Posted on September 13, 2012
The CHUG allotment featured in the Evening Standard on the 12th of September, 2012. They caught wind of our allotment project and their Homes and Property section got in touch and interviewed CHUG’s Val Easty, top allotmenteer.
The article goes into detail about the choice of veg we grow – ‘cut-and-come-again’ crops like spinach, salad leaves and raspberries, rather than one-offs that wouldn’t go around all of the basin dwellers. They were also interested in the drainage of what is effectively a giant container garden, the difficulties we had along the way, the sad demise of the duck population and the introduction of worms to the allotment.
Read all about it…

Posted on September 7, 2012
CHUG will be opening the basin up as part of the Capital Growth Edible Open Gardens day, on Saturday the 15th of September. It’s a combined event with Capital Bee, so we’ll be running little boat trips to see our beehive in its secret location too.
As usual there will also be tea and cake on the lovely floating pontoons, and a chance to meet CHUG and find out more about our projects, history and exciting plans for the future.
Come down between 11am and 4pm on Saturday the 15th of September.

Posted on September 6, 2012
On Sunday the 23rd of September we will be opening the basin as part of London Open House.
We’ll have tours of a few boats, boat rides, and tea and homemade cake on the tranquil communal floating pontoons. Drop in for a nose around, we’ll be open from 10am to 5pm.

Posted on September 1, 2012
Neighbours – come and say hi over a cuppa and a piece of boat-home-made cake!
Residents have now moved into to the first completed blocks around the basin – Downham Wharf, at the north east side of the basin, and Commercial Wharf and Canal Wharf off Kingsland Road. To welcome our new neighbours and give old & new residents a chance to meet, CHUG is holding an informal Residents’ Tea Party at the moorings: Please join us on Sunday 16 September from 3 to 5pm!
