In June 2024, we opened our rooftop community garden to the public. The newly established garden is part of an on-going project to host as much life as possible on a previously unused part of the building.

The garden is a multi-purpose space with a decking area for outdoor wellness classes and workshops, raised beds, a pond and our café Trinco operating at the weekends.

The garden is open to the public during the week with our café Trinco running on the weekends.

OPENING HOURS:

Public Access: Monday-Sunday 9am-4pm, Saturday 9am-9pm

Our weekly gardening club sessions are taking a break until Spring 2025. We are hoping to kickstart the group again in March, please get in contact if you have any enquiries.

What to expect:

Practical gardening activities in small groups

Helping to develop our newly established rooftop garden

Some heavy lifting may be required as we set the space up

Tools and equipment is provided

Time for tea and chats

Is this for me?

Gardening is the focus of what we do. This is for people who would like to help create and care for our rooftop garden and by doing so increase their gardening knowledge and boost their wellbeing in a friendly social environment.

Ensuring everyone’s safety and wellbeing is our priority so we cannot support everyone in our community volunteering sessions.

Though a staff member is on hand to guide during these sessions we regrettably do not have the capacity for one-to-one support.

If you’re interested in volunteering or have any questions or concerns, please contact gardens@oruspace.co We look forward to hearing from you.

Signing Up

To manage numbers, we require volunteers to sign up for each session using Momence.

We’ll then send you an email confirming you’re in and sharing the information you’ll need to know for the session.

Are you looking for a Team Day with a difference?

Spend a day on our rooftop community garden with your team, developing your professional relationships, learning about practical sustainability and helping to develop a valuable community resource in the heart of Sutton.

Why Team Build at Oru Sutton?

A bespoke team day to suit your team’s needs and goals

A full site tour of the pioneering Oru Sutton project, touring 34k sqft of high street regeneration, a collaboration between council and private sector

Team bonding through mindful activities: composting, growing, seeding, propagating, creating habitats to promote biodiversity

Skills and knowledge development to empower individuals to live a more sustainable lifestyle

Amenities

• Filter coffee and cake included

• Get stuck in with practical gardening tasks

• Experience dynamic team building activities

• Shower and changing facilities on site

• Help develop a project that is supported by the Mayor of London, Age UK and local SEN schools

• On site restaurant