Parks & Leisure

Borough-wide federation representing Friends groups; affiliated to NFPGS and LFGN.

Formed 2021; bulb planting, food-forest garden, monthly Sunday litter picks.

Recent group; secured fencing, lighting, play equipment. 'Brixton's beautiful front garden'.

CIO that runs Brixton Windmill (Grade II*) on a 20-year lease.

Popular and active community food-growing project based in Brockwell Park (Herne Hill end). Always looking for new members. One of Lambeth's five council-recognised parks-based community gardens.

Umbrella stakeholder forum for Brockwell Park (charity 5008755).

Charity since 2004 (first meeting 1985). Tree planting, walled-garden stewardship, Winter Fair.

Campaign group challenging Brockwell Live commercial festivals; raised £30k for judicial reviews.

Community food-growing project in the middle of Clapham Common on Windmill Drive. Brings local people together to learn to grow and cook food. Run by a diverse cross-age group; one of Lambeth's five council-recognised parks-based community gardens.

Registered charity, 900+ members; biodiversity, wildflower meadows, monthly first-Saturday litter picks.

Volunteer group with community garden at the Poynders Gardens end.

Long-running community garden in Ruskin Park (Denmark Hill / Camberwell side of the Lambeth border). Greenhouses, polytunnels, training events, food-growing of all kinds. Managed by the Friends of Ruskin Park. One of Lambeth's five council-recognised parks-based community gardens.

Formed 2021; community orchard.

Community charity also delivering youth, food and garden projects across Loughborough Junction.

Founded 2002; charity 1188922; publishes Parklife newsletter. Green Flag & Green Heritage Award.

Charity 1122576; playground refurb, tennis, gardening group.

Resident-led group; tree-planting and volunteering days.

Registered charity; monthly cemetery tours.

Charity since 2005; co-manages park with Lambeth, raised £300k toward £2.6m HLF restoration. Runs the Community Greenhouses food-growing project (one of Lambeth's five recognised parks-based community gardens) plus a food and café enterprise.

Friends of award-winning Edwardian park.

Volunteer gardening Saturdays.

Formed 1996; runs Stockwell Festival.

Unincorporated association; campaigns for maintenance and awareness.

Charity 1166961; ~350 members; runs Kite Day, Shakespeare in the Rookery, Fun Dog Show.

Formed 2003; worked on new entrance, one o'clock club, adventure playground.

Community-run social enterprise managing the Rookery since 2015 under Co-operative Parks Programme.

Well-established food-growing project based in the Rookery next to Streatham Common. Runs cooking and food-training events; helps tend a community orchard. One of Lambeth's five council-recognised parks-based community gardens.

Community Pleasure Garden in Bonnington Square.

CIO 1206375; formed 1998; secured Public Open Space designation in 2006.

Archbishop's Park Community Trust; charity since 2020. £1M+ raised for playground, orchard, wildlife pond.

Trust formed 2008 with trustees from residents, businesses, landowners.