The change in season has brought along brighter days and new Baytree updates. We're excited to announce that the Centre is now open Monday to Thursday 10am to 6pm and activities will resume in person from 26th April!Women's Service The Women's Service ESOL classes have started again and will remain remote until half term....
An update from the Baytree Centre
In light of lockdown 3.0, we are making some changes to our services. All Women's Service activities are moving online again. This includes all ESOL sessions, coaching sessions and workshops. Our Youth Service is still in the process of reviewing our provision in line with the guidance from the National...
A massive achievement for Baytree as we receive the Investing in Volunteers award
We're incredibly excited to announce that, during lockdown, we received the Investing in Volunteers award. Investing in Volunteers is the quality standard for any organisation that works with volunteers. To achieve this means that our volunteer management adheres to good practice. At Baytree we have a strong structure to prepare...
Find out more about how we have been remotely supporting our women and girls since lockdown.
With a global pandemic in full swing and national lockdown restrictions in place, life as it is has become challenging for everyone. However, for many of the women and girls Baytree supports, the impact of the Coronavirus outbreak has amplified existing challenges and support needs. Lockdown has caused a soar...
Sparking Change Conference
In the UK today there are more women in employment than ever before. There are more women pursuing higher education than their male counterparts and female youth employment is on the rise. And yet, women are still underpaid and underrepresented. As of April 2019 it was reported that 78% of...
Christmas Challenge 2018
Your donation doubled this Christmas!
Our very own Baytree cupcake!
We have very exciting news! We have recently been chosen as the charity of the month at Ms Cupcake, a local vegan bakery in Brixton. During our charity partnership with Ms Cupcake this September, they will be selling our very own Baytree Cupcakes! Not only this, but the cupcakes are...
Refugee Week Party 2018
In celebration of refugee week, Baytree organised a centre wide day of festivities on Thursday 21stof June. The celebration included a wide range of activities for all the girls and women at Baytree, all focusing on migration, a theme close to the heart of all that attend the centre. The...
Baytree Passes Matrix Assessment with Flying Colours!
Matrix praises Baytree for it's “expertise, integrity and confidence”
Baytree’s interview with London Community Foundation in light of the #1DayWithoutUs campaign
At Baytree we value the contribution each and every migrant makes to our community. Check out our interview with London Community Foundation as part of the #1DayWithoutUs campaign to read more about why we think immigration is something that needs to be celebrated.
Christmas Fun and Games at Baytree
On the last day of term, Baytree held a Christmas party for the girls at the centre. There was a mountain of food including specialities from around the world, kindly provided by regulars at the centre, as well as traditional Christmas party food. A coffee pop up set up by...
We Need You!
We need you. Vote for Baytree to receive £10,000 from the Aviva Community Fund.
Lloyds employees raise money for Baytree
We wanted to give a special shout out to Toyin Olumbori and her team at Lloyds who organised a world food day and raised £600 for Baytree. We are so grateful for their amazing effort and the generous donation! Thank you so much!
‘Brains and Babies: The Future of Work’ talk in aid of Baytree
Anna Johnson has been a PEACH mentor for two years. When she had her first baby (Oscar) in June 2016, she found that she missed being able to attend public lectures and feeling part of an intellectual community. So, on 23 June this year, she ran an event specifically aimed...
The Lido Cafe is supporting us with their Superfood Bowl #foodforchange
We are so exited that our friends at The Lido Cafe are supporting Baytree with their new Superfood Bowl! 50p of each dish sold will go towards our girls and women so get down to Brockwell Park and try this super yummy yet and super healthy dish. It's delicious -...
We’re excited to be part of The xx’s Night + Day Brixton Festival
We are incredibly delighted and humbled to have been chosen as one of seven local charities the band The xx will be supporting as part of their ‘Night + Day Brixton’ series which takes place from March 8th to 15th. We are also very excited that our very own Olive Ahmed will...
Baytree in the Brixton Bugle
Thank you to the Brixton Bugle for their lovely article about Baytree!
Baytree’s 25th Anniversary
Baytree celebrates 25 years with a week of fundraising festivities.
25 Years in Brixton
Baytree's celebrating 25 years of supporting women and girls in Brixton. Join us!
Celebrating Refugee Week with our ‘Home from Home’ party
On Tuesday 21st June we held an event to celebrate national Refugee week 2016. Our ‘Home from Home’ event was a big success with Baytree students and their families having a great time eating food from all over the world and taking part in activities kindly put on by volunteers...
Baytree in Good Housekeeping Magazine
It was great to see Baytree featured in the March issue of Good Housekeeping. Interested in being a mentor like Rachel then get in touch!
Baytree receives donation from Specsavers Brixton
Should have gone to Specsavers! - We did and it was totally worth it! Today our Volunteer and Youth Development Manager Rosanna and two girls from our Into School programme wondered up the road to Specsavers Brixton Branch right opposite Brixton Station to collect a very generous donation of £450. This...
George runs marathon to raise funds for Baytree
George runs marathon for Baytree. Support him, donate here.
Levi Roots Opens Baytree’s New Kitchen
On Saturday 27 November, the Baytree Centre opened our brand new kitchen in style with the help of Levi Roots, Brixton-based chef and creator of Reggae Reggae Sauce. After touring the Baytree Centre with Centre Director Mae Parreno and Baytree Youth Forum member Chika Ekenachi (pictured above with Levi Roots),...
Baytree Heroines: Apithanie, volunteer
Baytree wouldn't be here without the work our wonderful volunteers. Apithanie joined us three years ago, co-leading Spark, a weekly youth group focusing on development of young women's leadership skills. As a life coach, Apithanie decided to volunteer at Baytree because the ethos spoke to her. Having grown up in...
