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Sydenham Garden’s mission is to promote the physical and mental wellbeing of residents living in Lewisham and Bromley

Our Mission & Aims

Promoting wellbeing, Providing opportunities

Mission Statement:

Sydenham Garden’s mission is to promote the physical and mental wellbeing of residents living in Lewisham and Bromley, in particular by providing:

Aims:

We have translated our Mission into a number of Aims and Objectives

Aim Objective
To contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of people experiencing social exclusion through mental ill health or significant illness living in Sydenham and surrounding neighbourhoods within the boroughs of Lewisham and Bromley. To provide health, social, environmental, educational, and economic and leisure opportunities within a framework of a community garden and nature reserve.
To contribute towards the building of community cohesion and inclusiveness. To provide opportunities for local people to come together through volunteering and creative activities, within the context of a community garden and nature reserve facility
To build the skills and capacity within the local community and to support community participation To provide a locally managed community facility, that is accessible and open to all.
To inform and engage local people in addressing their own and wider social, economic and environmental wellbeing. To develop the community facility based on sustainable development principles.
To reduce prejudice and to raise awareness, inform and influence others on the needs of those with mental ill health. To provide community-based, community-inclusive services and activities.