Make Shift Foundation – a showcase for young talent
Make Shift Foundation is a South London based charity that provides an open space for 16 to 25-year-olds from Brixton and Peckham to promote...
Brixton coronavirus group set up to support vulnerable residents
Brixton Covid Mutual Aid, a community-based organisation set up less than a week ago, has enlisted 3,000 volunteers to provide aid and assistance to...
Coronavirus, caution and connection – some thoughts from our community
Mental health charity Mosaic Clubhouse says keeping connected is vital for our health – even more so if self-isolating. Physical separation means we have...
“Giving a voice to the voiceless” – Brixton based charity Poetic Unity turns 5!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOC29blaiqY
Poetic Unity a Brixton based charity founded in 2015 by Ryan J. Matthews-Robinson better known as Ragz-CV was set up to give young people...
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...
Good food this Christmas brought to you by Incredible Edible Lambeth
How can we all source good nutritious food this Christmas to feed our families?
Finding fresh fruit and veg at affordable prices that has not...
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...
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Brixton House director joins call for anti-racist theatres
Gbolahan Obisesan, artistic director and CEO of Brixton House, the new theatre being built on Coldharbour Lane...
Brixton MP highlights Windrush Generation in parliament debate
Brixton MP Helen Hayes yesterday (23 June) used a House of Commons debate to highlight the plight of members of the Windrush Generation impacted...
Council drops controversial homeless policy before court challenge
Lambeth council has reversed a controversial policy on housing for homeless people shortly before it was due...
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Brixton opera company launches BAME mentoring scheme
The Brixton-based Pegasus Opera Company has launched a mentoring programme as a launchpad for the next generation...
Appeal to fund pottery kits for Brixton kids
Lambeth-based Mud Gang Pottery is well on its way to raise £1,500 so that 50 home pottery kits can be distributed to children in...
Brixton Soup Kitchen appeals for funds to help continue its work
Brixton Soup Kitchen (BSK) is continuing to provide food and emergency packs to the homeless, elders and...
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