Contact us
For general enquiries, please contact the Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens at our main office:
The GreenHouse,
Hereford St,
Bristol BS3 4NA
Tel: 0117 923 1800
Fax: 0117 923 1900
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The Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens is a registered charity with the charity commission. Our charity number is 294494. The Charities Commission register database can be inspected at any of the Commission's four offices by prior arrangement, or via the online Register of Charities.
The Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens is a company registered in England and Wales. Our company number 2011023. The registered office address is as above. VAT Number: 520 2825 82.
FCFCG Staff Contacts
Main Office (GreenHouse), Bristol
Allotments Regeneration Initiative
Growing With Schools (Coventry)
Jeremy Iles, Chief Executive
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Jeremy became Director of the Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens in October 2000, and has overseen a period of expansion and increasing recognition of the benefits of the city farm and community garden movement. He has contributed to many advisory groups including the Urban Green Space task force, Allotments Regeneration Initiative and the Community Sector Coalition. He is the Chair of Local Food - £50m Award Partner with the Big Lottery Fund.
Ian Egginton-Metters, Assistant Chief Executive
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Ian has been involved with community farms and gardens since 1986. One of his many roles has been to bring together agricultural organisations to encourage children to experience farming and food production under the Access To Farms partnership. With DCSF he helped establish the Growing Schools programme about hands-on learning, from which the Learning Outside the Classroom Manifesto has emerged, and the development of the School Farms Network. With the National Care Farming Initiative he is developing opportunities for health, probation, police and education to make use of farming and gardening environments for proven therapeutic, social and economic benefits.
Anna Nicholls, General Manager
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Anna has responsibility for the organisation’s logistical delivery, including its management and administrative functions, publications and information, personnel and the use of resources. Anna has worked at the Federation since 2001.
Administrator (TBC)
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Caitlyn Jones, Support Worker
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Caitlyn joined FCFCG in 2008 and is now a support worker, with particular emphasis on our Local Food Project and membership queries.
Diane Godwin, Publications Co-ordinator
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In addition to editing the Members newsletter Growing Places and producing various other publications, Diane is responsible for FCFCG’s image archive and updating the information resource centre on the Federation’s website. Diane, who has worked at FCFCG for a decade, also produces publications for the Allotments Regeneration Initiative as well as administering the ARI website.
Ken Elkes, Communications Co-ordinator
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Ken deals with Press, PR and marketing for FCFCG and its various partnerships and also produces several publications including the Annual Review. Ken is responsible for the organisation’s website and produces a regular e-newsletter for members. As well as liaising with corporate partners, Ken also deals with media and broadcast enquiries.
Jon Stevens, Finance Manager
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Jon looks after all financial matters, including budgetary control, banking and investments, grant claims and end of year audit, plus compliance with SORP regulations. Jon’s remit also takes in payroll and pensions. He has been with the Federation since 2000.
Doreen Douglas, Finance Assistant
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Doreen has worked for the Federation since 2002. She is responsible for administrating the organisation’s finances as well as processing membership.
London Office:
PO Box 25359, London NW5 4ZN
Tel: 0207 485 5001
Fax: 0207 485 5892
Catherine Miller, London Development Co-ordinator
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A professional gardener with 20 years experience of working in public, private and community gardens all over London, Catherine began working for the Federation in 2002. She supports the work of numerous community gardens and the capital's 17 city farms, as well as other groups and projects in the South East area. Whatever the size and scope of the group, Catherine is constantly inspired by the work of dedicated and resourceful staff and volunteers.
Nemone Mercer, London Development Worker
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Midlands Office:
Room 16, Koco Building, The Arches, Spon End, Coventry CV1 3JQ
Tel: 02476 675 211
Heidi Seary, Midlands Development Co-ordinator
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Heidi has 15 years of experience of working with environmental charities and community groups who undertake recycling, reuse and composting activities. She joined FCFCG in May 2009, and works to support projects in the Midlands through strategic and practical help. She encourages members to network and share good practice and also represents their interests to other external bodies and partners who want to work with them.
Marie Wellings, Midlands Development Worker
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Northern England Offices:
Mick Marston, Northern England Development Co-ordinator
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21 Beech Grove, Blackhall Mill, Newcastle upon Tyne NE17 7TD
Tel: 01207 562317
Fax : 01207 561317
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Raichael Lock, Northern England Development Worker
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Bridge 5 Mill, 22a Beswick Street, Ancoats, Manchester, M4 7HR.
