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Our wonderful Besson Street Gardening Club volunteers are now turning to thinking about spring and the upcoming growing season. We have had a good look through the seed catalogue for some vegetables to grow this year and the first batch of seeds are now in trays in the greenhouse. Mimosa looking (and smelling) gorgeous in December Our gorgeous Mimosa tree put on a fabulous display this year. It sits at the edge of the garden on the corner of Besson Street and Kender Street to

Keeping our neighbourhood clean and safe is something we can all help with. If you spot fly-tipping, graffiti, overflowing bins or other street cleaning issues around New Cross Gate and Lewisham, reporting them is quick and easy using the Love Clean Streets app or the Cleaner Lewisham reporting page . Fly tipping and graffiti - report them to Lewisham council using the website or app The Love Clean Streets app ( Apple | Android ) lets you report problems straight from your p

Photos of autumnal colours in Besson Street Garden by Chris Banks CC BY-SA The autumn colours have been truly spectacular and come rain or shine there is always  something to do in the garden. Always. The rain really has been most welcome as the ground was bone dry. Our water butts are now full which is very satisfying, and a core group of volunteers have braved some of the downpours to help with pruning, harvesting, sowing, composting, and collecting the many leaves that fal

The vegetable patch at Besson Street garden (Photo Credit: Chris Banks) We’ve had another very busy couple of months in the garden....

Lewisham Council is hosting a public meeting on keeping our community clean . All New Cross Gate residents are invited to attend and...

Opportunities for families to step outside, connect with nature, and let their imaginations run wild - all for free!

Besson Street Trust is looking for a new Gardening Club Facilitator.

Inviting you to come and visit on Sunday 21st May Pop-up pre-loved market 21 May 2023 1 pm – 4 pm The market will be on Besson Street...

“Fordham Park, London Borough of Lewisham, SE14” by Ewan-M is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Do you have ideas for improving Fordham Park?...

Trees are our strongest warriors in the battle against climate change. they lock up carbon, fight flooding and cool our cities. But there...