News - Bonny Downs Community Association

Meet Eric & Naomi – from our Befriending Scheme

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.

One example of the enduring friendship and improving wellbeing arising from this project is the story of Eric and Naomi.

Jobs

Job: Over 65s Advocacy Assistant

Hours: 10 hours per week worked across Mondays and Tuesdays

Pay: £13.371 per hour

Contract: One-year fixed term contract with potential to extend if funding becomes available

Location: The Well Community Centre, 49 Vicarage Lane, London E6 6DQ

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February Half Term Holiday Club

Book your child in for this half term at Bonny Down’s Holiday Club!

Only £28 per day or £130 per week plus sibling discounts available. Contact us now to register your child!

You can see the week’s Activity Plans here.

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Free Hot Soup and Activities

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 30^th January, The Well Community Centre will welcome everyone to the following:

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A roundup of Festive Joy!

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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Christmas Closures 2022

The Well Community Centre will be closed in the festive period from Saturday 24th December 2022 and will re-open Tuesday 3rd January 2023.

Below are the last dates of our sessions and information on our special events. If unsure of anything, please contact the relevant team listed in our What’s On page.

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Our Impact Report 2022

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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Interfaith Christmas Celebration

Our Community Garden is hosting another wonderful Christmas celebration free for all!

Come and enjoy some fun activities and meet your neighbours.

10 am – 2 pm Saturday 17th December at our Community Garden

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Can you gift a child a smile this Christmas?

The festive season should be a time of joy. But this year, whilst trying to recover from the pandemic and struggling with the rising cost of living, many families in Newham are having to make heartbreaking decisions on whether to put food on the table or warm up their home or watch their child wake up on Christmas morning to no gifts, through no fault of their own.

Volunteer

CommuniTEA Cafe Volunteer

COMMUNITEA CAFE – currently open

In October 2022 we re-opened our community café. Now local residents can drop in to our warm community centre anytime from 9am to 5pm on Mondays to Fridays to enjoy FREE tea, optional books and board games – and of course a friendly chat.