Phoenix Garden
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The Phoenix Garden is a local community garden in central London
, England
, established in 1984.
Located in St Giles behind the Phoenix Theatre
, within the London Borough of Camden
, the Phoenix Garden is nestled between the busy Soho
and Covent Garden
areas. The Garden is located just off St Giles Passage and Stacey Street, north of Shaftesbury Avenue
and east of Charing Cross Road
.
The Phoenix Garden is a registered charity (number 287502), and used to be known as the Covent Garden Open Spaces Association (CGOSA).
The Garden has won first prize for Best Environmental Garden in the Camden in Bloom competition six times - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010. It also holds regular social events, including the extremely popular annual Agricultural Show and volunteering work-days.
The Garden was set up on a carpark in the 1980s, which had itself been established on a WWII bombsite (the site was bombed in 1940). Prior to this the Garden was the site of many houses, including a pub.
The Phoenix Garden has survived various challenges, including a major industrial fly-tipping
incident soon after its foundation. It is the only one of the original seven Covent Garden Community Gardens to survive to this day. It continues to be run by a committee of volunteers comprising local residents and workers.
London
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, England
England
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, established in 1984.
Located in St Giles behind the Phoenix Theatre
Phoenix Theatre
Phoenix Theatre may refer to:*Phoenix Arts Centre, former name was Phoenix Theatre in Leicester, UK*Phoenix Theatre , a West End theatre*Phoenix Theatre , a professional alternative theatre*Phoenix Theatre , a regional theatre...
, within the London Borough of Camden
London Borough of Camden
In 1801, the civil parishes that form the modern borough were already developed and had a total population of 96,795. This continued to rise swiftly throughout the 19th century, as the district became built up; reaching 270,197 in the middle of the century...
, the Phoenix Garden is nestled between the busy Soho
Soho
Soho is an area of the City of Westminster and part of the West End of London. Long established as an entertainment district, for much of the 20th century Soho had a reputation for sex shops as well as night life and film industry. Since the early 1980s, the area has undergone considerable...
and Covent Garden
Covent Garden
Covent Garden is a district in London on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St. Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit and vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and the Royal Opera House, which is also known as...
areas. The Garden is located just off St Giles Passage and Stacey Street, north of Shaftesbury Avenue
Shaftesbury Avenue
Shaftesbury Avenue is a major street in central London, England, named after Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, that runs in a north-easterly direction from Piccadilly Circus to New Oxford Street, crossing Charing Cross Road at Cambridge Circus....
and east of Charing Cross Road
Charing Cross Road
Charing Cross Road is a street in central London running immediately north of St Martin-in-the-Fields to St Giles Circus and then becomes Tottenham Court Road...
.
The Phoenix Garden is a registered charity (number 287502), and used to be known as the Covent Garden Open Spaces Association (CGOSA).
The Garden has won first prize for Best Environmental Garden in the Camden in Bloom competition six times - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2010. It also holds regular social events, including the extremely popular annual Agricultural Show and volunteering work-days.
The Garden was set up on a carpark in the 1980s, which had itself been established on a WWII bombsite (the site was bombed in 1940). Prior to this the Garden was the site of many houses, including a pub.
The Phoenix Garden has survived various challenges, including a major industrial fly-tipping
Fly-tipping
Fly-tipping is a British term for dumping waste illegally instead of in an authorised rubbish dump. It is the illegal deposit of any waste onto land, i.e...
incident soon after its foundation. It is the only one of the original seven Covent Garden Community Gardens to survive to this day. It continues to be run by a committee of volunteers comprising local residents and workers.