Across the road from the RUSS flats in Church Grove there is an intriguing red brick building with Gothic windows and a round tower. The Playtower has been boarded up for many years, with pigeons flying in and out, but
Gardening in 2026
RUSS AGM 2025
We would like to invite you to our upcoming AGM: 3-5pm, Saturday 22nd November 2025 RUSS Community Hub at 12 Church Grove, SE13 7UU This meeting will include a presentation of the 2023 accounts and the trustees annual report, a review
We are recruiting a new Chair of our board!
Over the coming years, the Chair will play a central role in engaging RUSS’s network and membership, giving direction to our future strategy and working with our Future Projects working group to secure new sites. With the successful completion of
One Bedroom Ground-floor Flat Available at Church Grove
Fixed Equity Sale- £308,708.000 Please note that the application deadline has been extended. The new deadline is 5pm, Sunday 20th July. Flat Details Location: Ground Floor, West Block Open plan living/kitchen/dining Size: 52.6 m² Bathrooms: 1 Bathroom with shower Council
Community Statement – Discovery in Playground Area
A situation has arisen at 12 Church Grove as the result of our residents finding a bone fragment during a community build, and we would very much like to keep you updated as things progress. As you may know we
RUSS is hiring!
Having delivered our first ambitious community-led housing project at Church Grove in Lewisham, RUSS is looking for a Company Secretary to support our next steps. Key responsibilities include:– Liaising with our lenders regarding our long-term loan– Leading the process of
Making a new play area
RUSS is delighted to announce that Unit 38 will be delivering the new public play area at 12 Church Grove. Unit 38’s approach to the design and delivery of the play space will be guided by a series of playful
Church Grove in the news
Press release: London’s biggest community-led self-build housing project Families in southeast London are moving into homes they designed and built themselves with a local community housing group. The capital’s biggest community-led self-build housing project was coordinated by the Lewisham-based organisation,
Work with us: RUSS are seeking a freelance landscape designer & coordinator
The Rural Urban Synthesis Society (RUSS) is seeking to deliver on our landscape project, now that capital funding has been secured. We are seeking a freelance landscape designer and coordinator person(s), acting as lead to complete the landscape design and


