BOST is the Bankside Open Spaces Trust, working in the area south from the Thames near London BridgeBOST works to shape local concern into action, for parks, gardens, the streetscape and the wider shared environment. 

BOST promotes inclusive action and carries out consultation to ensure that local needs are met for each green space in the area. We work in partnership with local people, Southwark Council, businesses, other partners and funders through park steering groups.

BOST is a locally owned and run charity, which means we are committed to local people and places and will constantly work to bring meaningful improvements to the area. We are a Development Trust and are working towards financial sustainability to be able to better manage our shared future.

Our work includes planning and managing parks, re-landscaping, running celebratory events and helping local gardeners. We have recently taken on Red Cross Garden and revitalised this historic oasis. We particularly welcome frustrated gardeners of all ages to help with planting and caring for areas of parks and gardens across Bankside.

Among the tourism of the riverside, beside the Tate Modern and Shakespeare’s Globe, and among the commuters of London Bridge, this is an area where people live. The area holds families with children and teenagers, older people, many of whom have lived here all their lives, and a large number of homeless people. One of the important tasks that BOST faces is to ensure that there is a good open space network which serves the needs of all the local community, along with businesses and students too.