The empowering nature of cooking
Jessica Dyer talks to Migrateful founder Jess Thompson about the empowering nature of cooking and connecting communities through a cultural exchange.
Migrateful is a social...
Town hall lit for George Floyd
Lambeth town hall in Brixton was lit up in purple tonight (2 June) to mark the death of George Floyd in Minnesota.
Lambeth council is...
Black Lives Matter protest in Brixton
https://youtu.be/7dPLiPvU48o
Several hundred Black Lives Matter protestors marched through the streets of Brixton and Stockwell today (1...
Reclaiming their streets: SW9 Street Champions
We have all been added to street WhatsApp groups, meeting neighbours for potentially the first time. One such group in Brixton, initially set up...
He’s Buddie lucky
Charlie Metcalfe follows the fate of one that got away – a very lucky young pigeon
Leonid Dementiev was spending a quiet day with his...
Mental health charity Mosaic services online
As the theme of Mental Health Week (18 – 22 May) is kindness, Brixton-based Mosaic, a pioneering mental health charity has been asking members...
Mental Health Week: Have your say on Lambeth services
This week is mental health awareness week. The Mental Health Foundation has some tips for looking after your health at home, and you can...
Grove Adventure Playground’s new role as food distribution centre.
https://youtu.be/7Es-IsDjJnw
The coronavirus crisis may have forced Grove Adventure Playground to close its doors to physical play but volunteers are rolling their sleeves up to...
Great Black Britons competition
Brixton’s Black Cultural Archives are backing a national competition launched by the 100 Great Black Britons campaign and supported by Britain’s biggest teachers’ organisation,...
Keep Papa’s Gates Open!
Papa’s Park is an open access playground in the heart of Brixton, that has seen many generations of local children pass through its gates....
Growing for your community
Incredible Edible Lambeth (IEL) is running two schemes that recognise the difficulty of growing outdoors during the coronavirus lockdown. ‘Growing for your Community’ is...
Transition Town Brixton’s vision for a better future
Transition Town Brixton's Nick Anim and Susan Sheehan argue in "Our Common Future: From Scarcities to Shared Cities" that the coronavirus lockdown allows us to think...
Performance: Black men and the lockdown
Kwame and the Lockdown is an interactive theatre performance and community dialogue event about Black men in the time of Covid 19.
The Black...
Brixton Windmill’s sails keep turning
Brixton Windmill and Friends of Windmill Gardens are working hard to continue to deliver a service to the local community and retailers despite the...
Keeping the voluntary sector going during lockdown
Richard Davis is a voluntary sector community coordinator with the Integrate Agency and Lambeth resident of 20 years. Here he shares his experience of...
Furloughed foodies aid NHS frontline
Volunteers who are on furlough or have lost their jobs because of coronavirus have been delivering healthy and delicious meals to NHS staff across...
LATEST CAMPAIGN NEWS
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...
VOLUNTEERING
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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