Lower Green Community Drying Hub

Aim: We want to help local people reduce their heating and electricity bills this winter by providing drying facilities at our Community Centre.

Who are we?

We are a community led charity which runs the Beehive Support Hub based at the Lower Green Community Centre. Lower Green is a low income neighbourhood on the edge of affluent Esher in Surrey. We run a Community Cafe serving surplus supermarket produce and low cost drinks and food. We have a Community fridge and foodstore and are a distribution centre for Stripey Stork - a local charity that provides baby and children‘s clothes and equipment.

Community impact

We provide practical and other relevant support for local people whether they are lonely and isolated, struggling with financial or health issues or just need a friendly face and listening ear to share problems over a cup of tea.

Why are we crowdfunding?

We are running a Warm Hub this winter to provide a welcoming place where people can come during the day to keep their heating costs to a minimum.  We are providing free hot drinks and homemade soup throughout the day.  Many local families live in small flats and houses with no space to dry washing naturally.  The nearest laundrette is three miles away and not everyone has access to a car.  We have come up with the idea of providing a Community Drying Room so people in Lower Green can save money by not having to use their tumble dryers or having to turn the heating up in order to dry their washing. 

How we’ll spend the money raised

We want to purchase a number of heated and standard airers together with an energy efficient tumble drier to finish off any damp washing. We may also need to purchase a dehumidifier to help the drying process. The funding will also help towards the energy costs of running this equipment for the benefit of the community.