News - Camden Rise

The 15th St Pancras Scout Group holds weekly Cup Pack and Scout Troop meetings in the heart of Somers Town, Camden, during term-time. They provide everyday adventure, outdoor challenges and skills for life for girls and boys aged 8 to 14. Their meetings are held every Thursday from 6.30pm during term-time at Basil Jellicoe Hall, in Drummond Crescent NW1. Find out more: ...

Honest Grind Coffee is a radical employability programme and specialty coffee roastery brought to you by Camden Council’s Integrated Youth Support Service.   Honest Grind provides bespoke employability training and paid work to children from some of London’s most disadvantaged communities. Their programmes build self-esteem, develop work skills and create clear pathways into...

Remix Dance is a community dance project, which runs free weekly after-school hip hop and street dance classes - as well as offering performance opportunities - to children and young people aged 5 to 16 from the Regent's Park Estate and across Camden borough. This year's Wednesday after-school classes, which take place at Old Diorama Arts Centre (ODAC), 201 Drummond Street NW1,...

Camden Council launched its annual health report on adolescent health at an event organised by local young people aimed at raising awareness of the issues they are facing. Each year, every Director of Public Health publishes an independent annual report focusing on a particular health and wellbeing issue affecting local communities. This year, their report focuses on adolescent health and the...

Camden author and teacher Andy Scott has been using his own recently-published book to support children's literacy in his school. Andy's book, Billy the Brave: The World’s First Superhero, which was published in June, is set in the dinosaur era. The story follows Billy Gondwana’s nail-biting quest to rescue his brother from the Jungle of No Return as he battles some of the most deadly...