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Where Friends Grow by No Plant Left Behind
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Our story

Where Friends Grow is the social club of No Plant Left Behind. This is how a project about plants became a community of friends in cities across the UK.

No Plant Left Behind volunteers building a community garden

It started with No Plant Left Behind

No Plant Left Behind is a youth-powered Community Interest Company. We work alongside communities to design and create green spaces that are good for people and nature, and we get people hands-on with nature in everyday life.

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A Where Friends Grow social in full swing

Then came Where Friends Grow

Where Friends Grow is our social club. We run relaxed, nature-inspired socials for people in their 20s and 30s, from craft nights to park walks, in cities across the UK. The money from every ticket goes back into No Plant Left Behind’s work.

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Why we do it

A note from our founder

[A few sentences from our founder, in their own words. For example: why they started No Plant Left Behind, the moment they saw that people needed friends as much as green space, and why the socials followed.]

[Name]Founder, No Plant Left Behind

Our mission

To reconnect people with nature, and with each other, through friendly, low-pressure socials in green spaces.

Our vision

A UK where everyone has friends nearby and a green space they love.

What we stand for

Neighbours planting a shared bed

Nature for everyone

Green spaces aren’t a luxury. Everything we do gets more people outside.

New friends laughing at a craft table

Friendship first

Every social is built so it’s easy to talk to someone new.

A big, mixed group at a social

Everyone welcome

Come solo, come as you are. We work to make every event accessible.

A space greened with money from socials

Every ticket gives back

Money from our socials funds No Plant Left Behind’s projects in local communities.

How we’ve grown

From today at the top, all the way down to our roots.

  1. Today

    Socials across the UK

    Regular socials in more and more cities, with something new every week.

  2. [Year]

    Our first retreat

    A weekend away to switch off, get outdoors and make proper friends.

  3. [Year]

    Growing beyond one city

    Socials start up in more cities as word spreads.

  4. [Year]

    The first Where Friends Grow social

    A small group, a green space and a lot of chatting.

  5. [Year]

    A first community garden

    No Plant Left Behind's first space designed and built with local people.

  6. [Year]

    No Plant Left Behind begins

    An idea to bring landscape design and community food growing together.

…and the people behind it

A big group at one of our socials
  • Our founder

    [Name]

    Founder

  • Our operations manager

    [Name]

    Operations Manager

…and most importantly, you

Every social is shaped by the people who come along. Thank you for turning up, bringing a friend and making it feel like home.

Funding and grants

Ticket sales keep our socials running. Grants and sponsors help us fund free places, new projects and our work in local communities.

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Come and see for yourself

The best way to get to know us is to come along to a social. Come solo, lots of people do.

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