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No one should be lonely this Christmas. Evelyn Crafty Cooks is helping people this Christmas in Deptford. Volunteers, food, clothes, blankets and presents needed 25th,26th and New Year’s Eve Contact 02086917180 190 Evelyn St, London SE8 5DB

Sustainable Food Cities has reported in their latest newsletter that Lewisham is number 4 in the top 10 Good Food for London league table. To find out more click here You can also subscribe to the Sustainable food Cites newsletter by clicking here

We would love to hear what is going on in your corner of Lewisham. Please send us your news on the following categories Promoting healthy food and lifestyles Measures to combat food poverty Community food projects New, local and independent food businesses with an eye on sustainability Highlighting and promoting ethical procurement of food reducing waste in the food system Please send your stories to Anne on GFL@gcda.org.uk

Did you know Lewisham has an all systems policy on obesity? Come to the next Lewisham Obesity Alliance meeting and see how we are tackling this urgent problem via a multi-disciplinary approach. Date & time: Tuesday 3rd December 2019 from 1:00pm-3:30pm Venue: Glassmill Leisure Centre, 41 Loampit Vale, London SE13 7FT We are fortunate to have Toby Green, Policy and Research Manager from the Royal Society for Public Health presenting at the meeting. Toby will present a report th

Good Food Lewisham is proud to call FareShare one of our partners. FareShare believes that no good food should go to waste. They redistribute surplus food to 224 charities and community groups that then turn it into meals. Why Volunteer - Socialise and meet new friends Contribute and give back to our community Eat together and make connections Learn new skills - there are many roles a volunteer can do. Driving, admin, allocation of food Training - food and hygiene certificate

The Community Connections Food, Meals and Food Banks leaflet has been updated. Click on the leaflet to download Please print and share Remember to share this with community groups and people that can spread the word.

Every Saturday from 1.30pm the Catford Community Fridge opens its chiller to distributes surplus food to community group and local people in Catford. Lana the founder of the Catford Community Fridge Project told us that she is happy to say that the fridge is running smoothly. After the pre-launch in July we started on the 28th of September and have been open every Saturday since, handing out 50 bags of food weekly to FoodCycle users as they leave the meal. We pick up food fro