I love the Croft. It's partly where I brought my kids up, running around getting muddy and learning about how our food grows. But it's going through difficult times and I want to see it thrive! I was one of those people mentioned below, who tackled the wasteland. It helped me put down roots in Leith and connect with other Leithers ..Here's the Croft story...

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