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Wednesday Mar 04, 2009

London Life

Hi there - it's been a while, I know! But as some of you might know, my volunteering project isn't a regular slot on a Monday night. The Community Kitchens Project visits all sorts of events and organisations for one offs and repeat projects. Which is great for me as I love a bit of variety!!

But I have to say, it's been a couple of months now since I've done any volunteering and I've noticed that the little that I've done has actually made a great impression on me. Now, it's important when you read this that you realise that I'm a) a village girl from South Wales and b) a cyclist in London. I've lived in my little corner of Islington for around two years now so I know my neighbours and the local shopkeeper - but that's about it! I get on the bus and everyone avoids eye contact. I get on the tube and everyone avoids eye contact. I get on my bike and, well, those that do make eye contact rarely do so with a smile!

When I'm volunteering though I really feel a connection to a 'community', that Islington is more than simply bricks and mortar.

So, I'm very excited to be starting a Cook and Taste course at the Stuart Low Trust, an organisation that works to promote the health of those suffering from mential, emotional or psychological illness or disease. We'll be attending as part of the Wellbeing Project, which is a space set up to get people involved in social and leisure activities - there's even a drumming workshop which sounds great!

Anyhow, I'll tell you all about it in a couple of days!!

Sara 

Posted by Sara ( 10:36 AM )
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