Stories From the garden
Looking back at 2024 and looking ahead at 2025
I wake to a bright crisp winter’s day. Finally … after weeks of storms ravaging the country.
As the year ends we are reminded of the magic and beauty that our gardens bring, as places to come together and celebrate, even in difficult times. This year it has been challenging not to be taken over by fear and despair, with extreme weather events being mirrored in different ways across the world, from floods to droughts; with the most recent political events; with wars destroying land and displacing entire populations; and with the constant increase in the cost of living creating ever more inequalities between those that have and those that do not.
Celebrating Personal Transformations - Moments in motherhood and career
3 months ago I made the journey back to work after 10 months on maternity leave. As we sit down to write our blogs, I feel compelled to recognise this shift in my life over the last year, how I have felt working in GG and how my new lives intertwine with work.
Building the past and dreaming of the impossible
I was 14 when I first joined the Youth leadership programmes at Global Generation. Returning to the place where my journey began feels surreal. When I first arrived at the Triangle Site, I had the same feeling I did when I first set foot in the Skip Garden:
NOTES FROM A SKETCHBOOK
I was very excited about joining the Global Generation team for my year 10 work experience placement. Throughout my childhood I have been following the progress of each temporary garden, starting with The Skip Garden at the top of Kings Cross.
