Keep Grow Heathrow Alive!

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Transition Heathrow faces eviction from Grow Heathrow, its squatted garden in the heart of Sipson.

After occupying the site on 1st March 2010, the plot has provided local residents with a space to start building more sustainable and more resilient Heathrow communities after the dropping of the 3rd runway. Residents and activists have worked together to turn the derelict piece of land back into a thriving market garden. 30 tonnes of rubbish have been removed and two of the greenhouses have been completely re glazed. There have also been many workshops and events such as permaculture courses, growing workshops and a well attended banquet.

Grow Heathrow is at the heart of the Transition Heathrow project, and the looming threat of eviction leaves it with an uncertain future. The land has become a community hub and a model of sustainable living and self-sufficiency. Please ensure the future of this exciting space by signing the petition to save Grow Heathrow!

1370 Signatures

  • stroma
  • G C
    • Comments
    • Grow Heathrow has brought the area back to life they have done a fabulous job it would be a gross miscarriage of justice if they lost it.
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    • Hillingdon FOE memeber
  • Sarah D
  • Jon S
    • Address
    • 8 Regency Square Tryes Rd Cheltenham GLOS GL50 2DP
  • Debbie A
    • Comments
    • I think this is a valuable project which greatly benefits the local community in learning about important environmental issues.
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    • 20 Waverley Close, Hayes, Middx. UB3 4AJ
  • Averil A
    • Comments
    • This project is of great benefit to the community and should be allowed to continue.
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    • 20 Waverley Close, Hayes, Middx. UB3 4AJ
  • Carl A
    • Comments
    • This is project is of great benefit to the local community and should be allowed to continue.
    • Address
    • 20 Waverley Close, Hayes, Middx. UB3 4AJ
  • Adam H
    • Comments
    • This camp is a part of the solution not the problem.let it be !
    • Address
    • 57 Brighton Rd N16.8EQ
  • Alexander E
    • Comments
    • How sad to see another example of the commercial interests of a minority take over that of the local majority. Grow Heathrow have created such a beautiful community space, bringing people together and closer to their natural environment.This is what life should be about, forget about the 'globalization' of everything, a return to local food production to re-create and strengthened community life based around sustainable living, sharing, family and friends. Keep up your amazing work, it's people like you who are the real heroes, shame on those who want to destroy this project.
  • Hannah M
  • Juliet S
  • Amy R
  • Alice F
    • Comments
    • transition heathrow is a truly brilliant place that needs to be kept alive
    • Address
    • 39 slad road stroud glos gl5 1qr
  • jennifer t
    • Comments
    • Supporting our own community programmes and sincere concern for all in the world will make changes. xxxxxx
    • Address
    • 24 St Albans Rd London NW5 1RD
  • Fiona G
    • Comments
    • Grow heathrow is such a positive example of what needs to be happening all over the country. We cannot allow it to be destoyed. Defend Grow Heathrow at all cost.
    • Address
    • 4 Cromartie Road London N19 3SJ
    • Address
    • Harmondsworth Lane, Sipson
  • JOHN R
  • Louis D
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    • 101A South View Road London N8 7LX
  • robin s
  • haley
  • David
  • Janet L
  • Jay Masdammer P
  • theo g
  • Jenny B
    • Comments
    • This sort of thing is what we need for better communities and a more resilient future. Good luck!
    • Address
    • 36 Newton Road Bitterne Park Southampton SO18 1NL
  • jessica
    • Comments
    • Please allow the Grow heathrow group to stay, they are supported by the local community and are doing such good work.
  • David A
  • Jason S
    • Comments
    • Such a good thing for the community should not be closed down. Especially in todays economic climate. I strongly feel that eviction would be unfair
    • Address
    • 33 Penton Drive Cheshunt Herts EN8 9RT
  • Ben B
    • Comments
    • The Grow Heathrow Project is set in a space that allows brilliant ideas to flow for bringing together possible solutions to our future on this planet as well as bring commuinty spirt back to local areas. I believe to law is set out to surve the people. In this case the need of the commuity is greater than that of an indivitual that has neglected the land for years. The project should be allowed to continue indefinitely and if projects like this could be set up across the country it would be no bad thing.
  • olivia r
    • Address
    • 121 lawrence street york yo10 3ef
  • Polly W
  • Karen P
  • Dylan R
    • Comments
    • Keep Grow Heathrow Alive. It shows there are some amazing people out there, still fighting for what is RIGHT!
  • Sarah N
  • Santiago
  • Stephen S
    • Comments
    • These people have contributed so much to the morale of the Heathrow Villages, who have themselves sustained a tremendous campaign against the 'Third Runway' (ie defeated the construction of a whole new airport) within Hillingdon.... The Third Runway is dead at the moment. Grow Heathrow/ Transition Heathrow will help keep it buried. The occupation is admirable. Please do not evict. Licence the site in some way. This is legitimate direct action.
    • Address
    • Hersham, Surrey
  • alice m
  • Janek G
  • Graciela R
    • Comments
    • Don't give up the fight!
  • Lizzie
  • Ann C
  • jack c
    • Comments
    • please do not close grow Heathrow. it is a community beacon and an especially positive project that benefits the whole community
  • Lucie K
  • Lisa
  • marco h
  • Richard C
  • Oliver N
  • Heth B
  • Ed G
  • Rebecca T
    • Address
    • 9A High Street, Hampton Wick, KT1 3DA