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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 
The Phoenix Garden continues to be run by a committee of volunteers comprising local residents and workers. It 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, from 2004 to 2010. It also holds regular social events, including an annual Agricultural Show and volunteering work-days.
The garden was under threat of closure in 2016, and was closed for an 18-month renovation. It reopened in 2017 with an event space building designed by
LondonTown.com information
Phoenix Garden Website
Gardens in London Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Camden Cultural infrastructure completed in 1984 Community gardening in England St Giles, London {{UK-garden-stub
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 si ...
areas. The Garden is located just off St Giles Passage and Stacey Street, north of Shaftesbury Avenue
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and east of 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 (the intersection with Oxford Street) and then becomes Tottenham Court Road. It leads from the north in the direction of ...
.
The Garden was set up on a carpark in the 1980s, which had itself been established on a World War II 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
Illegal dumping, also called fly dumping or fly tipping ( UK), is the dumping of waste illegally instead of using an authorized method such as curbside collection or using an authorized rubbish dump. It is the illegal deposit of any waste onto l ...
incident soon after its foundation. It is the only one of the original seven Covent Garden Community Gardens to survive to this day.
The Phoenix Garden continues to be run by a committee of volunteers comprising local residents and workers. It 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, from 2004 to 2010. It also holds regular social events, including an annual Agricultural Show and volunteering work-days.
The garden was under threat of closure in 2016, and was closed for an 18-month renovation. It reopened in 2017 with an event space building designed by Office Sian
An office is a space where an organization's employees perform administrative work in order to support and realize objects and goals of the organization. The word "office" may also denote a position within an organization with specific duti ...
. The garden is featured in the 2019 film Last Christmas.
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LondonTown.com information
Phoenix Garden Website
Gardens in London Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Camden Cultural infrastructure completed in 1984 Community gardening in England St Giles, London {{UK-garden-stub