the other species we’re sharing the space with. Build a floating habitat to help clean the water and provide nesting for birds, create amphibian dens to attract toads, snakes and other creatures to the ecology garden on the river bank, get your hands dirty with an experiential talk about mud and river ecologies with Prof. Kate Spencer, and connect with the soundscapes of the river and its surroundings through a listening session.💦
This week we’re celebrating our 4th birthday! Fo This week we’re celebrating our 4th birthday! Four years since we waded around in the mud, clearing rubbish from the riverbed before bringing the Madorcha upstream from Cody Dock to our site on the Channelsea. It’s been an adventure so far, and we’re still having fun and embedding ourselves deeper into the ecologies around us, finding more ways to live in harmony with our surroundings and meeting so many amazing people along the way! Thanks to all who’ve been involved so far, here’s to many more years of cooperative river living and loving 💦💦💦
Deadline for #newhamcommunityassembly voting is to Deadline for #newhamcommunityassembly voting is tomorrow! It’s easy to vote, just head to the link in our bio, register on the platform, then add our project to your basket! You can add up to £100,000 worth of projects, and there’s so many great ideas to support - @lovelondone15 @_abbeygardens @ambition_aspire_achieve and many more! ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅ We are applying with a trio of inter-linked projects that will support our community’s care of and engagement in the green blue spaces around the Channelsea river, and at the Long Wall Path Ecology Garden. A workshop series at the garden will build our volunteer network, establishing a regular group for the community orchard we are planting, and also (in collaboration with soil and composting cooperative @compost_mentis_coop) using creative activities to learn about alternative methods of waste management, and the role we play in the diverse ecosystems around us (local priorities 1&4). We will also design and build a welcome archway for the garden, including an engagement workshop for the design process. The archway will mark the garden as a space for collective action, helping to reduce the litter and anti-social behaviour on site (local priority 2) by establishing a sense of value for what the garden offers in return for its creation. 🌿🌿🌿 We will also purchase a new green solar charged propulsion system for our safety boat, greening-up our access to the waterspace, to help us reduce our impact on the immediate environment (local priority 1). This will engage more people in the work we’re doing on the waterways, creating partnerships that benefit local communities by showing stakeholders and community groups around the river and giving us access to maintain the Channelsea Floating Islands and undertake biodiversity surveys (local priorities 1 & 4). 💦💦💦
A few more of @lydiathornley’s sketches from the A few more of @lydiathornley’s sketches from the event last weekend, capturing the dynamism of our litter picking and bug hunting! 🐛🦟🐞 Don’t forget to VOTE FOR US in the #newhamcommunityassembly this year - so we can do more workshops like this one! Link in the bio 👆
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