Temporary Accommodation Campaign project, what is it all about?
There are lots of people living in temporary accommodation. Lots of the people in temporary accommodation are living in properties that are not in good condition. We need to change…
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Transforming Lives: The Real Impact of Our Cost of Living Project
We are incredibly proud of the work we have been able to accomplish through our project launched on 1st September 2022. Thanks to the funding provided by The National Lottery…
Justice Picnic
30 July was the 73rd anniversary of the Legal Aid and Advice Act. Our CEO Patrick Marples spoke live on Tuesday 2 August on The Big Breakfast Radio Show about…
Volunteers’ Week 2022
Volunteers Week takes place from 1 to 7 June each year and is an annual opportunity to recognise the enormous contribution that volunteers make to so many organisations across the…
Community consultation – Surrey and Kingston
The Covid-19 pandemic has increased our awareness of the need for the Law Centre to be rooted in the community we serve, in order that we can be certain that…
Expanding our community engagement
We are delighted to welcome our second community engagement manager, Eve Rogers, who joined us this month. Eve will be focussing on Kingston and Surrey. The Covid-19 pandemic increased our…
Using the Law to Support Our Community
How it works if you are part of a grassroot or community group … Make a request for our workshop ‘Using the Law to Support Our Community’ my emailing me…
Wandsworth charities share concern that local residents are being left out in the cold
We and six Wandsworth charities are concerned that local residents are being left out in the cold, as time is running out for Wandsworth Council to distribute £2m winter hardship…
Need legal advice? Our free advice clinics offer a solution
Many problems have legal solutions but without legal knowledge, the law can be difficult to navigate. George, a volunteer lawyer at our legal advice clinics, explains how the one-off advice…
12 new community law workshops start.
This week we launched our workshops in partership with BPP Law School. As part of their StreetLaw project BPP Law School students have agreed to offer our community 12 community…