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
RUSS AGM June 2024
The RUSS AGM will be held online on Thursday 27 June at 6.30pm. Members will receive details of how to register by email. Draft minutes of the 2023 AGM can be found below.
Residents move into 12 Church Grove!
Following practical completion of the 12 Church Grove site in early 2024, we are very pleased to say that we’ve had our first group of residents moving in, and we are expecting many more to collect their keys over the
Invitation to design a new play area
Thanks to the generous support of individual donors and the Veolia Environmental Trust, RUSS is creating a new public play area next to the Ravensbourne river. We are inviting creative practitioners to submit ideas to be developed with RUSS residents
Help us make a public garden for Ladywell
Help us create a new public garden for Ladywell, plant new trees and hedges, and open up a stretch of the Ravensbourne river that has been closed off for decades. https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/riversidecommunitygarden
Work in Progress: ceilings
This is the second in a series of posts focusing on different elements of the 12 Church Grove self-build, with the hope of sharing the learnings and challenges. Much progress has been made at 12 Church Grove since the self
Introducing new trustees recommended by the board
The RUSS Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place this year on Saturday 24 June, from 2-4pm. RUSS members can sign up to attend here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/russ-agm-2023-tickets-634903963847 (And if you’re not a member, you can join here.) Full details of the
RUSS AGM June 2023
The RUSS Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place this year on Saturday 24 June, from 2-4pm, at the Hub, 12 Church Grove, Ladywell, London, SE13 7UU. RUSS members can sign up to attend here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/russ-agm-2023-tickets-634903963847 As we approach the
