Lambeth Larder - Blog

crisis at christmas - south london

20/12/2019

Crisis at Christmas is free to anyone over 18 and homeless. They offer hot food and other services.

It is open to guests in south London:

Monday 23 December, 11am – 9pm
Tuesday 24 – Sunday 29 December,
9am – 9pm

South London Centre
City of London Academy
Lynton Road
London SE1 5LA

GETTING THERE
Minibuses to the day centres collect guests from pick-up points in south London
Pick-up times (from point one on each route):

23 December
First pick-up 11am. Last pick-up 3pm.

24 – 29 December
First pick-up 9am. Last pick-up 12noon.
You should not have to wait more than an hour for a bus. Please make your own way to the centre if you can.

PICK UP ROUTE
1. Outside Brixton Recreation Centre - Pope's Road SW9 8QQ
2. Old Vic Theatre/Waterloo Green - Waterloo Road SE1 8NB
3. Outside Brotherhood of the Cross and Star Church - Falmouth Road SE1 6RT

For more information visit Crisis at Christmas

together we cook recipe book

15/11/2019

Looking for some tasty recipes to spice up your life?

Together We Cook is a new recipe book celebrating the diverse communities of Lambeth and Southwark.

It contains favourite recipes donated by local families that have been adapted to be low or medium in sugar, fat and salt.

Three members of the NHS community nutrition and dietetic service (Maryam Bader, Ana Da Silva and Harriet Preston) have written the book with the help of many others.

Delicious recipes include cornmeal porridge, jerk chicken, veggie wraps, orange and carrot cake...oh, yes!

Download your free copy here.

free fruit for kids at Tesco

12/11/2019

Tesco on Acre Lane, Brixton has free fruit for children to eat while you shop in the store.

free energy support from repowering London

31/10/2019

Repowering London offers free, independent, energy advice

1. Get free energy saving items for your home
Repowering London can visit your home and install radiator reflection panels, LED light bulbs, window and door insulation, etc.

2. Switch and Save
Repowering London can help you switch to a cheaper energy supplier. They can also help you change from a pre-payment meter, which is an expensive way of paying for your energy.

3. Warm Homes Discount
You could get £140 off your electricity bill for winter 2019 to 2020 under the Warm Home Discount Scheme. You may qualify, if you receive certain benefits. Contact them to find out if you are eligible and they can help you apply.

To book an appointment, email support@repowering.org.uk or call 020 3674 7519

useful info - EU SETTLEMENT SCHEME

2/9/2019

This information from Lambeth Council tells you how to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.

tin can cook

22/8/2019

I'm really enjoying Jack Monroe's latest book. Tin Can Cook is packed full of simple, cheap and tasty recipes, for anyone to try. Monroe makes fun, inventive dishes from canned, frozen and dried foods. She also confronts the snobbery surrounding these foods with academic evidence about their nutritional value. Recipes include, Black Bean & Peanut Stew, Lemon-Roasted Sardines and Chocolate Pear Cake! We'll post some of the recipes on our recipe page in the coming weeks. Oh, yes.

The directory summer 2019

12/8/2019

We've just published the summer edition of The Directory, which Lambeth Council has kindly funded. We're busy distributing 10,000 copies across the borough. To find a copy, check out your local library, GP surgery, food bank, children's centre, advice centre, job centre, etc.
If you miss this issue, you can download a copy from our homepage.
We also have a page showing Lambeth's food bank opening times in the August issue of Brixton Bugle newspaper.
A massive thanks to Ajuub (our distribution team) - superstar!

lambeth larder tote bag - coming soon!

3/7/2019

You can never have too many tote bags! Buy a stylish Lambeth Larder tote bag and help support our work. We will be selling these soon at a location very near you. Watch this space!

free fruit for children

15/5/2019

I spotted this in Brixton's Marks & Spencer. There's a similar stand in Tesco on Acre Lane. Let us know if you see any others around the borough. Send us a photo and the location and we'll post it here and on our social media. Thanks!

What we've been up to...

7/4/2019

Our blog has been quiet recently, but we’ve been mega-busy. I'm happy to announce that I'm now a Fellow of the School for Social Entrepreneurs! I've just completed the 9-month programme.
It's been so useful, and I'd recommend it to anyone thinking of setting up a not-for-profit business.
Also, in March, Lambeth Larder became a Community Interest Company and we've also taken on a second director, Joe Walsh, of Bonnington Café fame. (More about Joe to follow!)