Robert Aitken, our Chair of Trustees speaks to the Ham & High about our appeal, explaining why it is so important to raise funds. The new centre currently under construction will be a focal point for the whole community. We have the support of many generous funding partners and charitable trusts. We hope that you may be able to join with us too in building the future.
Read why the HNCC is such an important community resource and so worthy of support. Local Councillor and London Assembly Member Sian Berry makes a compelling case in her piece for the Ham and High.
Work is projected to start on the Chester Road Hostel site redevelopment in January 2022. There is an opportunity to meet the demolition contractors online on Wed 12th January 2022 from 6pm until 7pm. If you wish to join please download the letter from Camden and follow instructions.
You may also like to be kept informed or to have a voice by joining a mailing list or the Community Working Group. Again full details about how to get involved are in the letter from Camden.
More information on wearecamden.org with additional information on how to comment on the Demolition management plan (deadline is Wednesday 19th January 2022)
Wednesday 26th September 2018 will see the official launch in London of the Remarkable Lives app at the Highgate Newtown Community Centre.
The App is designed to capture life histories and at the same time improve quality of life, wellbeing and care.
Taking a positive approach to challenges of an ageing population Remarkable Lives, the social impact startup and Challenge Dementia Finalist, is tackling loneliness and isolation, compounded by negative perceptions of later life, against the backdrop of fragmented families, communities and reduced connectivity between the generations.
The Remarkable Lives app builds an interactive timeline of memories for older people. But whereas traditional social networks can’t back date, and document only what’s happening in our lives in the present, Remarkable Lives is unique in chronicling people’s life stories from the beginning. And although people can enjoy using the app to record a personal memoir, its main purpose is to encourage people to help save someone else’s life story, perhaps before it’s too late. Less selfie, more selfless.
For more information contact us
It has been a busy year with changing needs in the community due to covid and our redevelopment underway.
Our annual report is available to view or download now
The 2021 kids summer camp in partnership with Brookfield School is proving to be a great success with the children. One even went so far as to say the first day was ‘the best day of my life’!
Early activities included writing plays, designing a theme park (with some fun math assistance) and launching ‘rockets’.
The location has met with general approval with the children impressed by the size of the buildings, the massive gym and the beautiful green playing spaces.
On the 22nd July as part of an end of term party, Spitalfields Hackney City Farm brought along some farm animals for the benefit of Highgate Newtown Community Centre Under 5’s, who thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity of meeting them.
A Brazilian musician was also present to sing and play the guitar during this fun session.
Parent/Carer feedback was amazing and there were smiles all round from the little ones as well as the grown ups. Over 120 adults and children came along in total. Two sessions were necessary to accommodate everyone.
A big thank you to everyone who made this event possible including Andrew, the whole HNCC and Hackney City Farm staff and our funders.
Starting on Sunday the 24th of June.
If you have a June birthday this is your party. Come to the HNCC and celebrate with others who have birthdays in the same month. The celebration may be about birthdays, but the party is for everyone! A special afternoon for our very valued service users.
This is the first month for this new initiative. Birthday Tea Parties will be running on the last Sunday of each month from now on.
If you would like more information about Birthday Tea Parties, please do get in touch with Larraine.
We are delighted to announce that the HNCC has been awarded a grant of £13,000 from the Independent Age Grants Fund to support us in re-establishing our face-to-face services for older people.
Independent Age are making a fantastic contribution to our work with senior citizens which will benefit many people in our community through the range of services available to this age group.
Check out our activities page to see the full range of our offerings.