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,
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
The first weeks of self-build at Church Grove
The RUSS project at 12 Church Grove in Ladywell has been shaped by future residents from the start: co-designing the building, sharing ideas, defining principles, raising funds, building a community, advocating for CLTs, building the community hub… And now a group of future residents have picked up tools and materials to work on their own homes.
Work with us: Volunteer Manager
RUSS is recruiting an experienced and driven volunteer management professional for the paid role of Volunteer Manager, with a particular focus on engaging, motivating and supporting our people-powered, members-led organisation, its members, its community-based projects and activities. Our Volunteer Manager
Taking shape in Ladywell
View progress on the 36 flats at Church Grove – watch the latest film of the site from July 2022. With concrete poured for all four floors and the bridges between the two buildings, scaffolding is now going up to
Work with us: self-build site manager
We are recruiting for an ambitious and driven construction manager for the role of Self-Build Manager (SBM), with particular focus on supervising and managing the self-build works at our Church Grove project in Ladywell, South East London. The self-build works consist
The Church Grove project and its community
The Church Grove Project is a pilot scheme to create sustainable, community-led neighbourhoods and truly affordable homes. It is intended to provide a replicable model that involves local people and residents in addressing the housing crisisand building vibrant, connected neighbourhoods.
Green light for Church Grove
Our community-led project to build 36 new affordable homes in Lewisham took a huge step forward last night, as Lewisham Council approved minor amendments to the scheme’s design, including an increase in the number of affordable homes.
