To commemorate its 40th anniversary, GCDA has launched its own stunning tea towel featuring a wonderful design by local artist Ellen Strachan from Pigeon Loft Prints. Ellen has incorporated all of GCDA’s community activities in her design and you can even spot much-loved local characters if you look closely enough! What better way to do the washing up after Christmas … [Read more...]

We’re incredibly proud to be launching our GCDA artist residency programme for local creatives from the African and Caribbean diaspora.   With the support of funding from Royal Borough of Greenwich, we’ll be offering three residencies to artists and makers who’ll each benefit from a rolling exhibition across three GCDA community venues, paid workshop opportunities, a selling … [Read more...]

Call out for surplus food If you are a food business, food production, hospitality, market trader or organisation And find yourself throwing away surplus food fit for human consumption Then let GCDA know here and we may be able to collect it to redistribute to community food projects … [Read more...]

The 1st August sees the start of World Breastfeeding Week, with a focus on helping support women to breast feed. GCDA has always been infant feeding friendly, and we want to do even more to help support women to breast feed their babies and children in comfort and confidence. We will soon be putting up posters in all of GCDA’s venues to let people know we are there to help and … [Read more...]

There is no better way to shop for fresh sustainable produce or taste exciting new dishes than at an open-air market. Not only that, but traditionally, many new businesses cut their teeth on market stalls and go on to develop in exciting new directions. GCDA has been involved in running markets and supporting new market-based businesses for decades, and we are extremely proud … [Read more...]