Inspire was first established as ‘InSpire at St Peters’ over 20 years ago, in 2003 and based at The Crypt of St Peter’s Church in Liverpool Grove, Walworth. SE17. The Inspire Youth Club ‘2Inspire’ was established in 2014 and was located in its own dedicated building on the Wendover block on the Aylesbury Estate but had to move to Inspire, our community centre at the crypt due to a catastrophic flood in 2019.

In July 2023, Inspire relocated some youth activities to Newington Tenant’s Hall, on the Newington Estate, Walworth. SE17, due to the increased levels of premises overheads and utilities at The Crypt which were proving unaffordable, and to ensure that more funds could be directed towards front line services.

Inspire is well known and highly regarded, both by residents and local partners. 

We have worked hard to develop strong and mutually beneficial relationships with a range of local partners including Southwark Council, Southwark Family Nurse Partnership, Guys & St Thomas NHS Trust, South London & Maudsley NHS Trust (SLAM), other voluntary and community organisations through the new Walworth Community Partnership and the main building development companies responsible for the Aylesbury Estate and Elephant & Castle regeneration programmes, namely Lendlease, L&Q Properties, Fabrix and Notting Hill Genesis. 

Our partners refer local people to us for assistance and where any of our beneficiaries need support that we are unable to provide, we have built up an active network to rely on who can assist with more complex cases.