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We are sad to report the death of Styles Gardens’ stalwart Gladys McKenna, aged 86, a Loughborough Estate resident for 53 years.

Our project Grove Adventure Playground hosted an amazing summer holiday playscheme for up to 70 children a day. Find out more about what they got up to.

Every year we give away free tomato and chilli plants to residents of the Loughborough Estate – and this year is no different!

This is a paid role for a part-time/full-time Head Chef and Kitchen Manager on an initial 6-12 month contract as this is maternity cover. The cafe menu is vibrant, nutritious and balanced, reflecting the diverse food cultures of Loughborough Junction.

LJAG has been accredited as a Living Wage Employer. Our Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at LJAG receive a minimum hourly wage of £13.15, significantly higher than the government minimum for over 21s, which currently stands at £11.44 per hour.

Our project Loughborough Farm hosted the Wildmind Yard Festival in June as part of the London Festival of Architecture – a day of free workshops on community gardening and sustainable living, as well as family-friendly hands-on activities and an embroidery table by Brixton-based Stitch School.

We were so chuffed that our MP Helen Hayes came and handed out leaflets and talked to travellers and passersby at Loughborough Junction station about our campaign to get a lift installed to help everyone, including parents with buggies, wheelchair users, cyclists, those with heavy bags or dodgy knees and the elderly navigate those cruel steep and gloomy steps. There is still time to sign the petition!

Find out more about how one of our projects, The Platform Cafe, was able to offer more support to local people this winter as part of their Cost of Living Programme, boosted by funding from The National Lottery and Lambeth Council.

Developer London Green is proposing to build 320 poky bedsits in a 14-storey block on Hinton Road, out of keeping with surrounding 2 and 3 storey houses. Say no to this rabbit hutch development. Join our fight to get this proposal turned down. We need affordable family homes not expensive bedsits. Make a comment or objection on Lambeth’s planning website.

Maude and Hazel’s craft workshops at Carnegie Library Hub are going from strength to strength – LJAG have supported and funded these free walk-in workshops for many years. Great for all ages and all levels.

Thriving Fiveways is a new health & wellbeing initiative coordinated by LJAG, Ecosystem Coldharbour and CHIPS. Our idea is to empower people to run events and activities with a health & wellbeing theme in the Loughborough Junction/Angell Town area. See the flyer for more details.