Education

The Horniman Museum and Gardens is a public museum and cultural institution in Forest Hill, Lewisham, featuring collections of anthropology, natural history and musical instruments. Set within extensive gardens and parkland, the site also supports environmental education, biodiversity and community engagement through exhibitions, events and outdoor learning programmes.

The Somerville is a community centre in Lewisham that provides a safe and supportive space where children and young people can play, learn and develop through informal educational activities. Its programmes aim to build confidence, independence and cooperation while helping steer young people away from crime and antisocial behaviour. The centre also supports families and the wider community through skills development, healthy living initiatives and opportunities for people of all ages to connect, learn and participate in community life.

Creative Climate Conversations (Lewisham) are community events organised by Climate Action Lewisham that bring local residents together to discuss the climate crisis through creative activities, storytelling and facilitated dialogue. The sessions aim to create an open and supportive space where people can reflect on climate issues, share perspectives and explore practical ways to take collective climate action within the borough.

ChART Big Local / Chinbrook Action Residents Team (ChART CIC) is a resident-led community interest company in the Chinbrook area of Grove Park, London that works to improve wellbeing, environment, youth opportunities and routes out of poverty through locally-driven projects, activities and support for residents. It evolved from the Big Local programme, a National Lottery-backed community development initiative that provided long-term funding for neighbourhood-led change.

Bold Vision is an umbrella charity covering North Lewisham. Its project include a social food delivery and social supermarket, New Cross Learning (library), grow to eat and community gardens and environmental projects

RMUK Wellbeing is a South London–based organisation delivering culturally relevant food and wellbeing support projects that address food injustice, poverty, financial hardship and widening health inequalities affecting vulnerable communities across Southwark, Lewisham and Lambeth. It is also involved in environmental initiatives and volunteering activities that support community resilience and local engagement.

Friends of Quaggy Playing Fields is a volunteer community campaign in south east London dedicated to protecting and preserving the Quaggy playing fields and surrounding green spaces for sport, recreation and nature against development pressures, while supporting community access, environmental stewardship and local sports clubs.

A volunteer-led local action group affiliated with the Friends of the Earth network that brings together residents and activists in the London Borough of Lewisham to support, promote and generate initiatives aimed at reducing collective greenhouse gas emissions, building healthier, more sustainable neighbourhoods and responding to the climate and ecological crisis at the local level. It engages in public outreach, community events and discussions, supports campaigns such as influencing council policy and consultations, and works with individuals and institutions to encourage practical climate-friendly measures within the borough.

SELCE seeks to create a clean and just transition to an energy system that is fit for the future. they offer advice, retrofit projects and support.

PIOH aims is to involve every resident, business and institution in cutting greenhouse gases and reducing our energy bills. PIOH offers free Climate Fresk Workshops

The SLBI has an extensive botanical library, herbarium (dried plant collection), lecture room, as well as a beautiful botanical garden. Situated in Tulse Hill, the SLBI runs botanical events, talks, walks and educational activities

A community growing project and local event space in SE15. The project seeks to activate the existing and create new public spaces with the community along Rollins Street and Winslade Estate, focused on greening, cultural and community infrastructure, food growing, education and recreation to explore alternative approaches to community cohesion and just futures.