It's especially hard to know how to draw this year to a close. Many people have lost dear ones during 2020 whilst others have also struggled with ill health, loneliness, hunger and financial hardship. At GCDA, alongside our partners and volunteers throughout the borough, we have sought to help bolster the … Continue Reading
GCDA End of Year News
It's especially hard to know how to draw this year to a close. Many people have lost dear ones during 2020 whilst others have also struggled with … Continue Reading
Half Term Meals Help Feed Hungry Kids
GCDA staff and volunteers were once again out in force throughout October half term offering holiday meals to school kids and their families. For … Continue Reading
BAME Library Opens At Woolwich Common Community Centre
We are proud to announce that GCDA has opened a new library at our community centre, WCCC, featuring the best of BAME writers. Our Centre … Continue Reading
Lewisham Food Hub Hits 50 Tonnes
GCDA along with its partner Lewisham Local has now clocked up 50 tonnes of food aid to help support the borough’s most vulnerable residents. The … Continue Reading
A Feeding Tower
Echium pininana is a stunning sight when it is in full flower. Endemic to the Canary Islands, it makes a stout rosette of coarse, hairy leaves, … Continue Reading
GCDA Cookery Clubs Now Online
We are delighted to tell you that our FREE GCDA Greenwich Cookery Clubs are back, but this time we are online. Starting on the 26th of … Continue Reading
Wild about Cherries
Cherries are one of my favourite fruits. Luckily for me, there is a stand of wild cherries not too far from where I live. When the weather is … Continue Reading
A Staggering Sight
Last week in our Plumstead garden site, one of the residents made a guest appearance, to wit a female stag beetle which must have … Continue Reading
Purple Flower Power
Even before the recent rain finally arrived, there were still several randomly self-seeded plants. Tucked away in apparently inhospitable … Continue Reading
Walking with Dinosaurs
Walking with Dinosaurs was produced by the BBC in 1999. It was narrated by Kenneth Branagh, featuring state of the art CGI and original music. … Continue Reading
GCDA End of Year News
It's especially hard to know how to draw this year to a close. Many people have lost dear ones during 2020 whilst others have also struggled with ill health, loneliness, hunger and financial hardship. At GCDA, … Continue Reading
Half Term Meals Help Feed Hungry Kids
GCDA staff and volunteers were once again out in force throughout October half term offering holiday meals to school kids and their families. For the past four years, GCDA alongside its partners, GLL, CACT Youth … Continue Reading
BAME Library Opens At Woolwich Common Community Centre
We are proud to announce that GCDA has opened a new library at our community centre, WCCC, featuring the best of BAME writers. Our Centre Manager, Jane Downes, came up with the idea after seeing a real gap in the … Continue Reading