Recruitment for this post is no longer open.
We are looking for someone with energy, experience and sound debt advice knowledge to help us establish a debt advice service at New Cross Gate Trust. We are offering this service under the umbrella of Community Money Advice (CAM).
Location: New Cross, South London SE14 5AE
Job type: Part-time, one-year contract with possibility to extend
Hours: 7 hours per week
Salary: £35k pro rata
Do you have ideas for improving Fordham Park? Friends of Fordham Park will be applying for this year’s round of the Lewisham Council Greening Fund: In the previous round, we successfully applied for £14,000 for 3 new bins, 2 water fountains (to be installed) and bird nest boxes.
The themes this year are Young People and Play, Access, and Biodiversity and Sustainability. Sent your ideas to or ring Laura on 07761 770 997.
Our pop-up Covid vaccination clinic at Besson Street Community Garden on May 21 was, by all accounts, an astounding success.
Continue reading “Besson Street Covid Vaccination Success”
Get the Covid-19 jab for one-day only at our ‘pop-up’ clinic – no appointment necessary.
Continue reading “Free Pop-Up Vaccine Clinic at Besson Street Garden”
After a year of having to remain closed due to the pandemic, 32nd Deptford (All Saints) Scout Group will soon be resuming activities and weekly meetings for the young people of New Cross.
Continue reading “Volunteering Opportuntity”
These are the dates we expect our services will resume. Please note dates may change.
Continue reading “What’s Happening at Besson St?”
New Cross Learning (Library, 283 New Cross Road) are reopening at the end of April and are looking for new volunteers to help deliver the service.
No experience necessary just a willingness to learn, good customer service skills and happy to work as part of the team.
For more info, visit https://newxlearning.org/volunteer-help-us/
Guidance from the Greater London Authority (GLA)
Continue reading “Covid Unlock Guidance”An opinion article from a local resident.
Continue reading “Covid Vaccine: It Makes Sense to Me”If you are not considered high risk from Covid do you still need the vaccine?
Were the trials for the Covid vaccine rushed and important steps skipped?
Does the vaccine make you sick?
Does the vaccine include a tracking device?
Can the vaccine cause infertility in women?
Who can get the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine?
Continue reading “Covid Vaccination: Your Questions Answered”We are thrilled to be able to welcome back under 5s and their families from Monday April 12.
The garden is bursting with spring flowers and the pond is hosting several billowing cushions of frogspawn, and we are all looking forward to seeing your beautiful smiley faces.
You will need to book places in advance and we will, of course, be following rigorous covid safety rules. That said, we intend for you all to have the best possible time when you arrive.
You will be able to book a session from this website one week in advance and we’ll post a link when the time comes.
Sessions will be on Monday and Tuesday 9.30 am to 10.30 am or 10.45 am to 11.45 am and on Wednesday 1.30 pm to 2,30 pm or 2.45pm to 3.45pm.
Are you looking to improve your mental wellbeing in 2021?
Do you want to meet new and likeminded people from New Cross Gate?
Would you benefit from being part of a supportive community?
Then the New Cross Gate Trust’s new Peer to Peer Mental Wellbeing Support Group might be the group for you!
Continue reading “Peer to Peer Mental Wellbeing Support Group”As per the announcement this evening of a new lockdown, we are sorry to say that the following changes will be made to our services for the forthcoming weeks until lockdown is lifted or the current guidance changes.
We’d like to say a huge thank you to the Mayor of London for our Grow Back Greener award. This will enable further development of Besson Street Community Garden with new plants and trees, repairs to our pond and improved eco-credentials with the installation of new water butts, green roof and green wall. We will also be able to run many more community gardening sessions over the coming year.
Please come along to our community gardening sessions if you would like to get involved – now running 4 days per week: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Everyone is welcome.
https://www.london.gov.uk/press-releases/mayoral/mayor-of-london-awards-green-grants
If you are looking for a reason to try and get fit and healthy again after months of lockdown, NXG Trust has 5 community spaces for the Big Half up for grabs, for only £10 each. The 13.1 mile run will take place on Sunday 25 April, starting at Tower Bridge and ending in Greenwich Park.
To be awarded one of our places, we will just ask that you set up an fundraising page to make a donation to the New Cross Gate Trust. Please email Jenny.couper@nxgtrust.org.uk if you are interested in taking part.