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All day comedy at Fitzrovia pub in aid of cancer charity

6:40 am, Tuesday, 29 August 2017

A Fitzrovia pub is hosting an all day comedy medley this Saturday with performers raising money for a cancer charity. “We will have 42 comedians — no one famous I’m afraid — from the London open mic scene performing over eight hours,” says Jack [...]

Soup kitchen launches emergency appeal after rise in rough sleepers and cuts to benefits

1:20 am, Friday, 19 February 2016

A small charity serving free food and handing out warm clothing for the homeless and those living in poverty has seen an increase in demand for its service this winter but is struggling to cover its own running costs. The Soup Kitchen at the rear of the American [...]

Successful community centres ‘do not use community in their names’ says community centre chief

10:48 am, Wednesday, 2 September 2015

The Fitzrovia Community Centre in Foley Street is to reopen this autumn under a new name after a rethink by staff and trustees who want to bring more appeal to the building. Funded by Camden Council and with income from room hire the Fitzrovia Community Centre was opened in [...]

FTSE 250 property developer raises its profile of corporate responsibility

4:24 pm, Wednesday, 10 June 2015

Community groups in Fitzrovia have again won a share of grants offered by one of the neighbourhood’s largest and most active property developers. In an announcement last week Derwent London made grants totalling £66,230 shared among six charities to deliver local [...]

Fitzrovia Festival 2015 opens with art exhibition and silent auction

9:01 am, Wednesday, 3 June 2015

Embroidered artwork illustration man holding a bird on glove.

Fitzrovia Festival 2015 opens tonight with an exhibition and a silent auction of artworks created as part of a series of community development projects spanning more than 20 years. The handmade quilts, wall hangings, panels and decorative textile craftworks will be on [...]

Neighbourhood Association celebrates 40 years but faces ‘severe challenges’ to fund services and community work

7:24 pm, Tuesday, 2 June 2015

Outside of Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Centre.

This summer the Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association (FNA) is celebrating 40 years since opening the Neighbourhood Centre, with an exhibition, sale of art and craftwork, and historical talks and walks. Despite its proud history and valued services the FNA faces a difficult [...]

Fitzrovia youth join neighbours in greening the streets

5:39 pm, Thursday, 28 May 2015

Young people brightened up Warren Street and Whitfield Street today with plants and flowers as part of a community planting day, aided by some corporate sponsorship. Local charity Fitzrovia Youth in Action (FYA) were awarded a £1,000 grant from the Mayor’s Fund for [...]

Local charity is awarded £100,000 towards new youth club

4:55 pm, Wednesday, 11 March 2015

Young men playing football on 5-aside pitch.

Plans by a local charity to create a new youth club for hundreds of young people were given a boost this month with a £100,000 grant. Fitzrovia Youth in Action (FYA) were awarded the money by LandAid, the property industry charity. In making the grant LandAid recognised [...]

Film tells story behind Community Christmas Dinner 2014

12:51 pm, Saturday, 24 January 2015

A short film has been released describing the organisation and activities that led up to the Community Christmas Dinner at the Indian YMCA in December. Made by the On Road Films project at Fitzrovia Youth in Action the short documentary is presented by Eden Steenkamp. [...]

Office picnics to support Londoners living with HIV

1:55 pm, Wednesday, 26 March 2014

A London charity, The Food Chain, is looking for office workers in Fitzrovia to support their new initiative to help people living with HIV in London. They recently launched the Spring Office Picnic campaign, which runs during March until the end of [...]

Three charities to give to this festive season

2:55 pm, Monday, 23 December 2013

By News Reporters This time of year always shows up the division between those who have plenty and people in need. There are a number of charities in Fitzrovia working to help people to have better lives and provide relief for the poor. We pick three charities you may like [...]

Coffee, cakes and plumbing at Goodge Place

8:26 am, Saturday, 28 September 2013

By News Reporters Local traders MPL Maintenance had a busy coffee morning at their shop in Goodge Place in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Across the UK on Friday 27 September people took part in what is dubbed the “world’s biggest coffee [...]

