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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.

The Greenway – your help needed

Posted on January 9, 2015 by londonrdstationpartnership

It seems not many people know The Greenway. True – there’s not much to indicate its presence. It’s a lovely pedestrian pathway into the centre of Brighton. You can access it from New England Road. Just after passing under the … Continue reading →

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The Happy New Year ahead – some dates

Posted on January 7, 2015 by londonrdstationpartnership

  My last post of 2014 in early November and my first post of 2015 bear an almost identical photo. Our miraculous foxglove is still flowering on the south platform at the Brighton end … It’s not been a bad … Continue reading →

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Winter platform planting

Posted on November 7, 2014 by londonrdstationpartnership

We’ve just replanted the platform planters at London Road station for the winter with shade-tolerant plants: cyclamen, ivy and hebe. In the summer, the planters were slow to get going. Was it the very thick claggy compost we used, supposed to … Continue reading →

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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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