Category: Consortium

GRACE (Connecting Communities Changing Lives)

Opening hours: Monday to Friday: 9am – 3pm; Saturday: 10am – 2pm

GRACE’s charity shop offers for sale good quality clothing, books, bric-a-brac and housewares direct to the public. We support individuals and families by supplying clothing and essential everyday items. Additionally, we facilitate visits from clients who have been referred for assistance by local community organisations and council services. Furthermore, we extend our support to local charities both within the borough of Lewisham and beyond.

https://www.facebook.com/GRACErefugeeaid/

Lee Forum

Lee Forum is a group of local volunteers, supported by Lewisham and Greenwich councils, to improve Lee’s social, environmental and economic wellbeing.

We work, for example, to support and protect our local traders, community facilities and heritage, and to address problems such as derelict and empty buildings, land-banked green spaces, flytipping, inappropriate development, accessibility, road safety and public transport deficits. We are guided by Lee’s Neighbourhood Plan which reflects the local community’s aspirations for Lee as expressed through consultation. More details at www.leeforum.org.uk.

Membership is free, and open to all who live, work, or have an interest in the area. We are always looking for new volunteers, so please get in touch: info@leeforum.org.uk.

FUSS (Friends & Users of Staplehurst Shops)

FUSS was formed about twenty years ago by a group of local residents and a few local businesses. The aim was to raise the profile of what was a fairly run-down area north of Hither Green Station around Staplehurst Road.

This has largely been focused on providing and maintaining street planters that are changed at least twice a year. Other work has been conducted, often in partnership, with Hither Green Community Association. This has included funding local artists mural work, and a history project in the approach to the railway station. FUSS has also acted as an advisory group: monitoring rubbish collections; pressing for bus shelters; bidding for seating for shoppers; planting additional trees; refurbishing some festive lights and helping another voluntary group.

This work is funded through bids to the local Neighbourhood funds and the organisation of a smallish craft fair in a local hall and the major street FUSS Christmas Fair in early December each year that gives scope to local artisans and musicians.

Contact: fusspot100@gmail.com; or hgfuss.tumblr.com/

Lee Fair Share

Lee Fair Share Time Bank which operated in the Hither Green and Lee Green area. runs regular activities. If you are interested in the following activities or require more information, please contact Lorraine Spenceley on 07875 082571; or leefairshare@hotmail.com

COFFEE, CAKE and COMPANY
A social afternoon where you can meet people, join in with activities such as card games, quizzes and hear the occasional talks; or just enjoy a cup of coffee, a slice of cake and a chat.
Every Monday 1.30 – 3.00 pm

CHAIR EXERCISE
The older you get the more important it is to have a regular exercise routine. The benefits are:- Improved flexibility and range of motion. Decreased joint pain and stiffness. Improved muscle strength and balance. Improved blood circulation. Improved mood and concentration.
Stress relief. Chair Exercise class is not intimidating but don’t be put off, it really isn’t just for fitness fanatics. The Chair Pilates class is for all ages and all levels of ability and fitness, guided by Patty who is a qualified Pilates teacher. Patty will provide support for beginners and people with medical conditions.
Monday afternoons 3.00 – 4.00 pm after Coffee, Cake and Company

PILATES
Would you like to gain a better posture, balance and flexibility? Then come along to Pilates, a method of exercise that consists of low-impact flexibility and muscular strength and endurance movements developed by Joseph Pilates in the 1920s. This class may not be suitable for complete beginners and the numbers are strictly limited to 12 participants.

Lee Manor Society

Lee Manor Society is an active group in the Lee Manor Conservation area, including Lee and Lee Green, seeking to preserve the character of the area and its immediate surroundings. Set up in 1976 at a time when large swathes of Victorian housing were being demolished to make way for modern estates. It consists of local residents who donate their time and energy freely.

However, it does not just preserve, it works to improve the quality of life in Lee and to ensure that change takes place in a sympathetic fashion. It lobbies the council and other organisations, raises funds for small-scale improvements and undertakes direct action to remove graffiti and care for street trees. We also host tours of an old Ice House and cultivate a community garden in Manor House Gardens. We take part in consultation on planning matters. Members meet monthly to coordinate these activities.

Contact: leemanorsociety@gmail.com