The Catford House is GCDA’s newest community space — a historic Lewisham building brought back to life with support of Lewisham council and the GLA’s Good Growth Fund. Now a bustling pub that supports local jobs and celebrates London-based suppliers, it also offers space for community activities, with a community kitchen, community programme and beautiful rentable event rooms … [Read more...]

We want Greenwich to be known as a great place for good food by all who live, study, work or visit here. By celebrating our rich diversity through vibrant food markets, festivals, businesses and community, we will grow, produce, prepare and share good food that is healthy, sustainable, affordable and accessible to all. Creating a Sustainable Food Revolution | Good Food in … [Read more...]

GCDA has recently been awarded a grant to roll out a series of creative writing workshops under the Greenwich Black History 365 initiative. The workshops which will start in January 2026, will be led by Scribes with Vibes, a group formed by four people who met more than two years ago whilst attending GCDA Learning’s Creative Writing course. Now they in their turn will share the … [Read more...]

  GCDA works with local volunteers on a regular basis, and their input and support is hugely valuable. Our GCDA volunteer programme means that the wider community benefits from the skills and knowledge of a wide range of people, whilst volunteers in their turn build up professional experience, build confidence and make new friends. Huge congratulations to our … [Read more...]

GCDA Learning From culinary inspiration and sewing skills to social media and business start-up support, our full range of FREE adult learning training sessions for January 2026 is now available to view. Make sure you don’t miss out! GCDA Learning has helped hundreds of adults to forge new paths both socially and professionally. Click here to browse our full Adult … [Read more...]