Women’s Service
We opened the doors to our Southwark centre in November 2017, and our Lewisham centre in October 2018.
The Southwark and Lewisham Women’s Hubs offer safe, welcoming, one-stop-shop support for those affected by the criminal justice system, and for women seeking support, information, and community.
Our aim is to provide gender-specific and personalised support, helping to equip women with the tools and resources to address their needs in a relaxed and welcoming space.
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What We Offer
We provide a holistic range of support, including:
- 1:1 advocacy and support
- Co-located services and outreach
- Information, support and signposting
- Workshops and activities
- Shared monthly meals
Summer 2023 Celebration Day
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Timetable
News and Updates
Tuesday - Thursday
- USEMI Black Women’s Mental Health Group: Tuesdays 2.30pm-4pm
Wellbeing and Self-Care with Alex on Zoom: Wednesdays 2pm-2.45pm (email womenshubs@pecan.org.uk for zoom link)
Clean Break Poetry Workshop: Thursdays 2-4pm (short break in between)
Movement with Lisa – Starting 23 January: Tuesdays 12-pm-1pm
Comedy with Kym: Starting 18 January, Thursdays 11.30am-1pm, until 22 February.
Coffee Morning Drop Ins: Running every Tuesday and Thursday, 10.30am-12.30pm – tea/coffee, pastries, toast, crafts, colouring, quiz books, free Wi-Fi, warm space.
More workshops to be announced in the Spring.
International Women’s Day Event – 7 March 2024
DIARY DATE: This year we will be holding our International Women’s Day even on 7 March 2024, from 11am-3pm. Workshops, music, nail painting, crafts, meal, performances. More details to follow.
Usemi
NEW EDITION:
At our hub, we now have available Usemi – This group aims to provide a safe space for black women to come together and discuss the unique experience of being a black woman, from a black woman’s perspective. Come along and connect with others
Contact: Allison (Group Facilitator)
For more information on location & timings, email: referrals@ptp-usemi.org.uk
Every Tuesday from: 2.30pm- 4pm
Migrateful
Bereket Food at the Hub Lunch
At our May Monthly Hub Lunch we welcomed Bereket Food, which specialises in Turkmen Cuisine, (www.instagram.com/bereketfood_uk) and they provided an amazing spread. We discovered Guncha and her company Bereket Food via Migrateful, which is an organisation that runs cookery classes led by refugees, asylum seekers and migrants struggling to integrate and access employment. Their mission is to empower and celebrate refugees and vulnerable migrants on their journey to integration, by supporting them to run their own cookery classes.
www.migrateful.org
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April 2023 Newsletter
Slipping through the cracks
This month our main feature is written by Cat Millar, Women’s Service Manager. Cat and her team wanted to raise awareness on borderline personality disorder (BPD), as ‘The RCP* estimates that at least one person in 20 are currently living with a personality disorder, and 75% of those diagnosed with BPD are women.’
*Royal College of Psychiatrists
International Women's Day 2023
To mark and celebrate International Women’s Day 2023, we asked staff at Pecan to name a woman they admired. Here are some of the women’s responses from each of our projects.
Case Studies
We work passionately with our women to make sure that we deliver practical help and solutions. Here are just a few examples of what we do and how we have helped some of the women of Southwark and Lewisham.
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Opening Times
Southwark Women's Service
- Hall of All Saints Church, Blenheim Grove, Peckham SE15 4QS
- Opening Hours: Tuesday and Thursday | 10-4pm
- Drop-in: Tuesday and Thursday, 10am-12noon
Lewisham Women's Service
- Studio Hub 3, Telegraph Hill Centre, Kitto Road SE14 5TY
- Opening Hours: Monday and Friday | 10-4pm
- Drop-in: Southwark Hub | Tuesday and Thursday, 10am-12noon
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The Southwark and Lewisham Women’s Spaces are part of the project South London Women’s Hubs, and work in partnership with the London Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC), Open Society and MOPAC.