Think & Do Camden

Yesterday we welcomed 20 volunteers from 5 organisations to Three Fields Estate in Camden. Thank you to Savills; Camila Fernandez Tielens, Clearcast, REVOLT; Linda Playfoot Assoc CIPD, Anthesis Group; Andy Marsh, Camden Climate Alliance & Camden Council for coming down to make an impact! Huge thanks to Julian Sanz 🌈 & Mulalley for supporting and making the day possible! We painted railings and bollards to freshen up the car park and service road and also did a litter pick.

It’s London Climate Action Week 2024 and we’re taking a moment to reflect on our work with Think & Do Camden! 🌎 Back in March, we proudly supported Think & Do's Green Dragons Den event where 12 local primary schools pitched their sustainability initiatives to a panel of dragons, including our very own Riya Majithia. From reducing plastic waste to adopting greener waste management, these students are not just imagining a better world — they’re taking action to make it happen. Their passion and determination are a powerful reminder that real change begins with our youth. Watch our after-movie for a recap of the day and to see their projects in action! https://lnkd.in/eg27iTTg #LCAW2024 #NetZero

Do you care about nature in Camden?  Ahead of the general election in July, a climate and nature hustings for Holborn & St Pancras constituency will be held at St Pancras New Church (Euston Road, NW1 2BA) on Thursday 27th June, at 19:00. Candidates for Holborn & St Pancras will be given the opportunity to answer questions around the theme of climate and nature from their constituents. The themes for the questions are: Fossil fuels and the just transition; Nature, green spaces and wildlife; Housing, cost of living and energy bills; Travel and transport and local economy; and Food, health and wellbeing. To register for a ticket and submit a question to be asked on the night, please follow this link: https://lnkd.in/eQHxHbup The climate is changing and so must we! 

Back in March we held our second annual Green Dragons Den competition for Camden primary schools. This year 12 schools took part with 9 attending to pitch in person and 3 sending in written or video entries. We were so impressed by the children's confidence and passion for their projects which ranged from installing recycling bins in every classroom to increase recycling rates in the school, to planting a green wall alongside a busy road which boarders the playground and tackling lost uniforms with a new labelling system and school uniform swaps through out the school year! This video perfectly captures the spirit and energy of the day! Thank you to Camden Climate Alliance businesses who donated £5900 to support the projects which are underway and will be completed this Summer term. https://lnkd.in/ena9pRfy

We were thrilled to be joined by 40 corporate volunteers from Anthesis Group last Friday on Abbey Green Estate in Kilburn! In just 3 hours the team achieved so much. They litter picked 20 bags of rubbish from the estate and surrounding streets, thanks to Veolia Camden ECO team for the litter pickers. They also spread mulch on the new Communi-trees which were planted in Winter. Then achieved the mamouth task of painting the railings around the entrance to the estate, we had so many residents and neighbours coming over to say thank you for painting the railings and litter picking - it was so joyful! Thanks also to Mulalley for helping us to pull it together in a short timeframe and for the paints and other equiptment! Looking forward to working with you again. If you're interested in Corporate Volunteering in Camden please get in touch!

Would you like to join the Think & Do team? If you're passionate about climate and social action and community engagement then this could be for you! We're looking for a Sharing Space Activator to work at our Sharing Spaces in Somers Town. For more information check out our website - https://lnkd.in/gmWHX27i

A big thank you to the Camden Fixing Factory, Camden Cyclists, local sewers Hafiza and Shammi and Veolia UK for yesterdays Fix & Do event at our Sharing Space Goldington. As part of repair week clothes, bikes and electronics were all fixed, giving items new leases of life and preventing waste! If you missed this session but have something you would like to get fixed you can sign up the Repair Session on Monday 18th March 3-6pm at Kentish Town Library, where you can electronics and clothing mended - sign up via camden.gov.uk/fixanddo

Call for sponsors to help a Camden School Project! Think & Do and Camden Clean Air Initiative are working with the Camden Climate Alliance to host the second Green Dragons Den event on Thursday 21st March. We're looking for organisations to sponsor grants of £100, £300 or £500 which will be given directly to a primary school to complete the projects they pitch on the day. Projects can range from organising clothes and uniform swaps to rewilding a patch of the school grounds or launching a behaviour change campaign to reduce single use plastic in the school. Sponsors of grants will be linked with the school directly to follow the project and build a long lasting relationship for future collaborations and partnerships. If you are interested in learning more and sponsoring a school, please get in touch with Emily (emily@thinkanddocamden.org.uk) #Camden #Schools #CamdenSTEAM #Primaryschools

Another week, another 30 trees planted! Thanks to everyone who came to help out at Mortimer Estate last week to complete the Communi-trees 2024 planting season. Big thanks to our volunteers from Veolia UK's Camden Team, Revcap Advisors Limited and The Hive (https://lnkd.in/eTMQbsKV) We're really looking forward to working with the residents of both Abbey and Mortimer Estates as the apple trees grow and bloom over the next few years.

We kicked off our first Communi-trees planting of 2024 last week with volunteers from Savills, Revcap Advisors Limited and LOUD MOBILITY. Thank you all for your hard work digging some big holes! Thank you, Camila Fernandez Tielens, Jolana Lee and Georgia Yexley for getting your teams involved. The Communi-trees project this year focusses on two estates in the West of the Borough, Abbey Estate and Mortimer Estate. We will be working on Mortimer this week planting a further 32 fruit and ornamental trees which will take us up to 70 trees across the two estates and will form the start of the Kilburn Orchard!