The Woodfield Project

The Woodfield Project

At a glance

Causes

  • Arts
  • Environment
  • Gardens and parks
  • Health and well being / research and care
  • Local / community

Other details

Organisation type: 
Charity
Geographical remit: 
Local

Objectives

The Woodfield Project (TWP) is a charity devoted to running and using The Woodfield Pavilion, a refurbished community space that opened in June 2019 serving the communities of Tooting Common and surrounding areas.

Our Vision: to develop the Pavilion as a 'go-to' community hub for art, education, recreation, leisure and sports activities that focus on health and wellbeing, and conserves and builds an appreciation of the natural environment among its users.

Our Aims:

  • To provide a safe inclusive space for education, recreation and leisure in arts, culture, the environment, health and wellbeing;
  • To promote the appreciation of the natural environment; and conserve and enhance the natural environment of the Tooting Commons and its surroundings;
  • To increase TWP community reach and membership;
  • To establish more management teams that optimise the use of volunteers; actively engage local people and groups with TWP's aims,
  • To actively extend the benefits of TWP to vulnerable and socially excluded people in our community.

Activities

The main users of Woodfield are local residents, schools, and users of the Tooting Commons.  Within 1 kilometre of the Pavilion there are more than 7,000 households, perhaps 21,000 people; and some 12 primary and secondary schools - most with limited access to green space and many with limited space for sports and recreation.

  • TWP brings back into public use a green space that has been inaccessible to the general public for much of the last thirty years, and provide a hub for the community.  
  • By providing this hub, the community, local schools, harder to reach groups and disadvantaged families have a secure space and toilet facilities. This enables these groups to use the outdoor site and Tooting Common more often and for longer.
  • We also host a range of events from exhibitions to workshops, talks to walks etc., focused on biodiversity, art, education, community, wellbeing and more. We are also available for private hire and can provide facilities for events.

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