written by Lisa and Yasmine (9 years old SLRA member) In August, around 30 people – families and adults – made their way from crowded and busy London to the calm and beautiful countryside of Berkshire. We met in the early morning at our office to travel all together on a coach to Hempen organic farm. Hempen is […]
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written by Amanda, community leader and volunteer and Lisa It is a tradition at SLRA that during our summer break, in which we do not have our weekly sessions, we go with a group of families and adults to a lovely beach in England. Last year, we could not organise such a trip due […]
Written by Bethelem – Daughter of an active member of our women’s group and joined many Kids parties on Zoom. The trip was lovely and epic, we got to craft our own Easter baskets and put some Easter eggs, chocloate and candles in it. The trip was so adventurous that we got to see animals […]
Last Saturday, the Woodlawn Center next to our office in Streatham was changed into a magical and colourful place full of joy, relaxation, and community. Many people came from all over south London to stand in solidarity with each other, to learn something new, to increase their well-being, or to just eat together. After one […]
Written by Tamara On the 1st June, we began a new era of our Saturday Kids’ Club… on a Tuesday. It was half-term and restrictions had lifted enough for us to have thirty people in the beautiful Woodlawns Centre garden. We could only invite twelve of the most regular children this time, as with siblings and adults […]
Our weekly ZOOM Kids’ parties with our most amazing kids facilitator Tamara Astor have been running since mid-March and will continue to cheer us up throughout the grey and cold season ahead. Many of our families face precarious living conditions with their children and with new COVID 19 restrictions in place it can be hard […]
Our staff and volunteers at the SLRA work on such a personal level, they often end up bringing more to the role than even they expected. Tamara is one of the Volunteers who has jumped right in and let her natural enthusiasm and zest penetrate every task that she tackles with us. Whether it is […]
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