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Grow East Anglia

We are an organization based on the Norfolk / Suffolk border, which was set up to provide high-quality art and craft experiences to members of our local community. We run a community allotment, supplying fresh produce to local community fridges and The Shelf – a social supermarket in Diss, Norfolk.

What’s happening

  • Heritage Craft’s Day

    Grow East Anglia were delighted to be featured at East Carlton Country Park on the 26th August 2019 We helped to provide a family fun day to learn about the history of the medieval woodland. We hoped you enjoyed making needle felt fairies and dragons with us. Read more

  • Green Space Day

    We were delighted to be involved with in the “Get to know your green space day” on Clover Road, where we whittled spoons, met the local residents and had the chance to see a very beautiful but naughty raven! Read more

  • New Workshop

    We’re delighted to start renting a new workshop space. It’s a little dusty right now, but we’ll soon have it cleaned and filled with balls of wool, paper, paints and loads of other craft materials for our workshops! Maybe we can finally get our pottery wheel up and running. Read more

  • Thank you National Lottery Players!

    We wanted to say a big thank you to the national lottery players who make our work with young people possible. Read more

  • Workshop at the Big C

    Getting creative at the Big C in Diss, Norfolk Read more

  • Keyrings, figurines and more…

    Using oven hardening polymer clay to make some fantastic mini-beasts, cute cactuses , beads and more with young people from SYEP, Sprouston. Read more

Our Work

We are a needs-led organisation that works with other organisations and charities. We specialise in outdoor activities and run a community allotment in a 60 foot polytunnel on the Norfolk/Suffolk border.

Who we work with

  • Children/young people
  • Elderly/old people
  • People with disabilities
  • Other organizations
  • The general public

Where to find us

Youth clubs, community centres in Norfolk and Suffolk and local community celebrations such as the Diss carnival.

What the people we work with are saying

“Can I come camping again next year”

This is a great way to get teenagers talking to each other.

Earsham – Awards for All funded project 2018

Rating: 5 out of 5.

“I haven’t had this much fun in ages”

I’m so proud of myself, I feel wonderful.

Earsham – Awards for All funded project 2018

Rating: 5 out of 5.

“I love growing my own vegetables”

It’s so relaxing and calming, away from the hustle and bustle.

Plot to Pot

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Let’s build something together.

We believe that together we are greater and can achieve more than we can on our own. We want to build links between young and old, between rural areas and towns and to get people communicating with each other.