Volunteers

Please water the new Hither Green Lane trees!
Hither Green Lane Tree Waterers your time has come! Our 15 new strert trees need watering in this dry weather. You can safely pour 20L down the tubing at the base of the trunk twice a week. Best if you do it first thing in the morning. Take your kids so they get to know …

Buy a small gift for Lewisham Hospital Staff
The Help Lewisham Hospital Network has launched an Amazon Wishlist as a way to donate items from afar… They will be speaking to staff reps from various wards about things they would like to be added.https://t.co/HOU0s0Omg3Check back a few times a week and see what you can do! Let’s keep their spirits up!#betheirshield

Sign up for the NHS Volunteer Army
Hither Green and Lee: Nationally the NHS is recruiting 250k volunteers to: deliver medicines from pharmacies.take patients homeregular phone calls to ppl isolating at home. Read about the Volunteer Army here: https://t.co/kHHWdftImC Sign up here – https://t.co/Cfy8NXWcr8 Let’s rally as a community. Make us all proud.

Our Annual General Meeting & Social
Featured Photo: Hither Green Lane, the Central Market Parade 1904. Credit Lewisham History Archive. Thursday 17 October, 7-9pm at Zenubian, 136 Hither Green Lane SE13 6QA Let’s focus on Hither Green lane! Join us for some discussion and wine! Meeting Schedule 7- 7.20pm HGCA Committee Elections and Reports. JOIN US: STEP FORWARD TO BE …

Hither Green Lane Street Trees
We are recruiting a Watering Team for the 15 new street trees Lewisham will be planting along Hither Green Lane this winter. Click the link below to see the tree map. If you’re on HGL or an adjacent road, would you consider joining the team? When Lewisham plants trees the success rate is 75%. When …

Hither Green Meadow
This summer a wildflower meadow will brighten the dull Staplehurst Road forecourt of HG Station. Thank you to Good Gym Lewisham and the locals who turned out on Monday evening to prepare the seed bed and sow the seed. Thank you to everyone who lent rakes and forks. We just need some rain now! The …

Springbank Road Garden WhatsApp Group!
This Spring, the garden volunteer team will be meeting more often. If you like gardening, or just want meet local people, you can join the Garden’s WhatsApp Group. They will be arranging impromptu mornings/afternoons of planting and weeding. Just email your name and number to: info@ourhithergreen.com

Hither Green Station- The 2019 Embankment Clean Up
Saturday 9th. February From 11am – 2pm Meet: Staplehurst Rd entrance OR Platform 1 entrance on Springbank Road Hither Green Community Association and FUSS at Hither Green are organising a mighty clean up and cut back of the station embankments. Lots of volunteers with various energy levels required! – A quiet litter pick for 20 …

Community Action- Fuel Poverty + Climate Change
Fuel Poverty Community Action: Help local people access ECO funding to improve their homes and help tackle climate change. Want to do something practical about climate change and fuel poverty? Meet and network with local people at an ECO Blitz volunteering day. Saturday 24th November 10 – 4 pm in Lewisham (Catford and Downham) The …

Mayor’s Awards for Volunteering.
The Lewisham Mayor’s Awards for Volunteering. Do you have any nominations of individuals, young people, organisations/businesses, community groups who have made a difference? The closing date for nominations is 22nd October. Link: https://lewisham.gov.uk/…/Mayors-Award-for-volunteering.aspx