A green space for us to learn, grow, and share food together, lovingly tended to by the local community.
The garden is a space for everyone. You have unique skills and talents that we’d love you to share with the garden, and we would love to share some things with you too! We create seasonal remedies and crafts using homegrown and foraged materials. Some days we come together around the campfire to create nourishing seasonal meals.
The garden is a new space that is still growing. If you’d like to help us grow food, help decorate the place, or have a workshop idea that will bring joy and laughter, send us an email at meridianonecg@tcv.org.uk or sign up to our newsletter.
If you’re looking to channel your creativity into a community space, then the garden is the place for you!
Gardening Green Gym volunteering
Join our weekly gardening Green Gym sessions! We offer free food growing and garden maintenance activities each week. Volunteers can take home fresh, organic produce at the end of each session depending on seasonal availability.
Sessions are free and are held weekly on Wednesdays and Thursdays 10.45am – 2pm, with a break at 12:30-1pm. You are welcome to come as often of as little as you like. We provide fruit, snacks, tea, and coffee, but please bring lunch if you would like to. Gloves and all tools are provided. We recommend wearing sturdy shoes and weather appropriate clothing. More information here.
Seasonal Events & Workshops
Throughout the year, the garden & community room hosts a number of weekend family events and evening community workshops based on a range of seasonal themes and ideas. These include a variety of activities such as nature inspired crafts and herbal remedies. Early in the new year, we are due to start weekly coffee mornings and a women’s wellbeing group. We have a Spring, Summer, and Halloween event every year and you can see pictures from some of our previous events below.
About the site
‘Meridian One’, is a cleared piece of the former national grid gas works site, in between Meridian Way and the West Anglia main line railway line to the east (served by Meridian Water train station). It is being developed by Countryside Partnerships as part of a 25-year regeneration scheme of the Meridian Water area.
The Meridian One Community Garden is a meanwhile site on that plot for the next 10 years, which will expand over time as adjoining patches of land are released to us. To help the community get things started, The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) will manage the site for the first four years from Autumn 2022. See below for opening times and volunteering and educational opportunities. From time to time, we will also be hosting a range of workshops and family events.
How to find us
Location map
Spring/Summer Opening Hours
- Monday – Friday – open 9am – 5pm
- Wednesdays & Thursdays – Gardening Green Gym 10.45am – 2pm
Address
TCV Meridian One Community Garden, London, N18 2DX
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Directions
Entrance to the community garden
Nearest station Meridian Water. Exit station onto Meridian One building site, turn right and follow the footpath to the Meridian One Sales and Information Suite. The entrance gate to the Community Garden is on the far side of the Suite.
On foot from Lea Valley Tesco Extra, cross the trainline via Meridian Water station and follow the instructions from there.
From Albany Road, continue past the Meridian Angel Primary School car park and onto the footpath around the building site. The Garden entrance is just before the Sales and Information Suite.
Access and Parking
The site is well served by public transport. Please use the train, bus, cycle or walk where possible; there is no parking on site. Bicycles can be brought on site at owners’ risk. Buses stopping nearby include 34, 192, 341, 444.
Educational workshops for school groups
We currently provide free, curriculum-based outdoor workshops for local primary schools and home education groups. Sessions run on Mondays afternoons, last around 1.5 hours, and cover a range of topics.
Please contact us at meridianonecg@tcv.org.uk to discuss if this is of interest.
Upcoming activities
Contact us
If you’d like to contact TCV at the Community Garden, please:
Email MeridianOnecg@tcv.org.uk
Facebook: TCV Enfield
Instagram: TCVenfield
Our supporters
The plot is owned by the London Borough of Enfield and we are funded by Countryside Partnerships.
Our Partners
