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About londonrdstationpartnership

We are a small community gardening group at London Rd Station, Brighton - a group of neighbours getting together to grow things on disused land at the station, and enhance the area with plants. We are also a composting hub - and the compost gets used on the gardens.

Clearing up The Greenway

Posted on November 2, 2014 by londonrdstationpartnership

It wasn’t the most inspiring day to be out clearing brambles and buddleia. The early morning forecast indicated heavy rain and even hail. Several of us wondered whether the planned ‘clear-up’ of The Greenway would go ahead. But despite the rain, … Continue reading →

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Harvest supper 2014

Posted on October 25, 2014 by londonrdstationpartnership

Last night, we celebrated our fourthharvest supper. It was a very, very wet night. It had been raining all day. The station garden was drenched and sodden like a sponge when I went over to collect lettuce and the last … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the mosaic – the tea party

Posted on October 2, 2014 by londonrdstationpartnership

Watch the video It’s over a month ago now, but what a fantastic event it was. To celebrate the completion of the underpass mosaic, the ‘A-team’ National Citizen Service volunteers and members of LRSP organised a tea party at London … Continue reading →

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Press reports on the mosaic

Posted on August 27, 2014 by londonrdstationpartnership

Albion in the Community project 27814 001 (2)Thrilled to see that the Evening Argus has reported on the lovely mosaic project completed by a young volunteer group as part of National Citizen Service run by Albion in the Community. Other … Continue reading →

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More happening … NCS volunteers make a start

Posted on August 18, 2014 by londonrdstationpartnership

A great group of National Citizens Service volunteers started today at London Road Station. The ceramic mural will gradually take shape in the underpass, but today was mostly a day for clearing around the station and getting to grips with … Continue reading →

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The awaited and the unexpected

Posted on August 18, 2014 by londonrdstationpartnership

 Great day – bright blue sky, fresh and airy, it was bliss being out in the garden. The high winds have died down. After more rain, things are happening everywhere. Last week’s lettuce seeds have germinated, the cavalo nero is looking refreshed and plentiful … Continue reading →

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After the storm

Posted on August 13, 2014 by londonrdstationpartnership

We’ve had wonderfully hot weather this summer but inevitably rising the to usual English summer climax of storms. We’ve just recovered from the weekend of very heavy rain (yippee!) and high winds (boo …) and temperatures now are significantly lower – … Continue reading →

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Recce at London Road

Posted on August 11, 2014 by londonrdstationpartnership

The station is getting a mini-makeover from a really lovely group of young volunteers, who arrived this morning for an initial recce. It’s part of National Citizen Service, managed in this area by Brighton & Hove Albion football club in … Continue reading →

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Pruning the fruit trees

Posted on August 5, 2014 by londonrdstationpartnership

We embarked on summer pruning today of our cordoned fruit trees. A bit scary, as this is the first time we’ve done it on our own without the expert advice of Bryn from Brighton Permaculture Trust. Having read up the … Continue reading →

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Pruning the planters

Posted on July 30, 2014 by londonrdstationpartnership

Yesterday, we finally got around to doing summer maintenance on the Preston Circus planters. It’s been fascinating to see how each planter has developed a very individual character, and reacts differently to the changing seasons and conditions. People passing were … Continue reading →

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