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Category Archives: South Norwood Community Kitchen
Portland Arms pub opens its kitchen for community service
South Norwood reporter JANE NICHOLL on the latest lockdown initiative Community groups in South Norwood this week welcomed a much-needed additional self-help service, when the Portland Arms pub offered its kitchen and food during lockdown to prepare and distribute meals … Continue reading
Community activists’ new conversation around kitchen table
The community activists behind one of the most successful projects in South Norwood have begun a new exercise, which they are calling The Kitchen Table Project – but this aims at being about a lot more than cooking meals for … Continue reading
Aid group in South Norwood thriving despite ‘funding roulette’
Covid Mutual Aid groups have been working day-in, day-out throughout the pandemic emergency to support their communities with food, PPE and a variety of social care. South Norwood is one such operation that has seen a weekly community kitchen blossom … Continue reading
Covid-19 Mutual Aid group put our ‘unsung heroes’ on the map
The borough’s mutual aid organisation that was set-up at the start of the coronavirus emergency, has now produced an updated map of food banks and soup kitchens which they hope will help “the unsung heroes of this crisis” – the … Continue reading
‘Community energy has come through in these testing times’
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Once all this is over, we can rebuild using the power of communities that has been uncovered through volunteer mutual aid groups, says LAURA WHITTALL Covid-19 has laid bare the bones of our communities, who has and who … Continue reading
South Norwood neighbours have started own meals on wheels
In the middle of all the chaos and uncertainty, community efforts to support the frail, elderly and vulnerable continue. In some cases, the community groups’ efforts have, literally, redoubled. The South Norwood Community Kitchen was presented with a dilemma when … Continue reading
South Norwood groups close in on dreams for Socco Cheta
South Norwood is getting ever closer to having a purpose-built community centre. Community groups came together in 2018 and bid successfully to the council to get use of the Socco Cheta building on Portland Road, and they now have plans … Continue reading
Grenfell bonfire effigy prompts South Norwood silent march
Residents and community groups in South Norwood are coming together for a silent march next Wednesday, in solidarity with the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire and to demonstrate their rejection of the racist bigotry displayed earlier this week in … Continue reading
Dinner winners look to move into Portland Road building
After 18 months of serving up thousands of delicious meals, using what would otherwise be unwanted and surplus food, the South Norwood Community Kitchen could soon be on the move. But rest assured, they won’t be going far… The community … Continue reading
Tesco helps turn waste food into Norwood community spirit
An innovative community kitchen opens its doors for the first time in South Norwood tomorrow, helping take what might otherwise be valuable food allowed to go to waste, and turn it into delicious meals for the homeless and poor, and … Continue reading
