Category: Community
22 November 2019 | Community, News and Features
We do more than just property guardianship
Dot Dot Dot’s unique approach to property guardianship adds a focus on community-building and placemaking. Read more about how we go beyond just providing empty property security and inexpensive housing for residents.
20 November 2019 | Community, News and Features
The Dot Dot Dot guide to living in Barkingside
Barkingside is one of our lesser known London locations, but what if I told you that you are a 30-minute jaunt down the Central Line from the big city? That you are a short walk away from beautiful country walks and water sports? Below are our top tips for how to spend those well-earned weekends in Barkingside.
23 October 2019 | Community, Spotlight on
Booth Haus Artist Collective
At the beginning of summer this year, a trio of Dot Dot Dot property guardians from Booth House in Whitechapel (Julian, Pete and Mai) put their heads together with two ambitious ideas. Both these ideas took off immediately and Booth Haus was born.
18 September 2019 | Community, Making a Space a Home, Volunteering blogs
A partnership: Community Links and Volunteer It Yourself
We teamed up with Community Links and Volunteer It Yourself to bring a formerly disused building back into use as an affordable property guardianship home. The result was eight volunteers gaining crucial qualifications and skills, and a low-cost home for two property guardians who will contribute positively to their community in Canning Town.
17 September 2019 | Community, Spotlight on, Volunteering blogs
Spotlight on: Killian – Grove Park Youth Club
Property guardian, Killian, at Grove Park Youth Club tells us about the benefits of guardianship and giving the building a meanwhile purpose whilst the youth club awaits vital funding to re-open.
5 July 2019 | Community, Volunteering blogs
The Thomas Crosbie PACE Foundation presents: Coldfire Festival
We caught up with a group of Dot Dot Dot guardians who are volunteering for Coldfire Festival with The Thomas Crosbie PACE Foundation. The festival is created as a celebration of young talent in sport and the arts, and promotes wellbeing, up and coming artists, and offers a safe space for young people to express their thoughts and feelings.
13 June 2019 | Community, News and Features
Bubble Club in action: Ska @ Pride Rock preparation
Now Bubble Club workshops in our Whitechapel property are in full swing, Dot Dot Dot team member, Charlotte, joined one of the weekly sessions to get stuck in helping them prepare for their upcoming event night.
30 April 2019 | Community, Making a Space a Home
Whitechapel Roof Garden
Keen gardeners in our Whitechapel property are turning the rooftop space into a lovely roof garden. Now Spring is here they’ve been working hard on the transformation – check out their progress so far.
20 March 2019 | Community, News and Features
Making the most of empty spaces – Bubble Club
We’re excited to announce that we’ve partnered with an amazing local community organisation, Bubble Club. They’ll be making the most of a largely under-used space in our Whitechapel property, to run weekly workshops where people with learning disabilities are supported to plan, organise and deliver the Bubble Club event nights.
12 March 2019 | Community, Making a Space a Home
The Whitechapel Workshop
Check out what our guardian, Jooles, is getting up to in his workshop in our Whitechapel property.
22 November 2019 | Community, News and Features
We do more than just property guardianship
Dot Dot Dot’s unique approach to property guardianship adds a focus on community-building and placemaking. Read more about how we go beyond just providing empty property security and inexpensive housing for residents.
20 November 2019 | Community, News and Features
The Dot Dot Dot guide to living in Barkingside
Barkingside is one of our lesser known London locations, but what if I told you that you are a 30-minute jaunt down the Central Line from the big city? That you are a short walk away from beautiful country walks and water sports? Below are our top tips for how to spend those well-earned weekends in Barkingside.
23 October 2019 | Community, Spotlight on
Booth Haus Artist Collective
At the beginning of summer this year, a trio of Dot Dot Dot property guardians from Booth House in Whitechapel (Julian, Pete and Mai) put their heads together with two ambitious ideas. Both these ideas took off immediately and Booth Haus was born.
18 September 2019 | Community, Making a Space a Home, Volunteering blogs
A partnership: Community Links and Volunteer It Yourself
We teamed up with Community Links and Volunteer It Yourself to bring a formerly disused building back into use as an affordable property guardianship home. The result was eight volunteers gaining crucial qualifications and skills, and a low-cost home for two property guardians who will contribute positively to their community in Canning Town.
17 September 2019 | Community, Spotlight on, Volunteering blogs
Spotlight on: Killian – Grove Park Youth Club
Property guardian, Killian, at Grove Park Youth Club tells us about the benefits of guardianship and giving the building a meanwhile purpose whilst the youth club awaits vital funding to re-open.
5 July 2019 | Community, Volunteering blogs
The Thomas Crosbie PACE Foundation presents: Coldfire Festival
We caught up with a group of Dot Dot Dot guardians who are volunteering for Coldfire Festival with The Thomas Crosbie PACE Foundation. The festival is created as a celebration of young talent in sport and the arts, and promotes wellbeing, up and coming artists, and offers a safe space for young people to express their thoughts and feelings.
13 June 2019 | Community, News and Features
Bubble Club in action: Ska @ Pride Rock preparation
Now Bubble Club workshops in our Whitechapel property are in full swing, Dot Dot Dot team member, Charlotte, joined one of the weekly sessions to get stuck in helping them prepare for their upcoming event night.
30 April 2019 | Community, Making a Space a Home
Whitechapel Roof Garden
Keen gardeners in our Whitechapel property are turning the rooftop space into a lovely roof garden. Now Spring is here they’ve been working hard on the transformation – check out their progress so far.
20 March 2019 | Community, News and Features
Making the most of empty spaces – Bubble Club
We’re excited to announce that we’ve partnered with an amazing local community organisation, Bubble Club. They’ll be making the most of a largely under-used space in our Whitechapel property, to run weekly workshops where people with learning disabilities are supported to plan, organise and deliver the Bubble Club event nights.
12 March 2019 | Community, Making a Space a Home
The Whitechapel Workshop
Check out what our guardian, Jooles, is getting up to in his workshop in our Whitechapel property.
