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19 January 2020
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New Year – New Grants

  • Our new Wellness Café on the Ingestre Estate has been awarded £10,000 from Ageing Better, for 10 coach trips in 2020, plus community activities
  • All-churches Trust have awarded a grant of £6,900 to support the new woodwork building which is opening soon
  • In partnership with Castle Haven Community Association and Kentish Town Community centre, we have been awarded £25,000 from Camden Council on top of funds already promised for our new street youth worker, who is starting in Feb. 2020
  • British Beekeepers Association have given £500 for to new hives to add to our growing bee project run from ST Anne’s Highgate

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25 November 2019
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Bishop of Edmonton is our new religious patron

We are delighted to announce that The Right Reverend the Bishop of Edmonton; Robert Wickham, has accepted our invitation to become a patron of the HNCC, writing as follows:

“I am aware of the important work that you undertake for the flourishing of our various communities across the Highgate area, and I rejoice that this exhibits significant partnership between the Community Centre and the local Anglican churches. I also delight in the way that these projects clearly demonstrate a desire to realise many of the ideals as espoused within the Camden Plan 2025.”

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15 November 2019
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HNCC Busy Bees

Since the HNCC had to leave the Bertram Street site for redevelopment, the bees had to move too. We have moved them to a lovely secure space in St Anne’s Church. They are thriving in their new space and produced a small amount of honey this year. 
 
We will be installing another couple of hives next spring. We are also hoping to set up another little apiary within our community and produce more of our very own HNCC honey.
 
Here are a few amazing facts about the honey bee……
 
1. The Queen Bee is the mother to all the bees in her hive. A Queen only mates once in her lifetime with as many male bees called drones as possible. The Queen can lay up to 2,000 eggs a day, that’s roughly one egg every 43 seconds and she is the only bee in the hive that lays eggs, and can live up to 5 years.

2. There are up to 80,000 worker bees in a colony in the summer, this drops to 5,000 over winter. The life cycle of a summer worker bee is 5-6 weeks while a winter bees life cycle is 4-6 months.

3. A worker bee will visit 1,500 flowers for one load of pollen that is collected as their main food source, they will do this 5-7 times a day. They carry the pollen on their hind legs in a pollen basket. On its return to the hive the bee will do what is called a waggle dance telling all the other bees exactly where the food source is.
4. Honey bees must gather nectar from 2 million flowers to make 1 pound or 453 grams of honey. One honey bee will collect 1/8 of a teaspoon of honey in their lifetime. They can fly for up to 5 mile from their hive and at 15mph on collection trips.

5.  Globally there are more honey bees than any type of bee and pollinating insects, so it is the worlds most important pollinator of food crops. It is estimated that one third of the food that we consume each day relies on pollination mainly by bees. 

6. Honey is the only food source produced by an insect that humans eat. Honey contains all the substances needed to sustain life . Including enzymes, water, minerals and vitamins. It also contains ‘pinocembrin’ that is an antioxidant associated with improved brain function.

6. And lastly a quote from Albert Einstein ” If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live”. 

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11 November 2019
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Christmas Nativity

Please join us for the Christmas Nativity at St Mary’s Brookfield church, Dartmouth Park Road NW5 On Wednesday 18th December at 10.30am

  • Christmas Nativity with Christmas carols
  • Christmas card making
  • Christingle activity
  • Food and Drink
  • Christmas music and a visit from Santa 

Please contact Nadine on 07415200614 to book a space.

Spaces are going fast.

We look forward to seeing you.

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6 November 2019
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Voices not Violence

Following the increase in youth violence in our local area Highgate New Town Community has partnered with Kentish Town Community Centre and Castlehaven Community Centre to deliver an innovative new project called ‘Voices not Violence’ .

In Highgate the project will be delivered from January 2020 and will run though to April 2021. Over a 10 week blocks, youth workers from Kentish Town Youth Project will travel up to Highgate to work with the young people in the local area. The project is part social action, part skills development, allowing the young people to increase their confidence and self esteem whilst recording their ideas onto film.

