The Live Well! project at the Cafe Gallery Projects has now finished. For two years the outside space of the gallery in Southwark park was the Live Well! headquarters for artist Janice Macaulay.

The gravel area was transformed into an allotment with four raised beds to grow vegetables, salads, herbs and flowers.

There were free drop in sessions on Friday mornings for parents and toddlers where participants helped to plant and tend the allotment.

Janice and others also carried out three Live Well! marches in 2009 which you can see in the photos. Participants carried placards suggesting small ways of improving life such as ‘Don’t skip breakfast’, ‘Allow enough time’ and ‘Save the bees’.

The last march was part of the Bermondsey carnival on 11th July 2009 in collaboration with local families and young people. We carried giant vegetables that we made in workshops before the carnival.

The Live Well! project is characterised by four P’s: Peaceful, Positive, Participatory and Purposeful.

The Live Well! project lives on in the hearts and minds of all those who participated and helped out. Janice would particularly like to thank all the staff at Cafe Gallery projects who made her feel so welcome and fully embraced the spirit of Live Well!

For more information contact janicemacaulay@btinternet.com

Saturday, 5 June 2010

The 'bumblebee cafe' that we planted last summer has really taken off so we're hoping for lots of visitors!
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This week we had a huge hairy visitor to the allotment! He was very well behaved & mostly chilled out in the shade.
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Kay and Ivy busy weeding and watering
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Courgettes, beans, pansies and potatoes are growing a pace!
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Friday, 26 March 2010

Young visitors to the allotment help to plant nasturtium, sweet pea and salad seeds.
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The crocuses have appeared after a long cold winter. Spring has arrived at last!
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Friday, 12 March 2010

Live Well! workshops during women's week



An enthusiastic group of children and their carers from the local one o'clock club took part in Live Well! workshops during International Women's Week. They painted teracotta pots, watered the allotment and planted french bean, tomato, nasturtium and sweet pea seeds. Much enjoyment was had by all!
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