The Green Quarter celebrates nature, community and cuisine

At The Green Quarter in Southall, Berkeley is transforming an 88-acre former gasworks site into a nature-rich, communityorientated neighbourhood.

As well as delivering new homes, improved public spaces and new amenities including state-of-the-art padel courts, the team is committed to supporting the community, whether that be through the 100+ local initiatives and events coordinated, engagement with fantastic local businesses and artists, or supporting charities.

Connecting with the community

The Green Quarter’s community plan is tailored to the needs and aspirations of local people, organisations and businesses, and the team is proud to have now launched its annual Social Impact Report, which shines a light on its efforts over the last year. This includes the work undertaken to understand the community’s mental and physical wellbeing and importantly identify where improvements can be made to better meet their needs.

A core way that the team plans to action this is through the Community Engagement Steering Group. The Group brings together residents and stakeholders such Ealing Council, local schools, community groups and other key partners. It aims to bring valuable input into the area that will build strong relationships and drive positive change. There are places where people can connect and have fun such as Brilliant Gastro, which was recently opened by renowned chef Dipna Anand and is an exciting new addition to Parkside Yards, the cultural and commercial hub within The Green Quarter.

Dipna has already amassed a strong following in feeding the residents and visitors of Southall and beyond with the ever popular Brilliant food and celebrity chef James Martin, fitness coach Joe Wicks, and even King Charles III are among her fan base.

The Brilliant Gastro has already added such vibrancy, fun and, not to mention, the finest Indian cuisine to Parkside Yards, and joins many other exciting offerings here.

Raising awareness and driving skills

Another important way of driving change is through training and support, and the team is proud to have coordinated 80 work experience, apprenticeship and graduate placements, and careers events over the last year, while supporting 35 unemployed people into work.

Through the Berkeley Foundation, a charity founded by Berkeley Group, the team has joined the Crisis Homelessness Alliance, working to raise awareness about the growing issue of homelessness.

And as part of this, there is a vital role to play in supporting those who don’t have a place to call home.