Is your charity, school, voluntary group or other not for profit good cause looking for good quality furniture, equipment and materials? Collecteco donate reusable items to good causes and clear a whole range of commercial premises. Please download the form below and send a list of what you are...
Lewisham’s volunteers celebrated at Mayor’s Awards ceremony Representatives from Lewisham’s voluntary and community sector and Lewisham Council came together on 30 November for the annual Mayor’s Award for volunteering ceremony. The Mayor’s Awards recognise the valuable work of individuals, community projects and businesses who contribute to or support others to volunteer their spare time and...
Lewisham charities and businesses come together on Giving Tuesday, 27th November The Mayor of Lewisham, Damien Egan, has praised an innovative scheme to match local charities with businesses to tackle social issues. Lewisham Community Conversation, organised by Lewisham Local, invited local businesses to connect with local charities and learn...
About The Whitefoot and Downham Community Food Plus Project (wdcfplus) provides food support to those most in need. It works in our local community, similar to a food bank. But it is so much more than that! The wdcfplus aims to alleviate food poverty and build a caring community. Originally...
Fun Palaces 2018 The 5th annual Fun Palaces weekend of UK wide and international events where culture is made by, for, and with people just like you and me. 6th and 7th October 2018, Across the UK and Worldwide Community at the heart of culture and culture at the...
Collaboration, innovation and community spirit – how place-based schemes are revitalising local philanthropy The report of the largest study of place-based giving schemes in England was launched today, commissioned by the Office for Civil Society, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The research uncovered a large and growing...
History of the project Since the 1966 Grove Park Youth Club had been a vibrant youth community hub until it was closed down in 2013 due to funding cuts. When the building closed, a group of passionate, dedicated local volunteers began campaigning to save the building and in 2016...
Refill London in Lewisham took another leap forwards last week, adding a further 9 local businesses as free water refill stations. 9 keen volunteers (including one baby in a pram), marked the end of national Volunteers Week and the One Less campaign, doing their bit to reduce local plastic waste....
Good News for Lewisham’s Businesses Research has taken place to determine how our local economies have recovered since the financial crisis in 2007/8. Using data of birth and death rates of UK companies, Pall Mall Estates has generated a ‘survival rate’ showing where in the country businesses have thrived the...
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