A visit to the National Portrait Gallery
The Carers Art Group had a lovely visit to the National Portrait Gallery last week. They had a wonderful time taking in the brilliant work around them. The group took inspiration from the wonderous paintings around them to create their very own portraits. They will be showing their works of art at the […]
Vote for us! We’re in the running for Tesco Stronger Starts!
Our Art Groups for Social Communication Groups are a fun and safe place for children with social communication difficulties such as autism or ADHD to come together, meet other children and try new creative activities. Without funding our groups can’t continue, leaving a gap in vital community support for those children and young people with […]
Community Appeal – Care (Lunch Club)
As part of our Community Appeal 2023, we’re highlighting the work we do to show the difference your donations make. It’s important for us to keep offering low cost healthy meals like this. We only get small pots of funding for our lunch club and costs – energy, food, staff – are all increasing. Fundraising […]
HOLBORN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION AGM 2023
We had our Annual General Meeting this year in our Millman Street Community Centre. We would like to thank everyone who attended. It was lovely to see you all. We enjoyed hearing your opinions as we started the conversation on how to shape the future of HCA and how we can […]
Winter Appeal Launch
We’re asking old friends, new friends, colleagues and users to support our work again this winter. Every year HCA work with over 2200 people. We provide a lifetime offer of support with activities for under 5s and their families through to care for older adults with dementia (with a little something for everyone in between). […]
Flowers of the Seasons – Politics, Power & Poverty
Performance by Electric Voice Theatre and singing workshop Flowers of the Seasons – Politics, Power & Poverty is a celebration of the music of Eliza Flower (1803-1846) – a local composer and campaigner for women’s and worker’s rights whose music was sung in church, at protest marches on the streets and in the drawing rooms of the […]
Community Health Open Day
We had a successful Community Health Open Day in October. It was a great opportunity for local residents and health professionals to come together and discuss the community health needs. Don’t worry, it wasn’t all boring! We had exciting activities to for both adults and children. Those included art activites such as […]
Millman Street Celebrates Camden in Bloom Success!
Millman Street Community Centre celebrates as our wonderful gardener volunteers won the recent Camden in Bloom event! Chris, Lilly, Monir and Francoise have kept the Millman Street gardens maintained, making sure they are flourishing beautifully and looking great since 2018. Their hard work and inspiration has been recognised by being a winner in […]
Intergenerational Music Workshops
We’ve been working with the Intergenerational Music Makers (IMM) to continue their workshops. Young children from St Albans Primary School have been participating in these sessions, along with Patrick from our Millman Street Community Centre. They have been celebrating the power of music. Through the sharing of experiences, these sessions will inspire connection and understanding […]
Holborn Tigers Do It Again!
Our Holborn Tigers had a great time competing in the Kent Taekwondo Championships. They were held in the Tan-Gun Taekwondo Academy in Blackfen. Instructed by Master Rienzi, the team showcased their skills in Poomsae (discipline) and Kyorugi (the art if sparring). They even caught the attention of local newpaper, who had a full page story […]
