Community programmes
Diverse local community groups and partners are a vital part of Euston, and are already creating exciting new public spaces and programmes to support a sustainable future. This page provides further information about the projects underway in the area and links to the organisations that are developing them.
MAKE @ Story Garden
Led by Somers Town Community Association
MAKE @ Story Garden is a public studio for creative collaboration with, and by, local communities from Somers Town and St Pancras. MAKE embraces the skills and talents of people who live and work in Somers Town and the wider Camden area to address local issues and social challenges and to help widen participation in arts and cultural experiences – from making clothes to tackling the climate emergency. The first phase of the project – between 2019 and 2021 – was a collaboration between Central Saint Martins, Somers Town Community Association, Camden Council and Lendlease.
Euston Green Link
Led by Euston Town
A half-mile walking route between Euston Station and Regents Park, Euston Green Link includes imaginative green infrastructure, public art and signage reflecting local culture and heritage. A series of green installations including a green wall, planters and a new public pocket park, aim to bring a sense of nature to the area.
Green loop
Led by Camden Town Unlimited
The Camden Green Loop is a project that aims to make sense of our neighbourhoods as joined-up, accessible destinations with unique offers and experiences. Expanding on the Euston Green Link, we are encouraging businesses and organisations to adopt the values of the Camden Green Loop and celebrate their position within North London’s green and cultural offer. The Green Loop also offers opportunities for improvements – unloved alleyways, empty pockets of public space, an opportunity for a mural or green wall. By connecting with each other around this concept we can imagine and deliver projects that are part of a wider, cohesive strategy.
Drummond Street
Led by Euston Town
With funding from the HS2 Business & Local Economy Fund and Euston Town, a vision for Drummond Street, including promoting it as a culinary destination, is being implemented. This includes improving the environment and shop frontages, attracting new footfall, and offering business support and advice to Drummond Street traders.
Camden Collective
Led by Camden Town Unlimited
For the last 10 years, Camden Collective has offered free hot-desking space and subsidised offices for creative start-ups in the heart of Camden Town. A registered charity, the Collective takes on temporary leases in empty building to give start-ups the chance to take risks, experiment, and grow in a low-cost way. Camden Collective is working to bring the area and the buildings back to life, filling them with an ever-growing community of creative young people.
Camden Highline
Led by Camden Highline
The Camden Highline will turn a disused stretch of railway viaduct into a new elevated park and walking route, connecting Camden Gardens in the west to York Way in the east. It has come about thanks to the work of thousands of Camden Highliners, the local residents and businesses who have volunteered their time, money and skills to the project. When complete the Highline will be more than a physical link between neighbourhoods, it will be the foundation for all kinds of new connections between communities.