Wildlife Garden Threatened by Development Objections to a proposed new development on Old Tidemill School community gardens in Deptford have been made by the Friends of Old Tidemill School Garden, a community group of which I am a member.  The development will have a serious impact on the standard of living of local residents – particularly the school children who were moved from this site to the New Tidemill School in Deptford Lounge, for whom this garden is supposed to be their natural environment/science/garden space and as the community garden acts as a pair of lungs for the local area, filtering out toxic nitrogen di-oxide and carbon gases generated by the traffic surrounding the area on all sides.  Myself and my husband have volunteered in the garden and our family has participated in events held in  Old Tidemill School garden and I have been part of the community kitchen project cooking meals with vulnerable people and enjoying the sense of community cohesion and well-being that this project brings to people who would otherwise be isolated and dis-engaged from their local community. In addition to the general planning objections from Friends and Local people regarding loss of a valuable community asset … Continue reading Old Tidemill School Community Garden under threat