Huge thanks to Lady Gould’s Charity who have provided a new grant of £17,000 towards community lunch staffing costs. This leaves a shortfall of around 25% to achieve full funding. In the current economic climate fundraising is a constant challenge. We are proud of our continued success and grateful to all our funders for their support, which enables us to continue to provide a rich variety of services so vital to our community.
The new Wednesday tea sessions at St Anne’s between between 1pm and 4pm have got off to a good start with 24 people coming in for a cuppa on the launch day. Apart from the tea, participants enjoyed listening to live music and having a chat. A tea is just £3 and includes home made cakes and a sandwich selection including cucumber, cheese and salmon. Do come along and bring a friend. We will be delighted to welcome you.
We are delighted to announce that in partnership with St Anne’s Church Highgate there has been another successful bid for funding, this time resulting in an award of £9,600 from the National Lottery Community Fund ‘Awards for All’. This money is to support the ‘Cook it Up’ community youth program at St Anne’s.
Photo of St Anne’s by dun.can on Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
We are delighted to announce another successful application for grant funding by one of our partners; the Highgate United Reformed Church on Pond Square. The National Lottery Community Fund has awarded £9,600 towards the ‘Hub 4 All’ project which the HNCC run in partnership with the URC at the Pond Square Chapel.
The HNCC played a significant role in helping our partners to win this funding. Working together with partners for mutual benefit in the community maximises opportunity for all.
Photo by Ian Henghes CC BY-SA 4.0
We are delighted to announce that a substantial grant of £4,500 has been received from Allchurches Trust towards a Saturday Lunch Club to run at St Anne’s Church which we hope to be able to announce in the near future.
Allchurches Trust are one of the UK’s largest grant-making charities. As well as funding projects related to church activities, the Trust has a focus on projects that tackle homelessness, poverty and social exclusion. Support from major funders flows from their recognition of the positive social impact of the HNCC’s work. We are thankful to the Allchurches Trust for joining our ever-growing community of funders and helping us to extend the reach of our activities.
Come for an afternoon Tea at St Anne\’s Church. Every Wednesday From July the 3rd. between 1pm and 4pm.
A tea is just £3 and includes home made cakes and a sandwich selection including cucumber, cheese and salmon. Pop in for a chat or to enjoy board games. Some daily papers are also on offer if you just fancy a read.
We are delighted to announce a significant commitment to underpin core Wellness Café costs with a £50,000 grant over 3 years from The Mercer’s Company.
The HNCC rely on the generosity of donors such as this to support our vital work in the community. Supporting the wellbeing of families and individuals, as well as offering additional assistance to those with dementia and their carers, all adds up to making a huge difference to many lives.
The funding ensures that activities can remain free while nutritious meals are provided at minimal cost.
Why not join us on one of the days we are open? Find out more about the Wellness Café.
Discussions are underway to start a new ‘drop in, stay ‘n’ play’ coffee morning once a week in partnership with Brookfield School. Details remain to be worked out but it is hoped that this will take place on Thursday mornings. Watch this space!
The amendments to the designs received planning consent earlier in the year.
Services have now moved out of the main Highgate Newtown Community Centre building as preparations begin for demolition. Security is in place while the contract for the works is procured
Activities haven’t stopped! they continue to run from a range of venues, so check out our website for the latest details.
The plans to convert disused garages on the Whittington Estate as a new home for Ricky’s WtW have proved more difficult than expected, after the contractor pulled out.
For the time being WtW is staying in place, until a suitable new home can be found. With bookings already in place over the Summer, Camden has committed to keeping the project open for business.
HNCC have been recruiting a number of community champions to engage with local people more effectively. These volunteers will have training and will focus on talking about a project they love. Beth who has flat in Bertram Street has agreed to be the first one.
The Community Lunch is growing in strength and numbers!
Lulu the cook (pictured) is currently self-employed, and is due to become an employee of HNCC with all the benefits of a permanent contract.
The Community Lunch is a very much a shared project. The organisations and churches taking part are partners, working together. It’s a model that is likely to be more widely used in future.
The community centre is looking at providing allotments and a new growing project, coordinated by Jane and working with Holly Lodge Estates
The idea is that food can be grown for the lunch clubs, and local schools can be involved.
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Please join us every Tuesday from 12 noon at St Mary Brookfield Church for a Community Lunch.
The Lunch runs until 2pm and costs £2.50 including:
Join us at:
St Mary Brookfield Church,
Dartmouth Park Rd,
Highgate,
London NW5 1SL
Father Damian and Lulu our excellent manager & chef will warmly welcome you.
This is a new partnership with St Mary Brookfield, the Parish Church of Dartmouth Park
We are grateful to the Lady Gould’s Charity. Without their support we could not provide this much needed service. Lady Gould’s Charity is a charitable trust which distributes grants to any individual who lives in the Highgate area of London and who is, for whatever reason, in need of financial assistance, for example through mental or physical disability or through other family or household circumstances that result in the lack of some basic necessity. Find out more at www.ladygouldscharity.org