Seany's Blog

The people in the picture above are just a few of the many volunteers who have helped so many during Lockdown. Lewisham Foodbank is based just behind Forest Hill fire station at The Hope Centre, which up until lockdown had so many great things happening. A weekly drop in for older people as well as lovely meals being given away by one of the local church groups. A lot has been put on hold for now but I'm sure they will be back and are missed by so many.  Working flat out every day Lewisham Foodbank volunteers deserve recognition for the work they are doing. The Senior Project Manager of Foodbank is Carol Bostridge or ‘Bish' as I like to call her (she really is a Bishop). She has been there from the start working with the Trussell Trust and they now have 250 volunteers on the books.  Each day volunteer shoppers and drivers go out and buy food with the huge amount of money raised already by our Mayor Damien Egan. As his designated charity £128,000 so far in just a few sho

Lockdown!  its been four months. I don’t know about you but theres been lots of ups and downs. I’m just going to concentrate on the nice stuff if thats ok with you.  The response from organisations like Lewisham Local, Lewisham Food bank, Evelyn Community Store, Lewisham Irish Centre, Catford Fridge and so many more has been amazing. members of the public volunteering and really stepping up to help hundreds of people all over the borough. More about them throughout the week. Our mayor raised so much for Lewisham Food bank which has been much needed as they are spending thousands of pounds every week feeding so many. Shops and local businesses have also joined in giving away free bread, eggs , pizzas and all kinds of different freshly cooked meals, not only to the public but to the hospitals as well. the police and many others. So lets start the week with one of my favourites Bella Roma Lewisham. I’ve been a big fan since the first meal I had there a few years ago. Owned and ru