New funding boosts BDCA’s service for older people

The future of our Active and Connected 65+ project – which supports older people in Newham through free exercise, social activities and creative sessions – has been assured for a further two years thanks to new funding!

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UKPN brings Christmas cheer to our food bank!

This month, the employees and partners of UK Power Networks, one of our Friends of The Foodbank, showed a great generosity of Christmas spirit by organising a brilliant prize raffle and fundraising an amazing £575 for our food bank!

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Our Impact Report 2021

Our 2021 Impact Report is packed full of information and personal stories about our recent work. 

These stories of hope and progress should give us all a reason to smile!

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Christmas holiday events and closures

As usual, many of our services will close for a short break at the end of the year, and we’ll be holding some special events too!

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BDCA welcomes UKPN as a Friend of the Foodbank!

We’re delighted to welcome new corporate partner UK Power Networks to our Friends of Bonny Downs Foodbank network and want to say a big thank you for their generous donation to our poverty response work!

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BDCA to host Voices for Change exhibition and networking…

Earlier this year, we partnered with local people to capture their stories from the pandemic and share their hopes and priorities for the future, and now we’re sharing the findings from this project with the community.

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Family activities at The Well!

Updated 25 January 2022

We’ve got some great news for Newham children and families!

As restrictions continue to lift, we’re now offering a programme of FREE face to face activities at our community centre that you can just turn up to on the day – no advance booking required.

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Interview with Mentesnot Mengesha

This summer, Mentesnot Mengesha is walking an amazing 100 miles barefoot within Newham to fundraise for BDCA and support families in need across our borough.

Mentesnot is a former refugee who fled Ethiopia during civil war 30 years ago and settled in Newham to build a successful new life. Read his inspiring story!

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Meerkats, music and magic!

What do meerkats and bouncy castles have in common? These are just two of the unusual sights that you would have seen last week if you were passing by our playing fields and community garden!

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How our Fuelbank is helping Newham families in poverty

You might think that, with restrictions beginning to ease, things would at last be looking up for those who’ve been struggling during the pandemic.

Yet our Newham foodbank is now feeding record numbers of 200 people or more on a typical Wednesday – more than at any time in its history.

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