Supporting refugees

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in March, we have been working with residents and community groups across Lewisham to support those fleeing the violence in Ukraine.

As the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, we will always be a welcoming and safe home for those in need and Lewisham residents have been extremely generous with offers of assistance and donations.

As the crisis in Ukraine unfolded, we were incredibly proud to help the Lewisham Polish Centre with their appeal for donations, using space in our Council offices to store donations ready for collection. Since then, we have been supporting residents to welcome new arrivals as part of the Homes for Ukraine scheme, with nearly 200 Ukrainian refugees welcomed to Lewisham in recent months. We will continue to do everything we can to support those affected

A perfect Platinum Jubilee

In June we saw the whole country come together to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Lewisham was no exception, and we enjoyed a weekend of celebrations involving beacons being lit, open-air concerts and picnics, and over one hundred street parties across the borough. Here are some of our highlights!

by the war in Ukraine, building on our track-record as London’s leading borough for refugee resettlement.