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The Friends of Arnold Circus is a charitable community organisation dedicated to the regeneration and upkeep of the Arnold Circus.

The Friends of Arnold Circus is a charitable community organisation (Registered Charity No. 1114726) dedicated to the regeneration and upkeep of the Arnold Circus bandstand and surrounding Boundary Gardens, located in the centre of the historic Boundary Estate. Established by local residents in 2004, we have worked with the community to turn Arnold Circus from an unloved and run-down space into the much-loved and well-tended oasis it is today.

08/05/2026

Volunteer Workdays:8th May '26.

With: Jean, Pam, Lucy, Henrietta, Bernadette, Victoria, Johnny & Andy.

Andy & Jean litter picked.
Eight, yes, eight, s**ts were cleared.

Gulleys were swept, with all the sweepings off to the compost bins.

Euphorbias were de-headed.

Newly planted things were watered.

And for everyone; cups of tea from , and marmalade cake too, of course.

01/05/2026

Volunteer Workdays:1st May '26.

With: Chris, Pam, Charlie, Lucy, Bernadette, Victoria & Andy.

Andy litter picked.

Gulleys were swept. All sweepings to the compost bins.

Steps were weeded and ivy trails were trimmed.

Charlie dug out three-cornered leek.

Lucy planted out a group of feverfews.

Over-enthusiastic Japanese anemones got pulled out and off to the compost bins with them.

Select things got watered deeply and we all said hi to Aditya's mum
👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻

And for everyone; cups of tea from , and oh-my-word a lovely blackcurrant cake, of course.

25/04/2026

Volunteer Workdays:25th April '26.

With: Jean, Chris, Pam, Charlie, Lucy, Bernadette, Victoria & Aditya.

Jean litter picked.

Gulleys were swept, steps too. All sweepings to the compost bins.

Charlie dug out a ton of leafmould & bagged it ready for use.

Cherry branches were fixed in place as habitat boosters.

More ivy trails were trimmed from railings.

In the beds, ivy was cleared from round plants.

Select things were watered deeply.

And for everyone; cups of tea from , and greek holiday biscuits and a lovely lemon-drizzle cake from , of course.

17/04/2026

Pam swept gully's & snipped ivy, Jean & Andy litter... Lots of fag ends, Charlie & Susanna twig sorting, Lucy ivy clipping round plants & watering, Victoria and Olivia tong action on litter. There's your report. While the 😼 away the 🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭🐭 will play

Volunteer Workdays:17th April '26.

With: Jean, Andy, Pam, Charlie, Lucy, Victoria & Susanna.

Andy & Jean litter picked.

Gulleys were swept.

Andy repaired a litter picker.

Fallen twigs were collected & the rest of the failed cherry was sawn to prep for its new life as deadwood habitat.

More ivy trails were trimmed from railings.

In the beds, ivy was cleared from round bergenias to set the pig-squeaks free.

Select things were watered deeply to help with good early growth. It's very dry.

And all the sweepings went for composting.

And for everyone; cups of tea from , and apparently absolutely amazing lemon-y things from , of course.

10/04/2026

Volunteer Workdays:10th April '26.

With: Jean, Andy, Pam, Henrietta, Charlie, Aditya, Lucy, Chris, Victoria & Bernadette.

Andy & Jean litter picked.
One s**t.

Gulleys were swept.

Sticks were collected.

Logs were piled, and habitat was boosted.

Ivy was trimmed.

Danae were watered.

Leaf mould mulch was spread.

And all the sweepings went for composting.

And for everyone; cups of tea from Leila's Shop , and treacle oat biscuits, of course.

03/04/2026

Volunteer Workdays:3rd April '26.

With: Jean, Andy, Pam, Lucy, Chris & Bernadette.

Andy & Jean litter picked.
Lucy cleared a sleeping bag nest.
Three s**ts; dog & human.

Gulleys were swept.

Sticks were collected.

Lemon balm was cut back.

Arum creticum tubers were soaked then planted.

And for everyone; cups of tea from Jean, and a selection of sweet treats, of course. The Easter Bunny, early, visited.

27/03/2026

Volunteer Workdays:27th March '26.

With: Jean, Andy, Victoria, & Bernadette.

Andy & Jean litter picked.
A three s**ts week.

Gulleys were swept.

Sticks were collected.

A big branch had collapsed from the failing cherry tree - calls made for this to be made safe. (contractors came later and did the works)

And for everyone; cups of tea from , and honey almond cake from , of course.

20/03/2026

Volunteer Workdays:20th March '26.

With: Chris, Pam, Lucy, Bernadette, Andy, Charlie, Henrietta & Jean.

Andy & Jean litter picked.
Andy got four s**ts.

Gulleys were swept, and steps, with all the sweepings away to the leaf-bins.

Ready-to-use leaf mould was dug out of a leaf-bin and bagged.

Geranium macrorrhizum cuttings were taken and replanted. They root easily this time of year and should grow away quickly.

Strobilanthes wallichii & Geranium 'Fielding's Folly' were planted.

A cherry laurel was removed.

And for everyone; cups of tea from , and a lovely marmalade loaf cake from , of course.

13/03/2026

Volunteer Workdays:13th March '26.

With: Chris, Pam, Bernadette, Andy, Charlie, Henrietta, Susanna, Aditya & Jean.

Andy & Jean litter picked.
Andy got two s**ts & Susanna, a whopper, & this duly noted.

Gulleys were swept, and the inside's too, with all the sweepings away to the leaf-bins.

Sticks were gathered & off to the habitat piles.

Brqnches were winkled out from a leaf bin and the top-layer of unrotted leaves moved, all ready for emptying the bottom layers of ready-to-use leaf-mould.

Euphorbia ceratocarpa got planted.

Dogwoods got cut hard back.

And for everyone; cups of tea from , and malt loaf from too, of course.

06/03/2026

Volunteer Workdays:6th March '26.

With: Chris, Pam, Bernadette & Jean.

Cold & wet.

Jean litter picked.
No s**ts.

Gulleys were swept, with all the sweepings away to the leaf-bins.

Green snowdrops 'in-the-green' were planted out, and asters were lifted, split and replanted.

The loquat was cleared of hand-snapped broken branches because heaven forbid a leaf touch a bench-sitter.

And for everyone; cups of tea from , and millionaires shortbread from too, of course.

27/02/2026

Volunteer Workdays:27th February '26.

With: Lucy, Victoria, Andy, Charlie & Jean.

Jean & Andy litter picked.
Andy got a couple of s**ts.

Sticks were gathered and more leaves winkled out of beds. Excess ivy got pulled. All the gubbins off & away to the leafbins or were added to twiggy heaps.

And for everyone; cups of tea from , and brown sugar butter choccy biscuits from too, of course. Victoria had two teas.

Address

Arnold Circus
London
E27JT

Website

http://www.arnoldcircus.co.uk/

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