News - Camden Rise

Short Sharp Shot is a paid eight-week bespoke programme to help jumpstart young people's careers in the creative industries.  You will be offered tailored music and creative industry standard softwares, Q&A sessions with industry professionals, employment opportunities and much more! To apply, applicants must send their CVs and cover letters to [email protected] ...

Camden's Easter 2022 HAF programme, run in partnership with Young Camden Foundation, offers a wide range of free activities for eligible five to 16-year-olds from 4 to 14 April 2022. Times are usually between 10am and 3pm. Places are free for children and young people aged five to 16 who are eligible for benefit-related free school meals. Please visit the Camden HAF web page here to see...

Young people across Camden go to the polls from 27 June to 10 July 2022 to elect new Camden Youth MPs and Deputy Youth MPs. Could you be one of Camden's next Youth MPs? Young people aged 13 to 19 who wish to stand as candidates can apply before Tuesday, 1 April 2022 by filling in the form in this candidates pack. You can also download a Youth MP election flyer here. The two Youth MPs and two...

My name is Anya Nedungadi, and I am Camden’s Deputy Youth MP. I founded the online magazine, ‘Bridging the Gap,’ to encourage students from different backgrounds in Camden to express their views, ideas and feelings and to hopefully make connections with each other. Our borough is a diverse place, with students from different racial, social, political and economic...

More than 40 girls and young women aged 11 to 18 (up to 25 with special educational needs and disabilities) came along to Somers Town Youth Centre on Saturday 12 March for a free day of inspiring activities to mark International Women’s Day. Among the activities at the Camden youth event at Somers Town Youth Centre in Chalton Street NW1 1RX were: Master baking session with...