North London Community Fund Summary of Projects

Click on a borough on the map to see the projects we have funded there.

Borough

Material

Year

2023-2024

Hackney

Woodshop of Recycled Delights

Wood

Material Type

Wood

Borough

Hackney

Year

2023-2024

Woodshop of Recycled Delights

2023-2024

Hackney

Created as an offshoot of community space the Garden of Earthy Delights, the Woodshop of Recycled delights offers locals the opportunity to learn practical skills and upcycle leftover wood.

Workshops teach attendees the basics of carpentry, including measuring, sawing and drilling. As well as learning practical skills, participants get to exercise their creativity as they make beautiful new creations out of scrap. The workshops produce items such as planters or benches that can be used in community spaces, while empowering attendees with the skills that will allow them to attempt their own repairs at home.

Across the period of the NLCF funding, the Woodshop repurposed an enormous 5,220kg of timber, double the amount of the previous year. Almost 300 people took part in 33 woodworking sessions, and the Woodshop was able to hire 1 new full-time staff member. With funding secured for the upcoming years, the team will continue to go from strength to strength.

To get involved or find out what's coming up at the Woodshop, head to their Instagram.

2023-2024

Waltham Forest

Forest Fixers at the Mill

WEEE

Material Type

WEEE

Borough

Waltham Forest

Year

2023-2024

Forest Fixers at the Mill

2023-2024

Waltham Forest

A repair cafe is a relaxed, informal setting that gives people an opportunity to fix their small electrical goods. Not only can they save an item from going to waste, but they can pick up valuable skills that will help them feel empowered to make other repairs at home.

Forest Fixers runs repair clubs in Waltham Forest. Thanks to the NLCF, the group was able to run 23 repair cafes and 19 repair clubs in 2023-24. Over 200 residents attended, learning valuable repair skills alongside their neighbours. 100 items were fixed at these events, saving them from going to waste - and saving their owners from needing to buy replacements!

If you want to get invovled, you can find the Fixers' details on the Waltham Forest Council website.

2023-2024

Barnet

Our Home Our Planet

Food

Material Type

Food

Borough

Barnet

Year

2023-2024

Our Home Our Planet

2023-2024

Barnet

Our Yard at Clitterhouse Farm was founded in 2013 when a group of locals campaigned to preserve historic farm buildings from demolition. NLCF funding allowed them to take their anti-waste attitude to the next level with a new project aimed at preventing food waste.

The project saw 35 familiies recruited to drop off their food waste at a new dedicated collection point. A new compost 'corner' was created with two composters and composting workshops (which has become a popular topic at weekly gardening sessions!)

Classes also helped families learn low-waste cooking techniques. The Our Yard team have recieved lots of positive feedback on the project, and have seen a reduction in food 'fly-tipping' at the farm.

You can read more about Our Yard at Clitterhouse Farm on our blog or on the Farm website.

2023-2024

Hackney

Nappy Ever After

Nappies

Material Type

Nappies

Borough

Hackney

Year

2023-2024

Nappy Ever After

2023-2024

Hackney

Nappy Ever After, founded by parents, for parents is your one stop shop for all thing reusable nappies! They sell reusable nappies, provide advice and demonstrations on how to use reusable nappies, and run a reusable laundry service.

With the NLCF award, Napper Ever After, were able to upgrade their reusable nappy stock, purchase a new cargo bike and invest time in developing stronger relationships with the nurseries and parents they support. Throughout the project they served five nurseries and recruited 21 new households.

Read more on about Nappy Ever After on our blog or their website.

2023-2024

Islington

MerIT

WEEE

Material Type

WEEE

Borough

Islington

Year

2023-2024

MerIT

2023-2024

Islington

MerIT offers free electrical repairs for the community, preventing items from going to waste and upskilling volunteers.

With NLCF support MerIT was able to complete over 100 repairs in 2023, and build partnerships with local colleges and the corporate sector. 16 volunteers were supported to learn electrical repair skills, with two going on to employment thanks to their experience with the project.

MerIT has now been able to secure three years of funding from Islington Council, so the organisation can keep supporting volunteers and preventing unnecessary electricals waste.

Read more about MerIT on its website.

2023-2024

Hackney

Laburnum Boat Club

Textiles

Food

Material Type

Textiles

Food

Borough

Hackney

Year

2023-2024

Laburnum Boat Club

2023-2024

Hackney

Laburnum Boat Club is a long-standing charity that supports vulnerable young people in Hackney by offering out-of-school activities such as boating and holiday programs.

Laburnum recognised that in these young people there was an opportunity to embed eco-friendly habits that could be shared across families and communities. With NLCF funding Laburnum was able to run waste reduction workshops, teaching practical skills like clothing upcycling and waste-free cooking.

The Club ran 30 workshops for over 50 young people, who became much more aware of the consequences of waste and picked up some great eco-friendly behaviours around food and clothing. The Club also noted a great culture change among their staff, who are more equipped to make sure Laburnum is always sustainable in its day-to-day activities.

Read more on the Laburnum Boat Club website.

2023-2024

Waltham Forest

Forest Recycling Project

Paint

Material Type

Paint

Borough

Waltham Forest

Year

2023-2024

Forest Recycling Project

2023-2024

Waltham Forest

The Forest Recycling Project is a Walthamstow-based charity that runs a number of initiatives aimed at reducing waste. One of these is the reclaimed paint program.

50 million litres of paint is wasted each year in the UK. The Forest Recycling Project averts this waste stream by collecting unwanted paint, quality-checking it and then selling it back to the community at discounted rates. The NLCF funding supported this scheme scheme by allowing Forest Recycling Project to increase shop opening hours and raise awareness of reclaimed paint as an alternative to purchasing new.

Over the course of the project, the increase in opening hours directly contributed to a 149% increase in sales, and over 14,000 litres of paint being diverted from waste facilities. Forest Recycling Project held 5 events over this time and saw an upswing in social media activity, suggesting there is now an increased awareness of reclaimed paint in Waltham Forest.

You can read more about reclaimed paint on the Forest Recycling Project website.

2023-2024

Hackney

Fashion for Future

Textiles

Material Type

Textiles

Borough

Hackney

Year

2023-2024

Fashion for Future

2023-2024

Hackney

Fashion For Future challenges our society's fixation with fast fashion. The organisation runs clothing swaps, where customers can donate clothes in exchange for tokens that they can use to shop for a new favourite. This not only reduces waste, but helps us rethink our relationship to clothing waste and reconsider when things really need to be thrown away.

NLCF funding allowed Fashion for Future to carry on the clothing swaps and deliver workshops covering skills such as textiles repair and clothes reworking and upcycling.

Across the period of the NLCF funding, Fashion for Future facilitated an incredible 7,906 clothing swaps, diverting over 50 tonnes of textiles from waste. Nearly 800 residents were reached through an impressive 85 workshops.

Read more about Fashion for Future on our blog.

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