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BDCA is growing! And to make space for our growth, we will be moving some of our services to our neighbouring premises at 35 Vicarage Lane, E6 6DG
This means there will be pauses in some of our activities over the coming weeks to allow our staff capacity to move and create a lovely new base for our community.
Read more “Changes to Some of our Services”
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On 26th April, we celebrated our 25th anniversary with the launch of an exhibition showcasing the history of the charity and the local area we serve.
Rokhsana Fiaz, Mayor of Newham and Sir Stephen Timms MP gave speeches at the event alongside David Mann, BDCA Chair and Sarah Laing, BDCA CEO.
Read more “Celebrating our 25th Anniversary!”
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Poet Yrsa Daley-Ward’s latest collection of poems, Unspoken Words, was inspired by her visit to Bonny Downs Food Club. Her poetry amplifies the voice of those in our community facing food insecurity. Her video, produced by RANKIN, can be watched here:
Read more “Poet Yrsa Daley-Ward creates poetry on BDCA Food Club”
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On 21st March, Bonny Downs Community Association launched the premiere of a short film showcasing local women’s hardship in living with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF).
The event was co-hosted by Sir Stephen Timms MP, Dr Sally Mann, researcher at the University of Greenwich and Nora Nyugab Linwe, one of the film participants.
Read more “Film Launch: Living with No Recourse”
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Joy is one of BDCA’s strategic priorities since our community asked us to help them re-discover joy after the hardships of Covid-19 and the Cost-of-Living Crisis. Over the Christmas period, our staff and volunteers delivered opportunities for joy through a variety of events to hundreds of local residents! Beat the January blues by re-living the joy through the summary below:
Read more “Festive joy roundup!”
Humans of Bonny Downs
Volunteers at Bonny Downs Foodbank have started a weekly arts and crafts table where people can sit, colour and chat while waiting for their hot meal or a food parcel.
Read more “Creativity and Community through Food Bank Art”
Impact Reports
Thank you for your support over that has made this possible, and we hope you enjoy reading the report!
Please note that the viewer may not display properly on all phones, so feel free to download the report instead.
The stories, photos and statistics in this report are from 1 October 2022 – 30 September 2023, unless otherwise specified.
Read more “Our Impact Report 2023”
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David Mann, Chair of Bonny Downs Community Association, received Honorary Freedom of the Borough award at the Newham Civic Award Ceremony on 5th December 2023. This is the highest award that Newham Council gives to residents (who are not former councillors) to recognise the significant contribution they have made in the borough.
Read more “Our Chair receives Honorary Freedom of the Borough Award”
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Since it launched in September 2022, our Community Food Club has served 457 residents with discounted food and essentials! It was also recently featured in The Times.
Our Food Club provides an important option for people struggling with the Cost-of-Living crisis even though many of them are working. For £5 fee they receive 20 tokens to buy items they need ranging from fresh fruit and vegetables to cleaning products, which typically are worth over £20.
Read more “How our Food Club is making a difference”
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BDCA has been shortlisted as one of the People Powered Place projects that could get up to £20,000 funding – with your help!
Please vote for our project ‘VolunteE6 – Bonny Downs Community Association’ to help us cover costs of our volunteer led activities for children and families.
Read more “Vote for us in The Big Vote!”