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Camden Black-owned businesses: Roger Shakes of Roger’s Kitchen

Camden Black-owned businesses: Roger Shakes of Roger’s Kitchen 1920 1280 Isabelle O'Carroll

Black Pound Day is a monthly event that aims to encourage support for Black-owned businesses and bring about a shift…

Camden’s Virtual Work Experience programme, expanding access to work experience across the borough

Camden’s Virtual Work Experience programme, expanding access to work experience across the borough 1920 1280 Isabelle O'Carroll

In response to the first COVID-19 lockdown, Camden Council’s STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths) programme team developed a…

Shirley Fortune, uncovering Bloomsbury’s hidden Black history

Shirley Fortune, uncovering Bloomsbury’s hidden Black history 1920 1280 Isabelle O'Carroll

Have you ever walked down a London street and wondered about the hundreds of years of stories that lie just…

Clarkson Row, a blooming oasis in the heart of Camden

Clarkson Row, a blooming oasis in the heart of Camden 1920 1280 Karishma Puri

For the residents of Clarkson Row near Euston, a simple series of planters have helped them build a community, lower…

Empowering residents to champion change in Regent’s Park

Empowering residents to champion change in Regent’s Park 1920 1280 Karishma Puri

Fitzrovia Youth in Action is a local organisation that is piloting Community Champions Regent’s Park, a resident-led health and wellbeing…

The Zen Project, bringing bitesize meditation to Camden’s streets

The Zen Project, bringing bitesize meditation to Camden’s streets 1920 1236 Caroline Simpson

The Zen Project is a mobile wellbeing station that offers guided Zen sessions from a converted American school bus. The…

Wellcome Collection is on a journey to becoming an anti-racist and anti-ableist organisation

Wellcome Collection is on a journey to becoming an anti-racist and anti-ableist organisation 1920 1280 Karishma Puri

Wellcome Collection is a free museum and library in Euston exploring health and the human experience. Through exhibitions, collections, publishing…

Image of Pride, trans and LGBTQIA+ flags hanging in a spacious hall

The Outside Project: providing help for vulnerable people in our LGBTIQ+ communities

The Outside Project: providing help for vulnerable people in our LGBTIQ+ communities 1920 1280 WeMakeCamden

The Outside Project supports people in our LGBTIQ+ communities who are experiencing homelessness, living in precarious situations or having difficulties…

Sunlit low-level building framed by a wooden porch and bamboo plants

Rhyl Kitchen Classroom: setting children on a path to more adventurous eating

Rhyl Kitchen Classroom: setting children on a path to more adventurous eating 1920 1280 Karishma Puri

Rhyl Kitchen Classroom is a one-of-a-kind community space for Camden residents of all ages to harness and share their passion…

Group shot of young black and white women in front of a colourful painted building

The Winch goes above and beyond for Camden’s children and young people

The Winch goes above and beyond for Camden’s children and young people 1920 1280 WeMakeCamden

The Winch has been working with young people from the same address in Swiss Cottage since 1973. They were nominated…

A street scene with brightly coloured hoardings

LocalGlobe’s Blackout Tuesdays are accelerating diversity progress

LocalGlobe’s Blackout Tuesdays are accelerating diversity progress 1666 999 WeMakeCamden

Based at Phoenix Court in Somers Town, LocalGlobe is a seed fund that works on growing innovative companies and believes…

A group of south asian men and women sit on the grass, smiling

How many sectors does it take to change the world (or at least change Camden)?

How many sectors does it take to change the world (or at least change Camden)? 1920 976 WeMakeCamden

As part of our community events this week, we’re hosting guest blogs from selected organisations. Natasha Friend from Camden Giving…

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