Haringey Growing Hope event at Ducketts Common Sunday

Haringey residents are being invited to take part in Growing Hope, a free community planting event at Ducketts Common on Sunday 14 June 2026.

The gathering runs from 2:30pm to 4pm, with residents asked to meet behind Café Roj in Ducketts Common. It is open to Haringey residents and is being organised by Haringey Multi-Faith Forum and Haringey Multi-Faith Youth in collaboration with Haringey Council.

The event is designed as an inclusive, multi-faith response to hate, extremism and anxiety within the community. The programme includes clearing and tidying an area towards Turnpike Lane, a poetry writing activity and the planting of a rose bush.

Sunday gathering at Ducketts Common

The practical details are straightforward for residents deciding whether to attend.

The meeting point behind Café Roj is also where light refreshments will be provided by local businesses and faith groups. No booking details have been provided in the source information, so residents should rely on the stated time, venue and meeting point.

Planting, poetry and a message against hate

Growing Hope has been framed around a simple set of shared activities rather than a formal ceremony. Residents attending are expected to help clear and tidy an area towards Turnpike Lane, take part in poetry writing and join in the planting of a rose bush.

The rose has been chosen for its association with hardiness and strength. In the event’s own symbolism, it is intended to mark hope and love while acknowledging the pressures felt across communities.

The organisers have linked the gathering to recent countrywide arson attacks, a national rise in hate and growing anxiety and fear within the community. The event is therefore being presented as a collective show of respect, tolerance and unity among local people.

Why this spot carries local history

Ducketts Common is not just a convenient green space for the event. The source material notes its connection with the “Battle of Wood Green” in 1977, describing the common as a historically significant site in opposition to extremism and hate.

That history gives the planting event a sharper local setting. The afternoon is being held in a place already associated with community resistance to extremism, and the organisers hope the location will underline the value of togetherness in Haringey.

What residents need before going

Residents planning to attend should head to the meeting point behind Café Roj in Ducketts Common for the 2:30pm start. The event is scheduled to finish at 4pm.

The confirmed activities are clearing and tidying towards Turnpike Lane, poetry writing and planting a rose bush. Light refreshments are due to be provided by local businesses and faith groups.

The source information does not list accessibility arrangements, transport guidance or a booking requirement. The confirmed invitation is for Haringey residents to attend the free Sunday afternoon gathering at Ducketts Common.

Source: Haringey Council

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