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The Southall Orchard Project is a community led initiative aimed at planting fruiting orchards throughout Southall. The goal is to have at least five publicly accessible orchards in place by 2020. Following on from the successful implementation of the first … Continue reading →

  ‘Incredible Edible’ is a very successful community led urban food growing scheme which began in the market town of Todmorden in the north of England. From humble beginnings in 2007, the scheme has spread far and wide resulting in … Continue reading →

The Bixley Triangle is a small area next to the Grand Union Canal near the Bixley Field allotments. For many years, the Triangle had been overgrown and frequented by drug users and rough sleepers. In 2013, Greenfields Children’s Centre artists-in-residence, … Continue reading →

On 5th March 2016 we successfully completed phase 1 of the Southall Orchard Project. The Mayor of Ealing, Cllr Harbhajan Kaur Dheer returned to unveil a new ‘interpretation board’. We were also joined by the Mayor’s consort and Deputy Leader … Continue reading →

The Southall Park Orchard nears completion. On 6th February more fruiting hedges were planted in another section of the park. These were complimented by apple and pear trees. Thanks again to all our fantastic volunteers. Phase one of the Southall … Continue reading →

Saturday 23rd January 2016 On Saturday 23rd January our volunteers were hard at work again. The next phase in the creation of the Southall Park Orchard entailed the planting of shrubs around the periphery of Villiers High School and their Multi … Continue reading →

On 5th December 2015 Southall Park was the venue for the planting of our first community orchard making the Southall Orchard Project a tangible reality. The windy conditions did not deter the incredibly enthusiastic  volunteers. Over a hundred people, most of them local, turned up to help.  … Continue reading →

What is a Disco Soup? Disco Soup is an international grassroots movement to raise awareness of food waste. Disco Soup originates from Slow Food Youth Germany, who devised the concept – “Schnippel Disko” – preparing otherwise-wasted vegetables within a party-like atmosphere, which has … Continue reading →

On Saturday 13th June people came together to ‘Bring & Share’ ideas, experiences, passion, skills and – let’s not forget – food & drink. At Southall Transition we believe the community has the power to solve many of its own … Continue reading →

We have a problem with Stuff. We use too much, too much of it is toxic and we don’t share it very well. But that’s not the way things have to be. Together, we can build a society based on … Continue reading →