Diane

Ace of Clubs in Clapham is an amazing place which supports people struggling with homelessness. They offer a hot lunch every day and need some help with the service as well as lots of other jobs so they can keep offering services such as healthcare, clean clothes, vet care and advice.

When you arrive go straight to the front of the queue, go into the centre and ask for Martin.

Mercato Metropolitano near Elephant & Castle is probably best known as a great date venue or hang out spot with friends with its diverse food court, however, they have a "giving back to the community" angle to their business. "MM in the Community" are organizing a programme of activities for the local children during the Christmas break. This includes cooking classes, arts and crafts and theatre workshops.

The classes will be attended by 20 kids (over a two day cycle - new set of 20 kids every two days). The sessions will be run by professionals. However, they would love our support to oversee the activities, look after the children, serve lunch and other small tasks. They would need 2-3 volunteers for this. Please sign-up, if you can commit.

The two day programme is as following:

Day 1 (10:30-13:30): Cooking class and lunch - This listing

Day 2 (10:30-15:00): Arts & Crafts, Lunch and Theatre workshop.

🛍Our friends at the fantastic Brixton TRAID charity shop need US!

🎄 👗 With Xmas and new winter stock coming in, the Brixton TRAID store need our help to pack away the Autumn stock in large boxes and the clothes hangers sorted and packed away too. They will then have space to bring out all their new stock.

🧹 🧼 Come along on a wintery November night to see how a little teamwork can go a long way to transform the shop and help them towards a fantastic end of the year in the store!

📍 🗺 The store is at 2, Acre Lane, Brixton, next to the iconic Brixton McDonalds and just a step from the Brixton tube and the Lambeth Town Hall bus stop - so super easy to reach.

⏰ We’ll be done in the hour, and you’ll be able to finish your week with that feel good feeling!

Ace of Clubs is a local support centre for people living on the streets in the area. They offer hot meals, showers, vet and medical advice and job support to people who need it most.

They receive lots of donations from schools at this time of year to help with the meals, but they are struggling to sort it all and have asked for our help. This is a great hands-on lunchtime mission where you'll be making a big difference for an amazing organisation.

When you get there ignore the queue of people waiting to be given their lunch, and go into the main centre. Ask for Martin or Willem, or look for any GoodGymer in a red tshirt!