What we do

We provide social environments where people can make friends and feel part of a wider community. Through our activities we aim to combat isolation and physical and mental health problems.

The activities we currently run are:

A free Friday Evening Event, running 52 weeks a year, offering the opportunity to socialise, good food and a presentation or workshop on a different topic each week. Events are hosted by session workers, helped by volunteers, and attract between 45 and 60 people each week – and sometimes more!

Monthly walks and outings to places of interest, including museums, parks and historic London landmarks.

A Sunday Philosophy Forum, led by students and teachers from Cambridge and other universities.

Narrowboat holidays and trips throughout the summer months. These respite breaks attract up to 50 individual participants a year.

A weekly Gardening Project at Culpeper Community Gardens.

Life and work skills courses, to help people develop the confidence to think about volunteering or moving back into work.

Our activities provide opportunities for volunteering from our participants and people from the local community.

We produce a bi-monthly events flyer, which is sent out free of charge by post and e-mail.

No formal arrangements are necessary to attend our regular events – just come along and check us out!

Left to right: SLT volunteer Lou Baron, trustee Robin King and chair Virginia Low at our Friday Evening Event venue

  • This Friday…

    Friday 24 February 2012
    Musician and songwriter Helen McCookerybook's career spans over three decades, from the punk era to her latest album of delicate and achingly beautiful songs. More info here.

  • Philosophy Forum

    This Sunday (26 February) Harry Dempsey will be leading a discussion on how we understand the concept of free will in light of a conception of the universe as causally structured. Maybe you're destined to attend! More info here.

  • SLT awarded PQASSO Quality Mark

    SLT has been awarded the Charities Evaluation Services PQASSO quality mark - details here.

  • Donate to SLT by text!

    You can now donate £1, £2, £3, £4, £5 or £10 to SLT by text message! For example, if you want to donate £5, text STUA11 £5 to 70070. See our donations page for more details.

  • Download our Annual Report

    SLT's 2010/11 Annual Report and Accounts can be downloaded here.