Category: Events and visits
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Clapham Omnibus Gala – mental health in the theatre industry

Clapham’s local community theatre held a special gala to raise money for organisations that support people in the theatre industry dealing with mental ill-health. The event included the thought-provoking and excellently produced ‘The Woman Who Turned Into a Tree’
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Ace of Clubs Volunteer Day

Special volunteer day was organised to clear the site and install new beds. The organisations are continuing to work together to help make sure that this valuable space in London is fully utilised by its users.
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Visit to 77 Rifles

The 77 Rifles Army Cadets are based in Brixton and are part of the Greater London South East Sector which has 22 detachments with over 800 cadets.
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Visit to 74 Fusiliers Army Cadets

Based in Tulse Hill the 74 Fusiliers welcomes cadets from around the local area. The Deputy Lieutenant met and talked to the cadets where he learned how they gain a huge range of life skills by joining the cadets.
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HRH Visiting the Union Jack Club

HRH The Earl of Wessex (now Duke of Edinburgh) was welcomed by Representative Deputy Lieutenant for Lambeth to the Union Jack Club in Waterloo to formally open the new entrance and reception area and to celebrate the refurbished flagship event space, the Gascoigne Room.
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Christmas Carols at St Michael’s Stockwell

Representative Deputy Lieutenant for Lambeth, DL, Christopher Wellbelove, joined parishioners for the annual carol service at St Michael’s Stockwell. As ever, it was a beautiful service and the DL gave a reading, the Annunciation to Mary.
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Visiting Hatzola Trust

Hatzola is a community-run charity that provides emergency ambulance services to the North London area. Their team of volunteers, who are all medically trained, work alongside local hospitals and the London Ambulance Service to respond to emergency callouts free of charge and provide medical assistance, including transportation to the hospital.
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Visit by Her Majesty to Emmaus West Norwood

Her Majesty the Queen, was welcomed by the Representative Deputy Lieutenant for Lambeth Christopher Wellbelove to Emmaus where Her Majesty is a patron. Her Majesty visited their furniture warehouse in West Norwood.
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Queens Award for Enterprise presentation

Delphis Eco, started trading in 2007 and is based close to the London Eye in Lambeth, located in sustainable workplaces at Country Hall . The company supplies UK-made, eco-friendly, and sustainable cleaning products,
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Meeting with the Deputy Mayor of Lambeth, Councillor Sarbaz Barznji

The Representative Deputy Lieutenant, Christopher Wellbelove DL, met with Councillor Sarbaz to discuss his plans and how they could work together during the coming year to support their shared goals for the community in Lambeth.
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Re-dedication of St John’s Waterloo

This special service was a chance for the church to gather together all those who have been instrumental in making their vision for St John’s transformation into a reality.
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Nigerian Independence Day

With both the Mayor of Lambeth and the Chief Executive of Lambeth council both being of Nigerian decent it seemed only fitting for a special reception to be held to mark the 62nd anniversary of Nigerian independence at Lambeth Town Hall. Representative Deputy Lieutenant for Lambeth, who also has Nigerian…
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Citizenship Ceremony September 2022

This ceremony was the first following the death of Her Late Majesty The Queen, which the Representative Deputy Lieutenant spoke of as he said some words on behalf of the local community.
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Visit to Mosaic Clubhouse

Mosaic Clubhouse is an award-winning charity in Brixton providing services to the Lambeth community and surrounding boroughs. It has been funded by Lambeth Council and the NHS Lambeth since it was founded in 1994. They aim to promote positive mental health for those aged 16 and over, living with severe…