Old Fire Station N16

61 Leswin Road, N16 7NX 

Collect any time during these hours: Wednesdays 3.30pm - midnight (staffed 3.30 - 6.45pm), Thursdays 8am - midnight, Fridays 8am - 5pm

Our Urban Farm Shop sells extra items including bread from e5 Bakehouse and organic eggs, as well as produce from our Hackney sites. It's open on Wednesdays from 3.30pm - 6.45pm.

The Old Fire Station in Stoke Newington is home to GC's office and packing operations. It provides long-term space for not-for-profit and community groups. It offers rooms and halls for short-term hire and a programme of classes and activities.  

Beehive

Stoneleigh Road, N17 9BQ

Collect any time during these hours: Thursday: 6pm - late; Friday: 3pm - late; Saturday: 12pm - 5pm.

Please note: the Beehive is not suitable for people with mobility issues.

The Beehive is a great pub off Bruce Grove, serving local beers from the Redemption Brewery, as well as the great Bruce Stove Kitchen.

Blue House Yard

5 River Park Road, N22 7TB

Collect any time during these hours: Thursday: 5pm - Saturday 1pm

A creative hub near Wood Green Tube. It houses create workspaces and colourful "worksheds" for small retail outlets and craft enterprises. They have weekend craft markets and street food in the evenings.

Castle Climbing Centre

Green Lanes, N4 2HA

Collect any time during these hours: Thursdays 3pm-9pm, Fridays 9am - 9pm 

Housed in a striking Victorian water pumping station, the Castle is massively committed to improving its environmental performance. The kitchen garden welcomes volunteers and provides fresh, organic produce for the café.

Copper Lane N16

Springdale Road (between numbers 15 & 17) N16 9NG

Collect any time during these hours: Wednesdays 1pm – 8.30pm, Thursdays 9.30am – 8.30pm, Fridays 9.30am – 3pm

A cohousing project near Newington Green.

Core Clapton

161 Northwold Road, Upper Clapton, E5 8RL

Collect any time during these hours: Thursdays 3.30pm - midnight, Fridays 7am - 5pm

A charitiable initiative making osteopathy accessible to everyone. A social collaborative space for health, wellbeing, events and learning. Beautiful spaces for hire. 

Dalston Curve Garden

13 Dalston Lane (next to the Hackney Peace mural), London, E8 3DF

Collect any time during these hours: Thursdays: 3pm - 8pm; Fridays: 2pm - 8pm; Saturdays: 2pm - 8pm. (please note: garden may close early in bad weather, and is sometimes open till 10pm in summer)

A beautiful oasis opposite Dalston Junction station. There is a café and a spacious wooden pavilion for events, workshops and gatherings as well as wildlife-friendly trees and shrubs.

Deli at 80

80 Stroud Green Road, N4 3EN

Collect any time during these hours: Thursday: 2pm - 4pm; Friday & Saturday: 8am - 4pm

A neighbourhood deli providing healthy delicious food for happy bodies. Buy additive-free and ethically sourced goodies or stay for a coffee and a pastry. 

Downhills Park

Philip Lane/West Green Road, N15 4AE

Collect any time during these hours: Wednesday 6pm - Saturday 1pm

Veg cupboards are near the entrance to Downhills Park opposite Forks & Green restaurant on the paved section of Philip Lane/West Green Road.

e5 Bakehouse

Mentmore Terrace, E8 3PH

Collect any time during these hours: Thursdays 11.30am-5.30pm, Fridays 7.30am-4pm

An East London artisan bakery and coffee shop. Their head bakers also share their knowledge and expertise in bread-making courses.  

Finsbury Park

Hornsey Gate entrance, Endymion Rd, Finsbury Park, N4 1EE

Collect any time during these hours: Wednesday 1.30pm - Saturday 1pm

We have veg sheds outside the Hornsey gates to Finsbury Park, at the top of Endymion Road.

Flat Earth Pizzas

288 Cambridge Heath Rd, Cambridge Heath, E2 9DA

Collect any time during these hours: Wednesdays 4pm - 10pm, Thursdays: 12pm - 10pm, Fridays, 12pm - 1pm

Ethical pizza joint serving up meat-free pizzas using only the finest seasonal ingredients.

Groundwork East

6 Lower Clapton Road E5 0PD

Collect any time during these hours: Wednesday 3pm - 6.30pm, Thursday 9am - 6.30pm, Friday 9am - 4pm

A community and environmental charity that supports local communities and businesses to take practical action to create a fair and green future in which people, places and nature thrive.

Grow Hackney Wick

98c Main Yard, Wallis Road, London E9 5LN

Collect any time during these hours (summer 2025): Wednesday 6.30pm - 9pm, Thursday 12pm - 9pm, Friday 12pm - 6pm. Please note: collection times may be shorter in winter

An independent self-organised creative space, bar and kitchen in Hackney Wick, which hosts a diverse programme celebrating and nurturing local and international creative talent. It is also part of an ecosystem of studios founded in 2007.

Hackney City Farm

Hackney Road, E2 8QA

Collect any time during these hours: Wednesday 6pm-midnight, Thursday 8am-midnight, Friday 8am-4pm

A city farm in London dedicated to helping people learn about food, nature and the environment. A hub for community and environmental projects and home to Get Loose organic unpackaged shop.

