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  • A buzzy morning of gardening! With Bee Urban
    A buzzy morning of gardening! With Bee Urban
    Sat, 05 Oct
    05 Oct 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    05 Oct 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    Join us for an autumnal tidy-up at Bee Urban! We will be lending a hand by collecting and composting fallen leaves, as well as doing winter salad planting.
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  • Cosy bug houses with Roots and Shoots !
    Cosy bug houses with Roots and Shoots !
    Fri, 18 Oct
    18 Oct 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    18 Oct 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    Join us for a fun-filled morning helping at Roots and Shoots. We will be gathering natural materials from across the garden to build homes for the bugs to live in ready for the Winter.
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  • Sorting and Organising with Olive Branch Aid
    Sorting and Organising with Olive Branch Aid
    Mon, 28 Oct
    28 Oct 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    28 Oct 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    Come along and lend a hand, as we help organise gift, book and food donations ready to be distributed to local children and families, at Olive Branch Aid.
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  • Wildflower meadow and seed bomb making, at St John's Waterloo!
    Wildflower meadow and seed bomb making, at St John's Waterloo!
    31 Oct 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    Roll up your sleeves and help us plant a beautiful new wildflower meadow using seed bombs that we have made, which will grow to nurture lots of insects and wildlife next spring.
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  • Planting and gardening fun at Slade Adventure Playground!
    Planting and gardening fun at Slade Adventure Playground!
    Sat, 09 Nov
    09 Nov 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    09 Nov 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    Join us for a fun morning, as we plant colourful spring bulbs, clean plant pots and do general gardening and weeding to help nurture this beautiful garden.
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  • Past event: Fun on the Farm! With Surrey Docks Farm
    Past event: Fun on the Farm! With Surrey Docks Farm
    Fri, 27 Sept
    27 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    27 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    Join us for a baa-brilliant morning where we will be lending a hand to help the farm run smoothly! We will be planting bulbs, and making up bags of animal food to be sold in the shop as snacks for the animals.
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  • Past event: Planting spring flowers! With Invisible Palace
    Past event: Planting spring flowers! With Invisible Palace
    Sat, 14 Sept
    14 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    14 Sept 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    Join us for a wonderful morning as we roll our sleeves and get stuck into planting allium bulbs which will flower in Spring, alongside general gardening and weeding tasks.
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  • Past event - Summer farmyard fun! At Surrey Docks Farm
    Past event - Summer farmyard fun! At Surrey Docks Farm
    Fri, 05 Jul
    05 Jul 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    05 Jul 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    Join us for a fun morning as we harvest produce, prepare bags of food and feed the animals at Surrey Docks Farm.
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  • Past event - Letter writing and Card making
    Past event - Letter writing and Card making
    Sat, 29 Jun
    29 Jun 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    29 Jun 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    Come along for a lovely morning as we write letters and make cards, which will be given to people who are living with cancer and children who are in hospital, to help bring a smile to their face.
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  • Past event - Pond dipping and summer gardening! At Roots and Shoots
    Past event - Pond dipping and summer gardening! At Roots and Shoots
    14 Jun 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    Join us for a morning to record types of aquatic wildlife in the pond by pond dipping, as well as watering our vegetables and plants.
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  • Past event - The Big Help Out 2024!
    Past event - The Big Help Out 2024!
    Sat, 08 Jun
    08 Jun 2024, 10:30 – 14:00
    08 Jun 2024, 10:30 – 14:00
    Join us for a special event to celebrate The Big Help Out! With a fun day of 5 different child-friendly volunteering activities including; making summer hamper gifts, bird feeders, care packages... and more! Free, drop in 10.30am - 2pm. Feel free to register, or just turn up!
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  • Past event - Getting ready for Summer at the hive! With Bee Urban
    Past event - Getting ready for Summer at the hive! With Bee Urban
    07 Jun 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    Join us as we roll up our sleeves to do lots of potting up and planting to help the bees thrive this summer.
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  • Past event - Refresh and Tidy Up with Olive Branch Aid (under 5s)
    Past event - Refresh and Tidy Up with Olive Branch Aid (under 5s)
    05 Jun 2024, 11:00 – 12:30
    Come and join us at Olive Branch Aid to sort and pack donations for those in need.
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  • Past event - Sorting and Organising with Olive Branch Aid (over 5s)
    Past event - Sorting and Organising with Olive Branch Aid (over 5s)
    29 May 2024, 11:00 – 12:30
    Come and join us to help sort and organise the stock room at Olive Branch Aid! As this is during the holidays, it will be aimed at families with primary school aged children. If you have children under 5, please look at our event on 5th June.
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  • Past event - Board game fun and chats in Southwark!
    Past event - Board game fun and chats in Southwark!
    Sat, 18 May
    18 May 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    18 May 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    Join us for some board game excitement! We will be joining the Southwark Pensioners for a fun and competitive morning; playing a range of family board games and making some new friends. We have lots of games to share with you, so just bring yourselves and have some fun.
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  • Past event - Sustainable planting at Jubilee Gardens, Crystal Palace Park!
    Past event - Sustainable planting at Jubilee Gardens, Crystal Palace Park!
    11 May 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    Come and replant Jubilee Gardens with some sustainable plants. We will be adding some flowering plants and sowing some seeds in the gardens.
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  • Past event - Apple bird feeders and counting pond life! at Roots and Shoots
    Past event - Apple bird feeders and counting pond life! at Roots and Shoots
    10 May 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    Join us for a fun-filled morning as we make apple seed bird feeders with natural materials, and help Roots and Shoots count their pond critters.
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  • Past event - The big sort out! With Bag Books
    Past event - The big sort out! With Bag Books
    Fri, 26 Apr
    26 Apr 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    26 Apr 2024, 10:00 – 11:30
    Join us for a fun-filled morning as we work with Bag Books to help tidy and sort their workshop. We will be sorting, sticking, filling and emptying. We will also find out about the charity and the work they do, and have a storytelling session using their resources.
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Below are the latest sessions for south London! Booking is free, via the links below. If the session is full please email lambethsouthwark@familyvolunteeringclub.co.uk to be added to the waiting list. We can't wait to see you there! Thanks to City Bridge Foundation for supporting our current programme.

 

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