Co-op Local Community Fund
If you shop at a Co-op you can help raise funds for The Holly Lodge Centre.
If you shop at a Co-op you can help raise funds for The Holly Lodge Centre.
We want to say a huge thank you to the fantastic runners who took part in the London Marathon and Virtual Marathon on Sunday 3rd October.
It was a stunning evening at Pembroke Lodge on the 22nd September for our first fundraising event of 2021.
The Summer Holidays have been busy at The Holly Lodge Centre as we welcomed families and community groups back to the nature trail.
We want to say a huge thank you to The Victoria Foundation for a grant to enable us to buy a new portable hoist.
The Holly Lodge Centre are thrilled to be in the customer vote for a Tesco Community Grant across 13 stores in Richmond Borough.
The Holly Lodge Centre couldn't run without our volunteers on the maintenance team - who come in one day a week and never know what jobs or weather they might be faced with!
We are thrilled to be open and excited to already have been welcoming families back onto the nature trail.
We reopened in August and have had a magical summer with the families who visited us.
We opened up our nature trail for individual families of children with a special need or disability and their siblings. Our team set up lots of sensory activities, such as a jelly pond, mud painting, clay and pond dipping, then let the families in to explore independently.
“[The children] have loved the activities and exploring the trail. The quiet surroundings have been especially great as busy environments are difficult for us to concentrate in. Very welcoming team and accommodating for SEN children.” Parent
There were many families who had been shielding over the lockdown period so it was wonderful to be able to provide a safe, fun space for them.
We linked with local groups Skylarks (a charity in Richmond) and Kingston SEND Parent Carers Forum to invite families known to them and in total we had 93 visitors, including 53 children attend.
To watch a short video of the summer visit our facebook page here.
We have battled the brambles, bindweed and nettles getting ready to open the Holly Lodge Centre.
Local pub The Victoria in Sheen has kindly donated over £1000 to the Holly Lodge Centre.
Unfortunately The Holly Lodge Centre will be closed to the public until further notice.