Have you read this lovely piece by George Hudson in The Standard? Focused on our Future Gardeners and featuring past student Poppy who says "“Future Gardeners has opened the doors to the world of #horticulture for me": standard.co.uk/homesandproper…

A reminder that The Outcast Dead and Alive - an audio piece focused on #CrossbonesGraveyard by Grace Reeve is on BBC Radio 4 today at 11.45! bost.org.uk/news/2024/8/14…

‘The Outcast Dead and Alive’ airs at 11:45am this morning on BBC Radio 4, and is then accessible anytime on BBC Sounds. It’s an ode to Crossbones; the Goose, the Garden, and the community that protects them.

Now available on BBC Sounds in many countries. By Grace Reeve .An amazing listen . Top prize for 2024 CPA Trust About #CrossbonesGraveyardSouthwark , open weekly Bankside Open Spaces Trust best regards #PhilOnaBike bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Last chance to nominate us for £5000 in Benefact Group's Movement for Good Climate and Environment draw. It only takes a minute and will make a HUGE difference to our work in urban green spaces! Vote here: bit.ly/3WZWVno #Voteforus #smallcharity #lovenature

Working backwards on BBC Sounds This was a new talent winner about Crossbones in Southwark on the South Bank — site of a medieval sex workers graveyard but modern stories too. I’ve walked past without knowing. A wonderful moving programme Grace Reeve Goldsmiths, University of London

Happy #Monday! Do you live or work in #Waterloo? Are you familiar with our Living Space community centre? If so, perhaps you have thoughts on improving our playground - fill out our playground survey here: forms.office.com/e/MjVE4qsRqt Share widely in London #SE1! #Lambeth

Lambeth Palace Library LambethPalaceLibrary small exhibition 'Women & the Church of England' till 29 Aug has two items of SE1 interest: 1884 map showing land to become Red Cross Garden Bankside Open Spaces Trust + 1903 Octavia Hill letter re church-owned housing off The Cut, Waterloo lambethpalacelibrary.info/forthcoming-ex…

We're #hiring! We are looking to recruit a dynamic and organised Centre Manager with a passion for community and young people to lead and manage our operations at Living Space, drive engagement, and foster a sense of belonging within the community. Visit bost.org.uk/jobs🍀

That’s a dragonfly, which I saw darting around and hunting next to the Tate Modern garden, as it has a pond. There were loads and all amazing colours. Well done to ⁦Bankside Open Spaces Trust⁩ for bringing nature into central London. Shame they don’t photograph better!

Have you seen The Box on #Waterloo Millennium Green? Lots happening there thanks to Boundless Theatre! #se1 London SE1 Community Website

What’s in The Box this weekend 🌳 Get crafty at zine-making, take time to unwind with yoga 🧘‍♀️, learn hula hoop skills AND check out young artists pop-up galleries 🎨 The Box is supported by Bankside Open Spaces Trust and The Glitch ✨ Free drop-in events > boundlesstheatre.org.uk/projects/the-b…

Giving Shuttleworth Park, #Bermondsey lots of TLC earlier this week. We are managing the park to improve biodiversity: allowing grass and hedges to grow and introducing plants loved by birds and pollinators. Next week we'll scythe one of the meadow edges with help from Bankside Open Spaces Trust

Our Green Team Barney returned to the office triumphant with scything joy! We can't wait to see the meadow edge bloom again. 💚

We are so excited for this audio journey inspired by #Bankside's past, a tale ending at #CrossbonesGraveyard - guided performance walks take place on Sunday, or you can listen & take yourself throughout the month! Crossbones is open this Sunday, usual hrs wed-fri 12-2pm

Crossbones Graveyard - special Sunday opening 15 September for Heart Lay your Hearts, part of @thamesfesttrust Totally Thames - mailchi.mp/bost/crossbone…

Please spread the word! Working with Bankside Open Spaces Trust at Build East supported by Newham London 💙 and Tower Hamlets Council it’s a great #jobs #skills #training course which has #health and #wellbeing benefits for us all!

Thank you to @bostse1 and the volunteers at Crossbones for enabling the Poppy's team to visit and experience this incredible London graveyard, a place for the 'outcast dead' over many centuries. It still clearly has so much meaning, showing the power of ritual and memory.

"Children are being designed out of our cities" - Southwark is the focus of BBC Radio 4 Today listener led discussion around falling pupil numbers. We must continue to protect green spaces & family activities. Projects like our #MarlboroughSportsGarden are vital in #SE1

The Future Gardeners programme is open for applications, and they are now expanding to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Thamesmead!🌱 Learn more and apply for the FREE training courses for budding horticulturalists by Future Gardeners Charity Bankside Open Spaces Trust.