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...
Check out our March newsletter In the UK alone, it is estimated that 800 plastic bottles per MINUTE end up in landfill or as litter. At the current rate by 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the sea. Lewisham has been chosen as a pilot site...
Did you know that we drink at least 3.2 billion litres of bottled water each year and that 420 million of these bottles end up in landfill sites? Neither did I. If we continue at this rate by 2050 there will be more plastic in the sea than fish....
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...
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 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...
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...
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 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...
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...
Have you ever had difficulty finding a toilet to use in Lewisham? Lewisham Community Toilet scheme has found a solution to a common problem. Thanks to the new Lewisham Community Toilet scheme there will be more clean, safe and accessible toilets that are open to the public, free of...
On 28 November, #GivingTuesday was celebrated in Lewisham. A global day of giving what you can to good causes, following the huge retail sales of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Building on Giving Tuesday 2016, we encouraged local organisations to use Giving Tuesday to promote their work, gain supporters...
