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About Us

A big welcome from us all! We are the Maxwell Community Centre & Garden, the green heart of the Hilltown in Dundee since 2014. We support everyone in our neighbourhood to feel well and do well in life. We connect people of all ages and backgrounds with each other and with nature. Learn more about what we do, the story of our award-winning space and meet our fantastic team of staff, volunteers and board as well as our partners and funders. 

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What We Do

The MAXwell team supports people in our neighbourhood to feel better and do better in life through our three main areas of work below. Our unique model succesfully brings together person centrered care and support with urban food growing, cooking and youth development. Our creative and inclusive approaches offer multiple engagement possibilities for diverse interests and needs. We also help many other groups set up or run food growing projects and are part of larger networks and partnerships to learn and share with others.

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MAXGARDEN

Learn how to grow & cook in our garden or at home.

Garden events, resources and spaces close to you.
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MAXYOUTH

Opportunities for young people to connect with food and nature through after school or holiday garden clubs.

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MAXSUPPORT

Get support with bills, IT, food and more. Connect with others in your neighbourhood. Hire our space and services.

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  • 16 Jan 2025, 10:00 – 11:30
    Dundee, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
    Join us for a good blether all about gardening and food growing. Bring in your ideas, projects, questions and we can help you out! Get advice, borrow tools and get some freebies - all welcome, from complete beginners to experienced green fingers.Teas, coffees and toast available to keep us going :D
  • 16 Jan 2025, 14:00 – 16:00
    Dundee, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
    Come along and join us. Open to anybody who would like to maintain, improve or gain support for their Mental Health. Different activities each week.
  • 17 Jan 2025, 11:00 – 12:00
    Dundee, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
    Come along to the MAXwell Centre from 11am - 12pm every Friday, where toddlers and their favourite grown-ups can unleash their creativity and explore nature in our lovely garden!
  • 25 Jan 2025, 10:30 – 12:00
    Dundee, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
    Did you know we live in a fantastic city for birdwatching? From the noisy pink-footed geese to curlews, oystercatchers to falcons, woodpeckers to wagtails...join us to learn about birds and how to complete a Big Birdwatch survey for RSPB. Also how we can support our feathery friends and good places
  • 05 Feb 2025, 13:30 – 15:30
    Dundee, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
    Are you concerned about the impact of flooding in your garden or closest green space? Sarah Crowe will be sharing a range of ways to prevent or mitigate damage. It will be a hands on workshop to get us thinking outside the box!
  • 10 Feb 2025, 14:00 – 15:30
    Dundee, Carnegie St, Dundee DD3 7EW, UK
    In this workshop you'll build your own living ecosystem. Learn more about plants and enjoy this fun and creative workshop. You will take home your finished terrarium which will look wonderful, at your bedside or on a desk or coffee table.

Get Involved!

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We have many opportunities for people with all sorts of skills to volunteer with us, in the centre or the garden. Read more about how you can get involved

Ways to Support Us

You can make a direct donation here.

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Fundraising Ideas

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Once in a while we send out a newsletter with our upcoming events and activities and a little news with opportunities to get engaged. Sign up for it here.

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