A community organisation · London
Rooms that stay open.
Betty keeps a few ordinary rooms available to neighbours. A table for reading. An hour for cooking. A space a local group can book without a speech. You can walk in. You do not need to explain yourself at the door.
What the rooms are for
Four uses. We do not invent a fifth when the week is already full.
Weekday lunch
The shared pot
Soup or something as plain. Eat here or take a bowl if you are on the way somewhere.
AfternoonsThe reading table
Newspapers, a shelf, and quiet. We will walk you to the public library if you want the bigger one.
Saturday morningThe pots
Soil, seedlings, and a bench. Useful if you have a windowsill and no garden.
By the hourA room for your group
Residents’ meetings, rehearsals, a union branch. Priced so a collection tin can cover it.
This week
The board by the door says the same thing. If a session is off, we write it there first.
| When | What | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Monday to Friday, 12:00 | Shared pot | Stay or take a bowl. |
| Monday to Thursday, 14:00–17:00 | Reading table | Quiet. Children welcome with an adult. |
| Wednesday, 18:30 | Banner workshop | Paint, cloth, and a reason. No experience needed. |
| Saturday, 10:00 | Pots | Bring a jar if you have one. |
| By arrangement | Room hire | Write first. We answer within three weekdays. |
From the rooms
Tuesday
“I only came in for the warmth.”
She stayed for the pot, then started chopping. That is the whole story, and it is enough. — Ruth, Bermondsey
Saturday
A windowsill is a garden.
We do not pretend everyone has a plot. We pot things that can live on a ledge, and we say so. — Malik, Peckham
Membership
Come, or pay a little so the door stays open.
Both count. A member is a neighbour who uses the rooms, or someone who sends a small yearly amount. We do not sell the list. We do not ask you to recruit anyone.
The desk
A note is enough.
Ask about the week, a room, or how to send the yearly amount. We reply within three weekdays.
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London