During 2014-2016, I worked in Community Development in Kingston Upon Thames and used my camera as a way to break down social barriers, communicate with and engage residents.
With big thanks to the Malden Manor Community who feature, ‘Love Where You LIve’ is my submission to an annual video competition.
©Trish Gant
Close to the Hogsmill river, where artist John Everett Millais is said to have created his Pre-Raphaelite masterpiece Ophelia, Elliot Newton conservationist from Citizen Zoo shows local Malden Manor kids how to build a beetle stack from logs.
Elliot is currently working on reintroducing watervoles to the Hogsmill River.
Fancy helping? Get involed!
The Real Junk Food Project Community Cafe at the Etna Community Centre, St. Margarets in the London Borough of Richmond, builds relationships with local supermarkets, taking food that is nearly out of date and would otherwise end up in the bin, turning it into tasty meals for those in need. The cafe is run by volunteers on a pay as you feel basis. It addresses food poverty and social isolation in the locality. Anyone can attend.