News - Camden Rise

As I arrived at the Ted Baker HQ in Camley Street, King's Cross, I was stunned - the inside was beautiful! It looked as if everyone there was family as well. The interior design made the building feel like a home, not to mention the tasty mint water! After the tour, we were brought back into one of the training rooms and got placed in teams in which we would design our trainers, followed by the...

Five Camden students made a trip of a lifetime to Japan as part of Camden’s friendship agreement with Kagoshima prefecture. The sixth-formers were all selected to join the week-long trip in October as guests of the Mayor of Camden after writing an essay on Japanese culture. They stayed with Japanese families, met the Governor of Kagoshima and visited the museum which tells the story of...

Hello, I'm a young person who lives and studies in Camden. On World Mental Health Day (10 October), I've been asked to write for Camden Rise about mental health issues, using my own personal experiences and observations. It's good to talk Unfortunately, a lot of young people in Camden have trouble talking about mental health issues, which can make them worse. To help combat this, more young...

Young people, community leaders, professionals and residents expressed their determination to work together to prevent more deaths on the streets at an event to mark one year since Camden’s Youth Safety Taskforce Report was published. The meeting in Kentish Town on 19 September, which was attended by over 100 people, featured presentations and stalls showcasing important work being done to...

Young people and families celebrated the 'grand opening' of the new Netherwood Youth and Family Hub, in Kilburn, on 16 July 2019. Activities at the launch event included DJ workshops, games, arts and crafts, food and refreshments and a ribbon-cutting by the Mayor of Camden, Councillor Maryam Eslamdoust (pictured above), to officially open the centre, which has a garden, kitchen, gym, games...