Volunteering resources to benefit your organisation.
What are trustees? Trustees are the people in charge of a charity. They play a vital role, volunteering their time and working together to make important decisions about the charities work. Trustee Recruitment Event It can be difficult for small charities to recruit enough trustees with the skills, drive...
No one needs to be alone on Christmas day in Lewisham! Join one of the free community Christmas meals around the borough. If you know of any other free community meals during the festive season, please let Community Connections know on community.connections@ageuklands.org.uk or 0208314 3244. Thank you to Lewisham...
Lewisham Local launched its first ‘Get Involved Fair’, it was hosted by Lewisham Library, and included 14 organisations/community groups that showcased the great work that they do and offered individuals access to a wide range of volunteering opportunities to get involved in and make a difference in the local...
Meet Alma, the coordinator of Linking Lives, a befriending initiative based in Crofton Park that matches local volunteer befrienders to local residents living in the areas of Crofton Park, Brockley, and Forest Hill who are experiencing loneliness. Linking Lives, Crofton Park has over 50 volunteer befrienders since it began...
GoodGym Lewisham, have you spotted us out and about? If you are ever around Lewisham on a Monday evening, you might spot a group of runners in red t-shirts, chatting and laughing as they go. You might also see our friendly faces at your local parkrun at Hilly Fields,...
Starting from July, 2018, Woodpecker Road Community Clean Up is a monthly, voluntary event that gathers the local residents of Woodpecker Road or anyone who’s interested to help clean up the local area and to make it a better place. Approached by the charity CleanUp UK, Alain Rozet is...
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...
I am a proud member of the GoodGym movement. I joined GoodGym Lewisham in November 2016 and have enjoyed everything I have done with them to date including racing and volunteering. I initially stared attending and just did the group runs before signing up for missions and eventually coach...
