Lewisham Lowdown, a local social media business, were kind enough to offer 11 Lewisham charities free social media training! Find out more...
Social Media specialists train 12 Lewisham charities
Brockley Brewery: Local Vision
About If you know Brockley, you’ve probably heard of Brockley Brewery too. If you weren’t aware of what it’s all about, hopefully this blog will shed some light on how they are a part of the local community and give back. Brockley Brewery was founded in 2013, and has...
Lewisham Community Conversation | Responsible Business Week 2018
23-28 April was Responsible Business Week, an opportunity for local businesses to get involved locally and support good causes. To mark the occasion Business in the Community and Lewisham Local organised a Community Conversation. Four local charities presented community challenges they are addressing, including: homelessness, access to arts, youth violence and...
Business Giving Story: Catford Supermarkets & UKCG Soup Kitchen
The Soup Kitchen was launched in May 2017 after the UCKG HelpCentre opened up the kitchen for one day during the Christmas period and we saw there was a huge need for free meals in Catford. The Soup Kitchen is run on Saturdays from 11-2pm and we provide soup, bread and...
Business Giving Story: The Chandos & Rushey Green Time Bank
What happens when charity meets fun? The Chandos, a pub based in Honor Oak Park found their community charity of choice, Rushey Green Time Bank to fundraise for. Rushey Green Time Bank’s goal is to reduce social isolation by encouraging people to get involved with the local community by offering...
999 Club: Making Change Count for Homeless People
999 Club located at 21 Deptford Broadway provides services to homeless people. This small charity does big work offering “advice, support, shelter, health checks & activities” for those most in need. They centre not only on people who sleep rough but also those who are vulnerably housed, living in temporary accommodation...
New Year, New You! Profiling: Good Gym
Happy New Year from Lewisham Local! We hope you’ve had a restful break and that your New Year’s resolutions aren’t taking too much of a hit from ‘real life’. Let’s try and keep up the motivation shall we? Why not make 2018 a year of giving back to your...
Business Giving Story: For Jimmy & American Express
The charity, For Jimmy, held a volunteering day in partnership with financial company American Express. It was also a day that reflected the values of the charity; bringing people together and creating a sense of community. The link between For Jimmy and American Express came about through a conversation...
Christmas Giving Stories in Lewisham
Christmas for many, is the season of goodwill. Lewisham is full of it anyway but we thought we would capture some of our favourite stories that stood out this year. Read on for a sack-full of festive giving stories that will warm your hearts enough to roast chestnuts on...
Business Giving Story: parlez on supporting Foodcycle Lewisham to tackle food waste
parlez came to life from a belief in the local, a community-minded neighbourhood restaurant in Brockley placing importance on the value of local home-cooked food and conversation with friends and familiar faces! Upon visiting them for a discussion on their community work with Foodcycle Lewisham, co-founder Louis Edwards explained: “a key component...