Jamie Weight coordinator of the project said: “We ran a pilot of this project in 2019. The young people really liked it. We have a film for the project and 30 young people trained up in first aid and self defence. Not bad for a budget of £6K!”

This phase of the  project is part funded by Young Camden Foundation and Camden Council through the Community Investment Levy. For more details contact youth@ktcc.org.uk

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31 October 2019
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Meals on Wheels Kitchen of Opportunities

The HNCC is pleased to announce a meals on wheels delivery service using an electric vehicle which is hoped to start early in 2020. This new service has been made possible thanks to generous donations by partners, with £18,000 already pledged by Morrisons.

Costing only 2p per mile to run the Nissan e-NV200 is estimated to save £7,500 a year over the running cost of a typical equivalent diesel vehicle, can cover 106 miles on a single charge and be fully charged in just 30 minutes.

The HNCC already provides community lunches 5 days a week in different venues, but there is additional demand from those who are housebound and among the most vulnerable in society. An electric delivery vehicle will provide a lifeline, providing people with healthy, nutritious meals.

Culturally specific meal options are available and each meal features healthy portions including and entree, vegetable, bread or grain, fruit or dessert and a beverage. All meals are prepared fresh and without preservatives. Low-sugar, low-sodium and vegetarian options are available.

Interested in knowing more or benefitting from the service? Call 07918 633821 or email andrewhncc@outlook.com You can also download an information sheet.

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13 October 2019
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Anita Broome

We regret to announce that Anita Broome a longstanding respected member of the local community who served HNCC unstintingly in so many ways, including as a trustee, has recently passed away. Anita had been active in the community over the last thirty-plus years serving on many committees including Safer Neighbourhood, Highgate Newtown Community Partnership, 3 Point Park and The Secret Garden. Reception of the body into church Wednesday 16th October at 7.00pm and the funeral will be held at at11:30am on 17 October, both at St Anne’s Church Highgate West Hill. All Welcome.  No flowers or donations please.

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31 August 2019
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New Trustee for HNCC

We are delighted to welcome David to the HNCC community in his new role as one of our Trustees.

David is the Minister at the Pond Square Chapel (Highgate United Reformed Church). The Church is a key partner of the HNCC, hosting ‘Movers & Shakers’ for infants and carers on Wednesday mornings, and Thursday Lunch Club for people of all ages (See our full timetable for all our activities). David is also developing the new Hub 4 All project in partnership with the HNCC which has attracted national lottery funding.

With a strong sense of the importance of a truly caring community, David will bring experience and enthusiasm to the work of the HNCC, building on our local partnership approach, while helping to secure our future.

Find out more about David and our other Trustees.

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21 August 2019
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Woodwork at Kentish Town City Farm

Kentish Town City Farm is no stranger to public sector cuts. Threatened with closure, it has been fortunate to find new funding sources and remains a vibrant and much loved community resource.

The Highgate Newtown Community Centre outreach program is currently working with the Kentish Town City Farm to offer free woodwork sessions in a summer program for children.

One of the activities is learning how to use a jigsaw to cut out farmyard animal shapes in wood which are then decorated.

Supporting community projects like those at Kentish Town City Farm is a vital part of building strong and lasting partnerships. Working together provides the resources and activities our local community needs to grow and flourish.

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6 August 2019
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A Go-Kart race to woodworking success!

Ricky and Jessica at the HNCC woodworking centre have been teaching kids new skills as they learn how to make Go Karts.

Making something fun from scratch like a Go Kart might seem hugely daunting at first, but with guidance and the right materials and tools, the participants impressed themselves with what they were able to build.

The HNCC provides a caring environment where young people can bond with each-other, breaking down barriers through direct, rather than screen-based interaction. The program provides a valuable model which could be replicated nationwide, building the confidence of young people as they gain both practical and social skills.