Hackney Downs Studios

Amhurst Terrace, E8 2BT

Collect any time during these hours: Wednesdays 6pm - midnight, Thursdays 8am - midnight, Fridays 8am - 8pm

A thriving creative community, including several small shops and businesses, tucked away off Hackney Downs Park in an ex-industrial printworks. An Eat Work Art project.

Hale Village

Eagle Heights, Waterside Way, Hale Village N17 9FU

Collect any time during these hours: Wednesday 5pm - Saturday 1pm

We have a small shed on Waterside Way outside the management office of this community-focused development in Tottenham Hale.

Hatch Homerton

8 Mackintosh Lane, Homerton, E9 6AB

Collect any time during these hours: Wednesdays 2pm - midnight, Thursdays 8am - midnight, Fridays 8am - 4pm

An events space right by Homerton Overground.

Hornsey Vale Community Centre

60 Mayfield Road, N8 9LP

Collect any time during these hours: Wednesday: 2pm - 7pm; Thursday & Friday: 8am - 7pm

Village hall in the heart of its community that is run by the people it serves and has classes for baby choirs, school clubs, exercise for the over-50s and lots more.

Liberty Hall

Clapton Common, London E5 9AA

Collect any time during these hours: Wednesday 6.30pm - 9pm, Thursday 9am - 9pm, Friday 9am - 3pm

A community space near Springfield Park run by Clapton Commons, an open network of neighbours. Includes a community kitchen and garden as well as bike clinic, flowers and coffee kiosk.  

Myddleton Road

Bowes Park Community Gym, Myddleton Road, N22 8NW

Collect any time during these hours: Wednesday: 3pm - sunset; Thursday & Friday: 9am - sunset; Saturday: 9am - 1pm

A true community high street of independent traders with a monthly market, community garden, outdoor gym and a great range of unique shops and cafes. Near Bowes Park and Bounds Green stations.

Palm 2

(the new home for Organic & Natural)

152 Lower Clapton Road, E5 0QJ 

Collect any time during these hours: Wednesdays 12pm-9pm, Thursdays 10am-9pm, Fridays 10am-9pm, Saturdays 10am-12pm

A great food shop in the heart of Clapton and managed by the same owners as the wonderful Organic & Natural across the road.

Redmond Centre

Kayani Avenue, Woodberry Down, N4 2HF 

Collect any time during these hours: Wednesdays 5.30pm – 7pm, Thursdays 9.15am – 6pm, Fridays 9.15am – 3pm

Located in tranquil Woodberry Down, next to the Wetlands, 2 minutes’ walk from Manor House station. The Redmond offers a wide range of activities for the community and private hire for weddings, birthdays, funerals and other gatherings.

Roman Road

The Common Room, 5 Ford Road, off Roman Road, Bow E3 5NS

Collect any time during these hours: Thursday 5.15pm – 1pm Saturday

Set up by the Roman Road Trust, the Common Room is an innovative citizen-led space created through co-design with the community. A welcoming space, offering workshops, events and a hub for local groups to hire, connect and collaborate.

Round Chapel

Old School Rooms, 2 Powerscroft Road, E5 0PU

Collect any time during these hours: Wednesdays 1pm-9pm, Thursdays 8.30am-9pm, Fridays 8.30am-5pm

A thriving community space next to the Round Chapel in Clapton . Home to a nursery, community meals, play groups and plenty of beautiful spaces to hire for parties or meetings.

St Cuthberts Church

85 Wolves Lane, N22 5JD

Collect any time during these hours: Wednesday 5pm - Saturday 1pm

An evangelical Anglican church with a veg shed outside in the gardens. 

St John of Jerusalem

Lauriston Road, E9 7DH 

Collect any time during these hours: Thursdays 11am - midnight, Fridays 10am - midnight, Saturdays 10am - 1pm

The church has served the local community for over 150 years. The Revd Andrew Wilson welcomes people of all church traditions. 

St Mary Stoke Newington

Stoke Newington Church Street, N16 9ES

Collect any time during these hours: Wednesdays 5pm - 10pm, Thursdays 8am - 10pm, Fridays 8am - 3pm

A thriving church that supports the local community and its most vulnerable members. Its new centre offers diverse activities and is available to hire. 

St Peters

St Peter de Beauvoir church, Northchurch Terrace, De Beauvoir Town, N1 4DA

Collect any time during these hours: Thursdays 1pm - 10pm, Fridays 8am - 8.30pm

A focus for all sorts of community events during the week. The fully accessible crypt is a thriving centre for social interaction, creativity, cultural expression and community support. 

Tottenham Green

The Old Fire Station, Town Hall Approach Road, London N15 4RX

Collect any time during these hours: Wednesday: 6pm - Saturday 1pm

We have veg sheds in front of the Old Fire Station next to Tottenham Town Hall.

Woodman

414 Archway Road, N6 5UA

Collect any time during these hours: Thursday 2pm - 11.30pm, Friday 10am - 12am, Saturday 10am - 1pm

The Woodnam is a charming community pub in Highgate with a lovely beer garden, great food and live music.