Bankside Open Spaces Trust

Who we are

Bankside Open Spaces Trust is an environmental and volunteering charity set up by local residents with the aim of improving people’s health and wellbeing by making where they live and work greener and more beautiful.

We’ve been protecting, preserving and enhancing parks, gardens and other amenities in London’s SE1 and surrounding areas for over 20 years.

Our culture and values

We manage and maintain open spaces, welcome volunteers from both the community and the corporate sector, run regular gardening groups, support park steering groups, organise and take part in public events and educational projects, and offer advice to others. We collaborate closely with local residents and businesses to champion green spaces.

Thousands of people enjoy our open spaces every day. Each of our sites is unique, with its own atmosphere, identity and sense of place. Our spaces include Red Cross Garden, Marlborough Sports Garden, Waterloo Millennium Green and Tate Community Garden.

Award-winning

Our parks and gardens have won more than 32 awards, including the UNESCO Man and Biosphere award, London in Bloom Champion of Champions and the MPGA London Spade for our community gardening partnerships.

Bankside Open Spaces Trust and sustainability

Bankside Open Spaces Trust recognises that we are in a Climate Emergency. Our Sustainability Policy sets out how we work to minimise our impact on the planet and benefit where we work.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

BOST is firmly committed to equity, inclusion and diversity in all areas of our work. As part of 
their responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010, BOST has a duty to promote equality of
opportunity as well as tackling unlawful discrimination (whether direct and/or indirect and 
this also incorporates victimisation). We believe that equity of access, diversity and inclusion 
are a means to achieve our ambitions. about it applies to project delivery as well as the 
people we employ and involve in our work. 
We believe that we have much to learn and profit from diverse cultures, experiences and 
perspectives, and that diversity will make our organisation more effective in meeting the 
needs of all our stakeholders. 
It is the policy of Bankside Open Spaces Trust (BOST) to treat all employees, participants, 
contractors and job applicants fairly and equally, regardless of their age, disability, race, 
religion and belief, gender and sexual orientation. Furthermore, BOST will ensure that no 
requirement or condition will be imposed without jurisdiction which could disadvantage 
individuals purely on any of the above grounds.