The St John’s Society and Friends of Friendly Gardens 2026 AGM was held on 1st March in The Brookmill. A summary of the meeting can be downloaded and read here. Full minutes of the meeting to...
The St John’s Society (SJS) and Friends of Friendly Gardens (FOFG) are inviting volunteers to get involved and help shape the future of their growing initiatives. Whether you can spare just an hour occasionally or commit more regularly, any time you can offer...
The St John’s community in SE8 have been quietly transforming the neighbourhood streets through a community led tree planting initiative. Working in partnership with Street Trees for London (STfL) and local residents, the work to date has already delivered over...
Following the success of the Thornville Street rain garden, the St John’s Society are thrilled to announce the location of our second rain garden to be constructed in the area – outside the Brookmill pub! This project is part funded by the Mayor of London Green Roots...
Regular users of St John’s Station may have noticed the overgrown patch of land tucked between Cliff Terrace and the station. Others might walk past it every day without realising it is there. Either way, it is a space that has gradually slipped into neglect. The...
It was one of the worst disasters in the history of the UK’s railways, but the St John’s rail crash of December 1957 has no memorial or marker within St John’s. We want to put that right. St John’s Society members and other locals have been working to put up a plaque...
