About London Green Wood
London Green Wood (LGW) is a cooperatively-run workshop. We teach green woodwork using traditional techniques, hand tools and locally grown wood straight from the log. We have been creating opportunities to learn heritage and ‘rural’ crafts in Hackney since 2011. We are based at Hackney City Farm and Abney Park Cemetery.
By creating a space for people to work creatively alongside others, we foster friendships and community connections. By teaching people new skills, we create resilience. By working outdoors in nature, we provide a space for reflection and therapeutic activity.
Our aims
- Create a welcoming and accessible green wood workshop for a diverse community of woodworkers.
- Promote green woodwork.
- Provide opportunities for people living in the city to learn traditional rural crafts.
- Create opportunities for people to learn new skills and earn money from their skills.
Our members
At the end of 2024 we had 75 members (15% growth on 2023). Currently, 33% of our membership pay unwaged or low-income rates, 45% of these are female.
Projects
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- Spoon Club
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- Skill shares
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- Guest tutors
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- Coop workdays and socials
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Exciting things members did
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The Shop
So far 13 members are selling their work through the shop.
Community projects
We are donating our waste wood to Hackney based, Community Sauna CIC.
Courses
655 people joined 188 courses in 2024. We run 174 courses in Hackney City Farm and 14 courses in Abney Park Cemetery. Added to our other activity above, we taught green woodwork to around 1200 people.
People attending our courses at 69% female, 17% from ethnic minorities, 13% low-incomerates.
15% had been on a LGW course before.
95% of course reviews were 5*!
Governance
Two members of the Coop are currently elected Directors: W. Pun and S. Wolohan, both appointed on May 24, 2024 .
J. Clarke, resigned as Secretary on March 25, 2024.
S. Alexander, D. Evers, E. Robinson and S. Martin resigned as Director on March 25, 2024.
C. Lefebvre resigned as Director on December 31, 2024.
Permanent assembly
The open-source online chat service Mattermost hosted by Framateam is use as a permanent assembly for the directors and admin team.
Finance