Lee Green Lives – who we are

Lee Green Lives (LGL) is a community group that works on behalf of the whole community in Lee Green, Lewisham. We run activities and services in a local community centre, targeting in particular the economically and socially disadvantaged at a community centre.  We are totally rooted in the community, our work also supporting some 15 local groups through the Lee Green Consortium. No matter what your age, ability or background we welcome everyone.

We began life in 2010 in an old disused unit in the declining Leegate shopping precinct to help breathe some life into it before it was pulled down in 2025 by the developers. Through our partnership with St Peter’s Church, we continue to host a wide range of activities and services in a community hall (Weigall Road, SE12 8HQ). Our work is vital to the well-being of local people, thanks to the hard work of volunteers and staff alike who provide so much relief, joy and friendship to so many while linking with other groups for the betterment of the area.

What we do

Our ‘doors always open’; ethos provides a welcoming and friendly environment, while meeting the needs of people experiencing economic and social difficulties. The Cost-of-Living crisis impacts on many, affecting not just their finances, but also their mental health.

Numbers, which dropped during and after Covid, have risen again to over 2000 visits annually and to over 400 individual visits to the centre a year. This reflects an ever-growing need, particularly since the economic downturn.

The range of activities and services include exercises for older people, sewing and healthy cookery classes, and a digital (computer) walk-in. In addition, Lee Fair Share, the local time bank, runs a Coffee &; Chat session and a range of social and physical activities.

All these have operated around a Support & Advocacy service that helps several hundred people annually with benefits, housing and other issues that overwhelm them. This service is held at the same time as our Warm/Welcome Space project that helps people keep warm while overcoming loneliness and isolation, so often key to their sense of well-being.

Lee Green Lives, because we believe that & ‘a stronger community is an engaged community’, also supports a local network of community groups, Lee Green Consortium, consisting of 15 organisations ranging from park user groups and a refugee support group to other community halls, the library and arts groups.