We have gathered a team of reprobates (and my children) together to take on the Croftathon challenge. As a bunch of fair weather runners, twelve 5ks in twelve hours, this will be no mean feat!

But as one of the original team that started clearing the croft many years ago, it's a charity dear to my heart. Not only as a place that gave our urban kids somewhere to be messy and wild, but as a real example of how individuals can make a difference to community.

So any small donation you could give to help us make it round would be greatly appreciated!

A Story of Resilience and Renewal

Twelve years ago, a group of Leithers looked at a neglected patch of common good land and saw more than wasteland. They saw possibility. With spades, hope and sheer community grit, they reclaimed it and began to grow something remarkable: Leith Community Croft.

But the path hasn’t been smooth. The Croft has weathered lots of shocks: from economic turbulence that squeezes the lifeblood out of grassroots efforts; bad weather that batters social enterprises and stalls momentum; red tape that slows projects needing nimble responses; all this drains energy from a small team already stretched to thin.

That is why this January we are doing what this community does best: coming together! We will wrap the Croft in a living, moving circle of love - through running laps of the Croft and raise £10,000 to protect this vital space.

Every lap is a statement.

Every step says: this place matters.

Give what you can to help the Croft survive and thrive