News - Camden Rise

Check out free and low-cost Easter holiday activities for children and young people in Camden - including sport, arts and crafts, play and youth programmes. The Camden Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Easter programme, which runs from 2 to 12 April 2024, is open for children and young people aged 5 to 16 who live in Camden and are eligible for free school...

Pupils from Camden primary schools joined climate and environmental workshops and pitched ideas for green projects in their schools to a Dragons' Den panel. The Green Dragons' Den event was held at Camden Collective on 21 March by Camden Climate Alliance, Think & Do Camden, the Camden Clean Air Initiative and Camden Learning. More than 70 pupils attended across...

Following the huge success of last year's peacock-themed children's art competition, Belsize Community Library has launched a new competition for 2024 - called Peacock to the Rescue. Inspired by the incredible true story of an extraordinary event, when the exotic and rare hoopoe bird, typically found in southern England, was unexpectedly blown by a strong tail-wind that...

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...

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 young people from some of London’s most disadvantaged communities. Their programmes build self-esteem, develop work skills and create clear pathways...