In memory of the late Rodney Mann

It is with much sadness that we bid farewell to Rodney, a much-loved member of the Bonny Downs Family and pillar of our community. For an incredible 26 years Rodney dedicated himself to loving and serving our community. He was instrumental in BDCA’s growth and development and he faithfully served as a volunteer within Bonny Downs Community Association for many years both as a Trustee and helping with our accounting and banking.

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Summer Joy Roundup!

As we embark on a new term, let’s look back at this Summer. Our staff and volunteers have delivered joy through a variety of new events and activities, in addition to our regular activities: 

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BDCA Service Users Survey 2024

We are asking all of our service users to please share your experience of BDCA through a short survey here.

This is important to help BDCA improve our services for our community and prove to our funders that our work is making a difference.

You will have the option to enter a prize draw to win a £100 shopping voucher if you submit the survey by 15 September 2024. 

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Opening Ceremony for the WELLcome Hub

On Thursday 4^th July, BDCA held an opening ceremony for our new building, the WELLcome Hub, located at 35 Vicarage Lane, E6 6DQ.

The celebration was attended by service users, volunteers, partners and staff. Sarah Laing, CEO of BDCA gave a speech and the ribbon was cut by Deepa Selvaraj, Facilities Manager. Guests were treated to delicious home-made lunch and a celebratory cake.

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Can you help us provide Meals with Joy?

Imagine being able to make someone smile by simply providing a delicious, hot lunch! BDCA is on a mission to deliver joy, friendship and nourishment to our older neighbours who need a little extra support.

That’s why we’re inviting you to support our Meals with Joy Appeal and help us gift the joy of a hot meal with friends to our older neighbours!

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Changes to Sports sessions this Summer

There will be some changes to our Sports and Fitness sessions over the Summer:

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Office Space to Rent with us!

Office Space to Rent from 1 July in East Ham

BDCA is taking on ‘meanwhile use’ of 35 Vicarage Lane, East Ham E6 6DQ from 1 July 2024 for two years.

We will be using it for our Food Bank and other services. But there’s lots of space and we would like to rent out two offices on the first floor. It would be below commercial rate and particularly suitable for voluntary sector partners.

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Changes to Some of our Services

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.

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