Growing Lives co-worker (beneficiary): Fred, Growing Lives co-worker: I was referred by Mind. I wanted to join to meet people, get out the house. I was working for 40 years when I developed a bad back. After a while I had a medical discharge. Losing my job, and no longer working with people pushed me…
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Sydenham Garden appoints new Chair of Trustees
Jim Sikorski retires as Chair of Trustees and Sydenham Garden appoints Julia Brandreth as new Chair Sydenham Garden, the unique wellbeing centre helping people in their journey with mental and ill-health, is pleased to announce the appointment of Julia Brandreth as its Chair of Trustees, replacing Dr Jim Sikorski with effect from 14 May 2019….
Read moreBeekeeping Workshop
Sunday 16th June. 10am to 1pm Whether you are considering beekeeping and want to know if it is for you, just fascinated in them as creatures or simply looking for something usual and exciting to do this course could be for you. In this one and a half hour workshop we will give you an…
Read moreThe results are in!
Annual Evaluation 2019 of Sydenham Garden Projects This year’s evaluation continues to record significant changes in wellbeing for co-workers who complete their placements at Sydenham Garden. This finding means that there will have been a measurable improvement in depressive symptoms in these individuals. The headlines from this year are: • 378 co-workers accessed Sydenham Garden…
Read moreGardening to help fight depression
It’s #NationalMentalHealthAwarenessWeek As a small organisation tucked away in South Lewisham we were really pleased to receive a mention in the Guardian Newspaper this week. Read on to find out more, and to hear about how Green Therapy is helping people with their mental health. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/may/13/green-therapy-gardening-helping-fight-depression?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Read moreA Springing Success!
Our Spring Fair 2019 on 11th May was a fantastic day. Well over 550 people came along to enjoy a fabulous barbecue, tasty pancakes and great company. Our fabulous volunteers provided wonderful stalls, with a great array of plants, cakes and books flying off the shelves. We had one or two spring showers to dodge…
Read moreNew Integrated Mental Health and Dementia Services for Lewisham
Lewisham gets New Integrated Mental Health and Dementia Services! Partnerships led by Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind (BLG Mind) have been commissioned by the London Borough of Lewisham and Lewisham Clinical Commissioning Group to develop two important new services to meet the needs of local people in their communities. The Lewisham Community Wellbeing is a…
Read moreGrant from local business Inoculand
We would like to express our Gratitude to Inoculand Ltd pest control in London for their £120 grant given as part of their Diversity and Community incentive. The funds will help us toward purchasing materials for our Garden project, which helps people recover from mental ill-health. You can read more about our Garden project here:…
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Come along to our annual Springtime Fair for a brilliant day of fun! Spring Fair 11th May 11:00 to 15:00 at 28a Wynell Road, SE23 2LW You can expect springtime activities like a plant sale, homemade produce including chutneys and jams, a BBQ, children’s crafts, the now famous cake stall, live music and a whole…
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Find out all about Sydenham Garden and our services March 19th, 11:00 to 14:00 Our Open Day is an opportunity for individuals and organisations that are interested in the history, the benefits, the evidence and the structure of our work. There will be key team members available throughout, including our founder Dr Jim Sikorski. The…
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