loughborough farm
London
The Loughborough Junction Action Group (LJAG) is a volunteer-led social action
charity that works to improve the environment of Loughborough Junction and the
lives of the people who live and work here. It is our mission to make
Loughborough Junction a great place to live and work. It was formed in 2008
following the murder of a young man, Andrew Pratt, in Southwell Road. Local
residents in the road and surrounding streets came together to do something
positive for their neighbourhood which they felt had been neglected for too
long. LJAG works to achieve its mission through its projects which focus on
community events, skill-sharing, greening, children’s activities and
place-making. LJAG works to build a strong civic society in Loughborough
Junction and has a record of involving volunteers across our diverse
neighbourhood. LJAG’s fundraising activities have brought over £600,000 into
Loughborough Junction and we have been instrumental in attracting over £3
million of public investment into the area. Over 13 years LJAG has delivered art
projects which have improved a pedestrian alleyway under a railway bridge; run
two street photography projects; launched an augmented reality app linked to the
history of World War One; run community events including four street parties;
health events; a community festival; run cycle maintenance classes; craft
workshops; a mapping project; installed street planters and run community
planting days. We have worked with Lambeth council on the production of the
Loughborough Junction Plan and on public realm improvements and we facilitate
monthly meetings of the Loughborough Junction Neighbourhood Forum. LJAG runs
successful projects: Loughborough Farm, The Platform Cafe, Grove Adventure
Playground, Craft Workshops and an informal social prescribing project, Wish You
Were Here. Loughborough Farm is a successful community food growing project,
where volunteers come together on Saturday, Tuesday and Thursday to grow
vegetables and to socialise. The Loughborough Farm also has a successful
outreach programme on two council estates and each summer delivers tomato plants
and herbs to residents of the Loughborough Estate to grow on their balconies.
The Farm is also responsible for the orchard in Wyck Gardens.
