Darwin Green Residents’ Association (DGRA)

Learn more about the association

DGRA

DGRA is Darwin Green Residents’ Association. It covers Darwin Green (DG1), King’s Court, and Franklin Gardens, in Cambridge, United Kingdom (see the map).

The aims of the association are:

  • To represent and to promote the interests of all residents
  • To work to improve the quality of life, environment, and local conditions for residents
  • To engage and collaborate with Cambridge City Council, Cambridgeshire County Council, and other relevant organisations on matters affecting the community
  • To provide a forum for residents to express views and to participate in decisions affecting the area
  • To promote community cohesion, inclusion, and participation across all sections of the neighbourhood
  • To promote environmental sustainability, to foster a community ethos that respects nature and to encourage the responsible use of natural resources within the community

All residents (over 18 years old) in the association’s area are automatically members and can vote during General Meetings.

Constitution

DGRA Constitution (PDF)

The latest version of the Constitution was adopted at the Annual General Meeting on 12 May 2026.

Committee

Here is the current DGRA Committee:

  • Konstantina Stamati, Chair
  • Graham Steed, Treasurer
  • Quentin Monnet, Secretary
  • Faith Oyepeju
  • Joanna Gould
  • Melanie Hersey

Contact

Use the Contact page to reach out. We’re happy to read your feedback, or to hear about your ideas!

Meetings minutes

Here is the logo for the association:

DGRA logo: stylised, monochrome hummingbird and heron in a circle

The hummingbird and the heron are references to Charles Darwin and Cambridge, respectively.

During his trips, Darwin studied a number of birds, and his observations eventually led to the conception of the theory of evolution. As it turns out, most of the birds that Darwin studied were not hummingbirds, but finches or mockingbirds. Nevertheless, in the collective imagination hummingbirds remain strongly associated to the scientist; the legacy £10 bank notes may have played a role in this. See also Darwin’s Hummingbird from Iris Montero Sobrevilla. A hummingbird also has the advantage of being easier to represent in a distinctive fashion on a logo.

Although not a formal emblem, the heron is a bird that can frequently be observed in Cambridge, both as an live animal around the river Cam, and as murals.