News

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.

We’re community heroes!

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

BDCA launches new partnership with Cadent!

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.

Meet our Nursery team!

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!

Our new café is open!

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!

2022-27 Strategic Plan

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.

Introducing the Bonny Downs Food Club!

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

Could you be eligible for Pension Credit?

As the cost of living crisis takes hold and with winter energy prices set to soar, there’s never been a better time to check if you are entitled to Pension Credit – money from the government for people of state pension age living on a low income.

DOUBLE your donation to our cost of living appeal!

Today we launch our special summer appeal to help our neighbours fight the cost of living crisis, and if you donate your donation will be doubled at no extra cost to you.