Give and Gain day

For the eighth year in a row, a team from Local Partnerships took part in the national Give and Gain day organised by Business in the Community.  Their members work together to tackle a wide range of issues that are essential to building a fairer society and a more sustainable future.  They hope to harness the power of volunteers from the business world to promote the three aims of the initiative which are to:

• Mobilise a large volume of volunteers in one day
• Increase awareness of importance of volunteering
• Normalise volunteering within the business world

Doddington & Rollo Community Garden is a large roof garden in Wandsworth. Lack of resources meant that it was unused and the council handed over management of it to the Doddington & Rollo Community Roof Garden.  In a great demonstration of community ownership of green assets, the dedicated local team has turned it into a fantastic urban garden producing fresh fruit and veg that in turn they use for healthy eating projects and events for children and other members of the local community – free of charge. This year we went back to Doddington & Rollo Community Garden which provided an opportunity for our new chief executive, Sean Hanson, to demonstrate he has practical, as well as strategic, skills.