Derwent London names grant recipients and announces major projects timetable

11:19 am, Friday, 30 August 2013

By News Reporters Derwent London has named the Fitzrovia community organisations who will be recipients of a package of grant aid. The announcement in August came shortly before CEO John Burns announced their interim results and described the company’s timetable for [...]

Derwent London offer grant aid to community groups in Fitzrovia business improvement district

9:32 pm, Thursday, 30 May 2013

By News Reporters Something must have pricked Derwent London’s corporate conscience, for the real estate investment trust have announced a financial package of £250,000 towards community projects in Fitzrovia, an area where they hold a large amount of property. The [...]

Artists with learning disabilities exhibit at Fitzrovia gallery

12:02 pm, Saturday, 11 May 2013

Encounter: Artbox London Spring 2013 Exhibition By News Reporters Nati Gallery in Warren Street is hosting an exhibition and sale of works by artists with learning difficulties on Tuesday 14 May. The artists are supported by the charity Artbox [...]

Fitzrovia’s community groups see opportunities but are threatened by cuts to funding and rising costs

11:09 am, Friday, 1 March 2013

By News Reporters Fitzrovia has a thriving voluntary sector but it is threatened by a lack of new people to continue the work of an increasingly older generation of volunteers, cuts to funding, rising costs, and a town hall that considers residents a nuisance, according to [...]

Construction company joins charity to bring Christmas cheer to pensioners in Fitzrovia

1:15 pm, Monday, 17 December 2012

By News Reporters The construction firm building Fitzroy Place on Mortimer Street has teamed up with a local charity to provide Christmas hampers for pensioners living in Fitzrovia. Sir Robert McAlpine has paid for 150 hampers which are being distributed by the Fitzrovia [...]

End of an era approaches for Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Centre

8:06 am, Monday, 10 September 2012

By News Reporters Fitzrovia Neighbourhood Association is to be served notice to quit the premises it has occupied in Tottenham Street for nearly 40 years. Camden Council intends to seek vacant possession of the building by December 2012 and put it up for sale. The ground [...]

An active community and voluntary sector survives in Fitzrovia

7:28 am, Wednesday, 30 May 2012

By News Reporters Fitzrovia has a long history of community activism. Since the 1970s there has been a steady growth in the number of organisations concerned with improving the quality of life in the neighbourhood in the face of increasing commercial development. Today a [...]

Fitzrovia Community Centre to be officially opened by leader of Camden Council

12:07 pm, Tuesday, 29 May 2012

A series of events will celebrate the opening of the new community facility on Thursday 28 June 2012 By News Reporters The Fitzrovia Community Centre will be officially opened by the new leader of Camden Council Sarah Hayward on Thursday 28 June 2012. Throughout the day [...]

Cycling is part of the solution to London’s transport challenge

9:38 pm, Thursday, 28 December 2017

Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to ban cycling along Oxford Street, yet it is an important route for cyclists connecting east and west London. So why is the London Cycling Campaign [...]
Mother’s journey to love her ‘imperfect’ daughter revealed in intimate portraits

2:11 pm, Tuesday, 5 December 2017

An exhibition telling the story of a mother and the special relationship with her daughter who was born with Down’s Syndrome opens this week at the former Middlesex [...]
Most local residents oppose or have concerns about Oxford Street plans

11:17 am, Wednesday, 11 October 2017

People living in the neighbourhoods near Oxford Street have come out strongly against plans to pedestrianise the shopping street because of concerns about displacing motor [...]
Fitzrovia charity calls for tough action on air pollution in central London

12:04 am, Tuesday, 20 June 2017

A Fitzrovia charity has called on the Mayor of London to take tougher action to combat air pollution in central London by restricting motor vehicles on high pollution days. [...]
Women’s art group to take part in pop art exhibition at British Museum

7:21 am, Friday, 26 May 2017

A Fitzrovia women’s art group will join other community organisations this summer in putting on a display of pop art at the British Museum. London Pop is a collaborative [...]

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