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Help us turn the undercroft at St Thomas' church into a thriving community hub
Pledges will only be charged if the project hits its funding goal of £55,478 by 11 May 2021
In 2018 a group of local people came together to turn an abandoned toilet block into a beautiful village hall and kitchen and, hey presto, Liberty Hall was born! Now the same team wants to turn the undercroft of nearby St Thomas' church into a fabulous community hub. With our energy - and your investment - this hidden space can find new life as a hub for different communities to come together and for new ideas to grow.
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Why it's a great idea:
This year we have seen first hand the importance of neighbours helping neighbours. This is what Clapton Commons is all about. And as we emerge from the pandemic we want now to offer spaces for these relationships and our communities to heal and prosper. The Common Rooms will offer multiple spaces with different possible uses, evolving with the needs and input of our local communities. Local people, whatever their age, faith or background will be able to access a breadth of activities, from intergenerational community meals, children craft classes, youth mentoring programmes, yoga classes, community arts projects, and therapy rooms. By offering these facilities and supporting local projects to grow within them, we will be providing opportunities for people volunteer and learn, as well as promoting wellbeing, encouraging community cohesion and reducing isolation.
Steps to get it done:
As well as creating the spaces, we’re also backing three key projects already working to help our neighbourhood recover and rebuild itself after the pandemic. - Ali, who has been preparing hot meals and social connection for 70 elders every week, will be developing her outreach using our new canteen. - Martial Arts leader Garry, who mentors boys away from gang activity and will be running a project that engage directly with families on our local estates in our studios and meeting spaces. - And building on other successful community arts projects this year, we’ll be supporting a local artist to work with neighbours to develop a public arts project, helping us to make sense of the last year.
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Whoop, 260 people have pledged since fundraising began!
Whoop, 250 people have pledged since fundraising began!
Lucy M Yoga from Yoke Dalston is hosting a special fundraising class for us this Monday 10-11am. The perfect way to stretch out post easter eggs on a rainy bank holiday Monday! Suggested donation is £5. Email bookings@claptoncommons.org or book via https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12J4vZIiRR9NJfrLcVL573Jb6MlT1-DXRs2opQv8DlJ0/edit?urp=gmail_link&gxids=7628
Whoop, 240 people have pledged since fundraising began!
Whoop, 230 people have pledged since fundraising began!
How will the money be spent?Total £55,477
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Offer somethingClapton Commons Community Organisation Limited (known as Clapton Commons) is a group of local people who do stuff together to promote the "common good".
We do this by supporting leaders in the community who want to make things happen with and for their neighbours. We have a Community Builder who helps with this.
For example we saw the redundant toilet block on Clapton Common and went into partnership with the Council to turn it into Liberty Hall.
Our last Spacehive campaign in 2018 got us over the line.
Our volunteers also transformed the ground around Liberty Hall into a beautiful garden and others help to run the weekly Foodbank at St Thomas’ church.
Over the course of the first lockdown we organised a weekly memorial circle on the Common for those from our community who died and pasted their names on the hoarding around Liberty Hall. Our "Grief Wall" was covered by the international press.
We have three practices that guide the way we work – “give and take”, “in it together” and “down to you.”
There’s more information about the charity and the way we work on our website
Project Delivery Manager: Clapton Commons The Project Delivery Manager takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
Contractor: Studio RO\ST The team responsible for building or installing the project.
