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Humans of Bonny Downs

Meet Eric & Naomi – from our Befriending Scheme

  • 16 March 202322 August 2025
Naomi & Eric’s story: ‘I can talk with him in a way that I cannot with family members.”

Our Volunteer Befriending Scheme is going from strength to strength providing weekly contact, comfort, and support for isolated elders – and a valuable volunteer role that supports local people’s wellbeing and sense of connection. This is thanks to the amazing volunteers donating their time and to The Mercers Company for funding the project.

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Free Hot Soup and Activities

  • 26 January 20237 February 2023

We are excited to announce our Warmer Nights project, supported by our partner Cadent, which will provide 12 weeks of hot soup, warm and activities for local people this Winter for free.

Starting from Monday 30th January, The Well Community Centre will welcome everyone to the following:

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A roundup of Festive Joy!

  • 16 January 20237 February 2023

Celebration is one of our core values at Bonny Downs: celebrating joy even in the midst of life’s hardships. With the cold winter and rising costs of living, we need joy more than ever. And over the Christmas period, our staff and volunteers provided joy through a variety of events to over 300 residents! Below is a summary of the amazing festive activities that brought local residents a few hours of joy away from the hardships they face.

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Our Impact Report 2022

  • 8 December 202214 August 2025

Our 2022 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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We’re community heroes!

  • 9 October 20229 October 2022

We’re thrilled to announce that BDCA has been named Community Group of the Year at the East London Community Heroes Awards 2022!

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BDCA launches new partnership with Cadent!

  • 7 October 20227 October 2022

Bonny Downs Community Association today announced a new partnership with Cadent to help struggling Newham families navigate the cost of living and fuel crises this winter.

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Meet our Nursery team!

  • 30 September 202219 October 2022

We recently caught up with a few of our fantastic team to hear about life working at Bonny Downs Nursery. Here’s what they had to say!

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Our new café is open!

  • 28 September 202228 September 2022

We are so excited to announce that our new CommuniTEA Café is now open at The Well, just in time for the colder weather arriving!

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2022-27 Strategic Plan

  • 1 September 20228 December 2023
This year we refreshed our charity’s strategy using what we’ve learnt from the pandemic and reflecting on Newham’s future needs whilst helping our community to recover and rebuild.
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Introducing the Bonny Downs Food Club!

  • 17 August 202221 June 2024

This September will mark another exciting ‘first’ for Bonny Downs as we launch our Community Food Club (CFC).

Read more “Introducing the Bonny Downs Food Club!” →
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