Curated project templates to spark a meitheal in your street.
- EasyPainting
Paint a neighbour's house
A weekend mutirão to give an elderly or struggling neighbour's façade a fresh coat.
👥 4–8 people⏱ ~6 hours - AmbitiousGarden / clean-up
Turn a derelict plot into a community garden
Reclaim an abandoned lot or unused parish corner as growing space for the street.
👥 6–15 people⏱ ~24 hours - EasyMinor repairs
Fix a leaking shed before winter
Half a day, two people who can swing a hammer, and a roll of felt. Job done.
👥 2–3 people⏱ ~3 hours - EasyGarden / clean-up
Tidy an elder's front garden
Mow, weed, prune, plant some bulbs. One Saturday morning, three people, a tea break.
👥 3–5 people⏱ ~3 hours - AmbitiousPainting
Paint a mural on a bare gable wall
Bring colour to a dull corner of the street with a community-painted mural.
👥 8–20 people⏱ ~14 hours - MediumMinor repairsGarden / clean-up
Help a neighbour clean up after a flood
After Storm X passes, half the houses on the road are dragging carpets to the kerb. Show up.
👥 5–12 people⏱ ~8 hours - MediumPainting
Coordinate a whole-street wall repaint
Six houses, one colour, one Saturday. The street looks twenty years younger.
👥 6–12 people⏱ ~5 hours - EasyPainting
Repaint and brighten up an elder's favourite room
A weekend of indoor painting + small touches that lift someone's daily mood.
👥 3–4 people⏱ ~8 hours - MediumMinor repairs
Build and install a bench at the local bus stop
For the elders waiting for the 39A. A weekend of carpentry and a small permission letter to the council.
👥 3–5 people⏱ ~6 hours - EasyMinor repairsGarden / clean-up
Stack a winter's firewood for an isolated neighbour
A few hours of muscle in autumn keeps someone warm through January.
👥 3–5 people⏱ ~3 hours
