20 years of Global Generation
nature connection in the middle of the city
Since our founding in 2004, Global Generation has had a legacy of community engagement and co-design bridging the gap between developers and communities to make beautiful, vibrant public spaces. These spaces don’t just provide environmental benefits through circular design, material re-use and creating wildlife habitats, they also serve as community spaces to gather, grow food and learn from and connect with nature.
In creating these sites, we bring different people together from local residents, to businesses, schools to community organisations to have a say in the development of their local spaces and create greater connections with each other. From the Skip Garden, to Story Garden to Paper Garden we have built green spaces of varied sizes and shapes that can then serve as temporary educational spaces for young people and local residents. We want to mark this important milestone of 20 years with a range of celebrations. Sign up to our newsletter and check back for more information on celebrating with us in 2024!
This page will update throughout the year with new events, activities and ways to get involved.
Upcoming Events
Stay Tuned…
Many more events are planned for 2024, dates to be announced:
Spring and Summer Community Build Days: learn to make shakes and build with cob, April - June 2024
EarthFest @ Floating Garden: Hear live music and celebrate spring at the Floating Garden, April 2024
Story Garden Birthday Celebration: One last summer celebration at the Story Garden, celebrating 5 years, July 2024
Summer Supper Club + Talk Series: share delicious food from talented chefs and hear talks on community building, regenerative agriculture and more, June - July 2024
Paper Garden Community Celebration: celebrate our first year in Big Jarrah, September 2024
20 years of GG Autumn Celebration: Hear stories from the founders and early members of Global Generation at a festive celebration, October 2024
SUPPORT OUR NEW SITE
#TriangleSite : Setting down roots
We have been given the opportunity to develop our first permanent site allowing the local community to shape a green space not just for themselves in the short term but for future generations of Londoners.
Over the past 20 years, across our seven sites, we have supported people to build their confidence, learn skills, form new friendships and develop practical ways to have a positive ecological and social impact on the world around them. We can’t wait to do this again at our Triangle Site in Kings Cross.
This year we have a dedicated campaign raising funds to support the Triangle Site. From our sustainable community build and green skills young trainee programme to our future food forest, you can help us make this build our best one yet!
HoW to get involved?
Join us in 2024 as we celebrate our legacy and prepare for the next twenty years and our first permanent site:
build with us
Get involved with the community build for the Triangle Site. We have space for individual and group volunteers.
2024 Dates Coming Soon
donate to us
We have a fundraising campaign focused on building the new #TriangleSite and supporting our young trainee programme
Support our work
Share memories
We are gathering memories and stories from past participants, community members and more about their time with us.
Share your stories
in the press
20 Blooming Years of Global Generation, Camdenist
Nicole and Martina speak about the legacy of GG and the future #TriangleSiteMacEwen 2024 Shortlist: The Paper Garden, Canada Water, London, RIBA Journal
“A young person will come in and proudly point out the part of the classroom they helped build”Forging connections through food and science, Kings College London
“We want to use the ‘Triangle Site’ to showcase what’s possible so that more of these projects can happen where unused land can be transformed into spaces of public good. We want to demonstrate another way of building with our community build process implementing different kinds of circular, sustainable and traditional building practices as well as different ways of planting...”
#20YearsofGG
Our Blog Series traces the legacy of the organisation by telling stories of volunteers, staff, young people, community members and more. Get to know Global Generation through the many voices that have made us up through the years.
