
East London Waterworks Park πππππ
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A community aiming to transform a concrete depot in Waltham Forest into an urban oasis for nature, for people to explore, swim in and enjoy. π§ [email protected]
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A video of the rainwater harvesting near the ponds, created by Ryan. Filter strips, rain gardens and bioswales help nature, and collect water for the swimming ponds. Join us to help create our community-owned park, email [email protected]

On Friday we joined The Bartlett Development Planning Unit (DPU) students for their interim presentation about their study of our project in the context of the caring city. It was fantastic to hear the students reflect back community co-design. Join our project to help bring our park to life [email protected]


A video of what a rain garden near the swimming ponds might look like, created by Ryan. We will engineer resilience against flooding, storing at least 26,000mΒ³ of rainwater. We're powering up our fundraising circle. Join us to support our community, email [email protected]


A video of what a rainwater harvesting around the Triples Boiler Shed might look like, created by Ryan. We will retrofit the heritage buildings on site and open them up for as community spaces for learning. Join us to support our community, email [email protected]




Join our community! All are welcome. We have lots of exciting projects across our circles, whether you're interested in learning experiences with schools, inclusivity research, fundraising, communications, co-design workshops, or campaigning & lobby. Get in touch [email protected]



It was brilliant to see the final presentation from The Bartlett Development Planning Unit (DPU) students this morning on care & commoning in our project! So many interesting insights reflecting back our work in community co-design that we can take forward. Join our project to co-create our park [email protected]




fab swimming lagoon here in Puerto de la Cruz #swimmablecities Chris Romer-Lee Thames Baths: the floating lido East London Waterworks Park πππππ


Happy New Year! This year, we're thriving in unexpected places, just like moss! Join our community of collaboration and resilience in ecology, fundraising, learning and more! Get in touch to get involved [email protected]


Upgrade your fundraising skills with our community! We're looking for fundraisers to contribute to our community-led fundraising strategy. Weβre working on some exciting eco plans! Our next online meeting is Thursday 9th January at 19:30. Email [email protected] to get involved.

Make an impact, help create green and blue space in your community! We're looking for passionate volunteers to join our fundraising circle and contribute to exciting eco plans. Our next online meeting is Thursday, 9th Jan at 7:30 PM. Email [email protected] to get involved!


This week we welcomed Areli and Vincent from Vanderbilt University, Nashville who are joining us until April! We had a walk around the site perimeter and discussed how contributing to our volunteer circles can help co-create our community-owned park. Join us! [email protected]