Tel: 0161 275 9725
South West England Office:
FCFCG South West
1st Floor 6 Mannamead Road, Mutley, Plymouth PL4 7AA
Tel: 01752 267 293
Jeany Robinson, South West England Development Co-ordinator
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Sara Melendro, South West England Development Worker
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Helen Pank, Scotland Development Co-ordinator
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Helen has more than six years' practical experience of working on community farms, first in London running education, training and play activities and then in Edinburgh as a fundraiser and Community Garden Project manager. She set up the Scotland office at Gorgie City Farm, before taking a sabbatical in 2007 to sail round the world. She returned to work in June 2009, co-ordinating the work of the Fed in Scotland and rejoining the BLF funded Growing Communities in Scotland partnership between FCFCG, ARI and Trellis.
Naomi Knights, Scotland Support Worker
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Naomi has a background of working with people and the environment. Since 2006, she has supported the development of community farms and gardens throughout Scotland, encouraging networking opportunities and working with other organisations towards common aims. Naomi is enjoying the momentum and growing popularity of environmental issues and the part that community farming and gardening has to play in these exciting times.
Linda Perttula, Scotland Administrator
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FCFCG Scotland Office, c/o Gorgie City Farm, Edinburgh EH11 2LA
Tel: 0131 623 7058
Fax: 0131 623 7058
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Vicki Ferguson, Scotland Fieldwork Co-ordinator
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Vicki has been involved with a wide variety of horticulture and community projects for several years both in a voluntary and paid capacity. She has had experience working with many different groups of people including adults with learning disabilities; extra support needs young people and adults with drug and alcohol issues.
c/o Trellis 40 St John Street, Perth PH1 5SP
Tel: 01738 624 348
Katie Jones, Wales Development Manager
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Katie joined the Federation in 2008 to co-ordinate the development and delivery of the Growing Together in Wales programme, and following that the Tyfu Pobl programme. Katie also manages the Federation's team in Wales. She is based in the Cardiff office.
Abigail Charles, Wales Administrator
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Emma Williams, South East Wales Development Worker
07786 880119;
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Tim Atkinson, Community Enterprise & Funding Co-ordinator
07557 004608;
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All based at South East Wales Office, 46 Ninian Park Road, Riverside, Cardiff CF11 6JA
Tel & Fax: 02920 225942
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Rupert Dunn South West Wales Development Worker
07787 773437;
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Unit 1A, The Old School, Station Road, Narberth, Pembrokeshire SA67 7DU.
Tel: 01834 869927
Gary Mitchell, Mid Wales Development Worker
07866 802737;
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Cwm Harry Land Trust, Unit H, Vastre Industrial Estate, Newtown, Powys SY16 1DZ. Tel: 01686 946235
Sarah Collick, North Wales Development Worker
07910 498762;
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Ty Gwydr / Greenhouse, 1 Trevelyan Terrace, High Street, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 1AX. Tel: 01248 208630
Emma McGuigan
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Tel: 028 9045 5770
Austin Herron, Voluntary Convenor
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Tel: 0289 336 1002
Jenny McGetrick, Voluntary Convenor
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Allotments Regeneration Initiative
Carmel Ferguson, ARI Support Worker
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Carmel is the first personal contact most people have with ARI and she is involved in co-ordinating ARI’s Mentors, building up a strong working relationship with them. Carmel has been with the ARI project since September 2005 and has developed a broad knowledge of allotment regeneration issues. She is particularly skilled at encouraging less confident users to take their first steps in allotment regeneration.
ARI Office, The GreenHouse, Hereford St, Bristol BS3 4NA
Tel: 0117 963 1551
Fax: 0117 923 1900
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Room 16, Koco Building, The Arches, Spon End, Coventry CV1 3JQ
Tel: 02476 675 211
Keeley Thomas, Development Worker
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Keeley took on her role in the 'Growing with Schools' Partnership in May 2009, working with John Hirons in Coventry. With a background as an English teacher and self-sufficiency 'anorak', a mission to get every school in the city (and then, the world!) growing their own fruit and vegetables was too much to resist.
