Have you got an idea to improve a space in Lewisham?

This spring, we are offering a group of young people in the Borough of Lewisham the opportunity to design and build a new space for their community.

Build Up will mentor and support a team of young people to design and construct one proposal this Easter. All activity costs and materials will be funded by Build Up.

Your idea might involve improving a neglected piece of land, creating somewhere young people feel welcome or building a new resource for a community centre. Take a look at our projects page for examples of what we have built before.

Build Up will fund: 

• A 2 hour co-design workshop with your group
• 4 days construction and on-the-job training for young people
• Timber construction materials, project management and coordination

Requirements:

• Projects need to be located in the London Borough of Lewisham
• You are, or are able to assemble, a team of young people aged 10-23
• The project is expected to be used for 5+ years 
• The person / organisation responsible for the site is supportive of the project and can sign-off a final design in a maximum of 5 (ideally 2) days.

We are especially interested in projects:

• Proposed by young people aged 23 and under, submitted either by themselves or by an adult representative
• Proposed or to be led by young people of colour, from working class communities and/ or from under represented groups
• That support young people’s voice in local regeneration