***SATURDAY SESSION 10:30-11.30AM*** @ The White House Dagenham
enhance resident's experience of events at the White House Dagenham by improving the garden
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***SATURDAY SESSION 10:30-11.30AM*** @ The White House Dagenham
enhance resident's experience of events at the White House Dagenham by improving the garden
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Getting there
For this session we're going to meet at the task, so you'll need to make your own way there. We encourage you to walk, run, or cycle to do so!
About this session
GoodGym B&D is returning back to the The White House garden after two successful sessions in the Summer. Check out an Insta reel from a previous session here to get a feel for what to expect
Until recently a derelict 18th century farmhouse, in 2016 The WhIte House transfomed into a public space for art and social activity, hosting a public programme from poetry to painting to gardening.
Join us at this fascinating location to complete some hands on, practical tasks to help enhance the garden for residents to enjoy activities and events this Summer.
🧤 What We’ll Do
Lifting and moving some heavier items ready to be removed from the garden
Some lighter maintanence tasks (weeding, cutting back overgrowth etc.)
Preparing the large shed for painting
🕕 Timings
10:30am - arrive at The White House Dagenham.
10:30 – 10:35m - meet & greet, introduction & safety briefing
10.35 – 11.25am – task time!
11.25am -wrap-up and high fives
11.30am – finish
👟 Optional EXTRA
GoodGym B&D supports Barking Park Run, Saturdays at 9am - check out the session here and join us for more GoodGyming!
🌞 Why It Matters
Improving and maintaining the garden will enhance resident's experience when particpating in the Summer schedule of programmes, activities and events.
👋 Who You’ll Meet
Michaela - Programmes & Engagement Curator, who’ll guide us through the task and share exciting insights about this amazing community asset and it's history
Come along for a relaxed and friendly evening of volunteering – no experience needed, just bring your energy and community spirit!
We hope to see you there!!
This task supports
The White House, was set up in 2016 on Dagenham’s Becontree estate by Create London. We invite artists to live and work in the house, exploring new ways to collaborate with the local community, by becoming their neighbours. We host a public programme led by residents that ranges from poetry to painting to gardening. Our programme acts as a tool to address social, political and culturally relevant issues to our site and community, adopting approaches that challenge traditional hierarchies and aim to democratise decision-making across programming and how we run the house.
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This is a GoodGym community mission. When we're doing a community mission we make our own way to the task, so you can choose to walk, run, or cycle. Thinking of cycling - check out our FAQs
Led by Steven
Barking & Dagenham Good Gym Area Activator; School engagement for TfL, founder Roding Rubbish, Barking Park run regular.
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