Transition Town Tooting (TTT) are building a plastic bottle greenhouse at the Tooting Community Garden, along with Year Six from Gatton School.

That means the children are preparing bottles that would otherwise be added to local waste or recycling. They are measuring the site and problem solving for the construction, all during weekly outdoor learning sessions.

The whole school community has been collecting 2 litre clear plastic pop or water bottles (that's the kind TTT needs) since the autumn. Every week, the children come loaded with bags of bottles and will use well over 1000. Anyone is welcome to bring bottles to the garden on any Sunday.

This weekend, in the normal Sunday Garden session from 11am to 1pm, everyone is welcome to help TTT catch up a bit with the repetitive but deeply satisfying task of cutting, washing and piling up (hundreds of) their plastic bottles. Apparently it’s addictive!

They'll have the kit – if you have a favourite pair of sharp scissors, you’re encouraged to bring them along. Not all the jobs involve cutting – there's something for everyone of all ages.

The garden is at 5 North Drive, SW16 1RN. Any last minute info will be posted on both the TTT and the Tooting Community Garden Facebook pages. Not to tempt fate, but the weather forecast looks good!