Cultural grants available as Black Culture Collective hits £150,000 milestone
Local non-profit organisation Black Culture Collective (BCC) is offering three commissions of £3,000…
24/07/2026
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Youngsters enjoy basketball coaching at revamped ball court
Young people in West Thamesmead have joined a free basketball coaching session to celebrate the reop…
23/07/2026
Thamesmead residents celebrate £60k funding for activities to bring people together
Local people celebrated the launch of Loved & Wanted, a new programme of community activities backed…
20/07/2026
Kids buzzing for holiday fun
With school nearly out for the summer, social enterprise Divine Buzz is helping many local families…
14/07/2026
Free basketball coaching as Gallions Park ball court reopens
Young residents are invited to take part in a free basketball coaching session to celebrate the reop…
19/06/2026
Students nail work experience by building benches for their school
Young people from St Paul’s Academy made new benches for the school during a recent work experience…
18/06/2026
Book celebrates role of town’s Gypsy and Traveller communities
Thamesmead’s Gypsy and Traveller communities feature in a new book guiding readers through the histo…
01/05/2026
Thamesmead changemakers recognised ahead of £500,000 investment milestone
Local residents running community projects across Thamesmead were celebrated at a special event host…
27/04/2026
Apply for grants of up to £3,000 for cultural and community projects
Residents and community groups in Thamesmead are invited to apply for grants of up to £3,000 to deli…
23/04/2026
‘Family’ connections brewing at The Atrium
The Atrium Tea Room officially starts at 10am, but it’s closer to 9am when Carol Knight arrives to s…
20/04/2026
Creative kids’ road signs warn drivers
Road safety signs designed by local children have been unveiled around their South Thamesmead school…
17/04/2026
Peter’s Crossness connection spans a lifetime
During Peter Connolly’s school days, the sight of Crossness Pumping Station emerging from the marshe…
14/04/2026
Bollywood Community Dance Club grooves to Ramadan rhythms
A local community dance group enjoyed a Ramadan-themed party to mark the end of its term.
02/04/2026
Love Soup Cafe scoops civic award
Volunteers serving free, delicious food to their neighbours in West Thamesmead have picked up an awa…
10/03/2026
Borrow a bike for free for a month
Residents are being urged to get on their bikes ahead of the launch of a new free cycle hire service…
26/02/2026
£60k funding boost for Moorings Sociable Club
The Moorings Sociable Club has been named as one of just 30 new Loved and Wanted community spaces ac…
24/02/2026