Brixton’s season of goodwill
Brixton’s people and businesses have, once again, come together to help those who are lonely and in need at the worst time of year...
White Horse helps Brixton to care at Christmas
Pub staff and volunteers from the charity South London Cares yesterday (16 December) enjoyed a Christmas lunch with some of Brixton’s older residents at...
Age UK Lambeth appeal for Xmas volunteers
Age UK Lambeth is appealing for community volunteers on Christmas Day to make lunch special for seniors at the Vida Walsh centre on Saltoun...
Food bank gears up for busiest time of year
Food banks are facing the busiest December yet as new figures suggest record number of people in crisis will need support ahead of Christmas...
Xmas appeal for Brixton charity
CHIPS, the international Christian peacemaking charity, today launches a Christmas fundraising appeal for its Voices For Change project tackling youth violence in Brixton.
The charity...
Charity adds two youth workers to local team
An international Christian peacemaking charity has appointed two youth workers to help its work in Brixton.
Richard Asomaning will be responsible for community-based work for...
South London charity seeks grant applications
Groups from Brixton, Lambeth and other parts of South London can, once again, apply for grants to help people in need or distress from...
Take an icy plunge to end homelessness
Crisis, the homelessness charity, is challenging Londoners to sign up to the Icebreaker Challenge this December. Brixton’s Brockwell Park Lido is one of three open...
Winter Warmer fundraiser at Pop
Brixton-based charity Compliments of The House (CoTH) will host a Winter Warmer fundraising event in Pop Brixton on 24 November to raise awareness and...
Workshops at Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses
Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses (BPCG) is a community garden in the centre of Brockwell Park, providing a haven for local people and urban wildlife,...
Lambeth Schools Patrol launches in Brixton
The Lambeth Schools Patrol (LSP) project was formally launched yesterday (30 October) in the centre of Brixton.
The project is a partnership between Brixton businesses...
Traid – reuse, recycle, recreate
Brixton’s Traid has always been ahead of the trend, upcycling clothes since July 2013. Simone Richardson dropped in
Traid, a charity with 11 shops in London...
Freedom and support for older people to do fun things
MYsocial, run by Age UK Lambeth, an independent local charity that has been supporting older people for more than 70 years, is back for...
Help for young people to get into work
The BiG Youth Social Action Volunteers Scheme, recently launched at International House Brixton, helps young people who are not in education, employment or training...
Polo club fundraiser for Ebony Horse Club
A fundraiser for Brixton’s Ebony Horse Club takes place on Saturday 28 September at Ham Polo Club. Friends and supporters are being urged to...
Barnardo’s Brixton appeals for volunteers
Barnardo’s, the children’s charity, is looking for people to volunteer at its store in Brixton Road after the number of donated items has increased...
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Mosaic Clubhouse, a place of comfort and encouragement
Despite being part of a global movement Brixton’s Mosaic Clubhouse is unique in England. Ruby Gregory investigates.
Sitting on Effra Road is Mosaic Clubhouse, a...
Grove Adventure Playground appeal for support
Grove Adventure Playground is fundraising to take children on a day trip on the River Thames and a tour of Tower Bridge.
They need your...
Dig this at Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses
Composting, kitchen gardening and kids’ stories, not to mention a rousing wassail to kick off the new year – they are all happening at...
LATEST CAMPAIGN NEWS
Big demand for Windrush compensation scheme
The strong response to a letter from Lambeth council urging residents to claim under the Windrush Compensation Scheme meant supplies of a special form...
Nour petition urges support for its fight to retain a central place in Brixton’s...
Nour Cash & Carry, for many the beating heart of Brixton’s markets, has launched a petition against the notice to quit it has received...
Windrush scandal compensation meeting
Brixton’s Black Cultural Archives (BCA) is organising a public meeting in Lambeth town hall for anyone affected by the Windrush Scandal on Saturday 18...