Welcome to Bridgehouse Gardens!

Bridgehouse Gardens is a community growing project and local event space in SE15. The project seeks to activate the existing and create new public spaces with the community along Rollins Street and Winslade Estate, focused on greening, cultural and community infrastructure, food growing, education and recreation to explore alternative approaches to community cohesion and just futures. 

Find us at the end of Rollins Street, just before the underpass to Bridgehouse Meadows. Everyone is welcome to get involved, share skills and ideas for the space & run events for the community with us!

Address and contact

61 Rollins Street
SE15 1EP
bridgehousegardens@gmail.com

PROJECTS
& ways to get involved

CARPENTRY
As we are in the phase of developing
Bridgehouse Gardens, we invite everyone to join our free carpentry sessions to learn building skills and help us build the space!

OPEN GARDENING SESSIONS
Join us every Wednesday (5-6.30 in Autumn) and Saturday (10-12) for chats, gardening, watering, and get involved in the garden!

ADOPT A GROWING PATCH
Are you a Winslade/local resident and would like to adopt a space for growing in Bridgehouse Gardens? Or make our spaces on Winslade greener and more colorful - like hanging baskets or wildflower meadows in the grassy areas? We’d love to hear your ideas! 

*For Winslade residents: we plan to start an agreement with Lewisham Council so residents can have their own green patch around the Estate to grow what you like!*

Upcoming events

  • Adopt a Growing Patch - Gardening workshops

    14 October 1-4pm
    28 October 11am-5pm

    Join us as we start designing and planting green areas around Winslade Estate!

    The two events will involve workshops, informal gardening sessions, food and more!

    More info and free booking

  • Building Bridgehouse Gardens - Free carpentry sessions!

    Sunday 15 October 12-4pm
    .. more dates to be announced soon!

    These sessions will introduce you to the fundamentals of woodworking and basic carpentry (including measuring, marking, cutting and fixing). Together we will be building some planters for the garden, a community notice board and more, whilst introducing you to all the skills you will need to inspire your own projects!

    FREE, DROP-IN, ALL WELCOME!
    These events are open-to-all and family friendly! No carpentry experience necessary!

    More info and free booking

  • Lewisham Growing Network - Autumn Gathering!

    Saturday 28 October 11am - 5pm

    Lewisham Local and Grow Lewisham invite you to join Lewisham Growing Network!

    Get together and meet local community gardens, new projects and people, share your ideas and let's make some plans together!

    We will spend the day at Bridgehouse Gardens, to gather and take part to some of the garden's planting and propagation activities in the afternoon together with the Bridgehouse Gardens local community.

    Programme:
    11am - 1pm: Introduction to Lewisham Growing Network, meet and greet, share ideas and discuss/make some plans
    1pm: Refreshments provided by Purposely United
    2 - 5pm: Planting and propagation activities

    The event is free and open to all!

    More info and free booking
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