Regents Park Community Champions
Become a Champion!
HEAD OVER TO OUR WEBSITE COPRODUCED WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS! Click HERE
We are working with residents across Regents Park Estate to benefit fellow residents and the health and wellbeing across the estate – we have young people aged 12-24 and community members 24+ – (no age cap) – sometimes the groups work separately, on other projects they work together.
We meet every week on a Wednesday 5:30pm at Old Diorama Arts Centre and you are more than welcome to join us too! We have regular projects for young people and we have also been hosting regular socials to bring residents together to be able to tell their stories, voice concerns and provide peer support and hopefully do more community action!
Contact coordinator Ellie.Rudd@fya.org.uk or text/whatsapp or call 07923849277.
We have brilliant partners and supporting organisations including Regents Park Tenants Association, Bengali Workers Association, Old Diorama Arts Centre, Regents Place, Regent’s Park Children’s Centre, Netley Primary School, Christchurch Primary School, Regent’s Park Job Hub, Regent’s Park Royal Parks Community Team, Local and Camden Police, Camden Participation team, Central St Martins Camden Tenants Participation and Housing and many more specific to projects.
As said by champions…
As part of our recent conference ‘Resident Led Change in Regent’s Park Estate’ we included a headphone audio tour. If you missed it you can hear about the project completely from champions and guardians themselves here!
Current Projects
We a group of young champions called YOUNG GUARDIANS also organising activities on behalf of the community!!
Aged 11-24 living in Regents Park Estate? Join us! We meet at Old Diorama Arts Centre every Thursday 5:30pm!
! Maybe you have an idea YOU would like to see happen to benefit local residents? We have created films, done a photography project, ha d a Bus Stop campaign and most recently been paid as trainers in contextual safeguarding!
Young people develop skills and receive AQA accredited experience and certificates and make a positive difference in their community, for now, from their own homes.
If you are interested whatsapp/text Ellie on 07923849277, or DM us on insta @fyaonroad
We have also designed Resident led Community Safety Resources and Films – Check them out and click here!
Recent Projects
Young Urban Designers
Young Placemakers
Community Kitchen
How we started…
Together with Community Champions Kilburn and Kentish town, 54 potential champions and partners attended introduction sessions and 47 champions were trained across the three areas together between January and April 2021 online!
– Give Your Ideas for the Cumberland Workbench! (pictured below in the gallery) What do YOU think it needs? You can also visit the bench in Cumberland Market at any time https://app.viima.com/mmspace/open-innovation/
Read all about why we are Community Champions in this fantastic Article by Champion Irene, from Regents Park Estate! https://www.happinewss.com/post/community-champions
Our first Regents Park cohort of 16 local residents have started to work on their project plans!
– Youth Led community event or activity in Cumberland Market
– Monthly Socials to bring the community together
– Community Clean up and Wellbeing Walks
– Noticeboard and resident communication project
– Mental health first aid project
– Projects with Central St Martins Public Studio including storytelling and recycled objects projects
– Local sports facility improvement youth led campaign
– AND MORE!
Stories from Lockdown….
Over 100 local and Camden based volunteers supported us and BWA Surma Centre to deliver Hot Meal Service throughout lockdowns and various restrictions to over 5000 individuals between May 2020 and December 2020. An additional 600 meals and gift bags were provided to local residents as part of a Christmas to Your Door Delivery
100 Summer Activity Packs were been delivered to young people aged 8-13 (see here) Cumberland Youth Club is due to reopen on 17th May and will be on Mondays now back at HPOD! www.fya.org.uk/healthy-living/ and our football programme has returned to Cumberland market too!
24 local residents in lockdown 1 at Esther Randall Court received Kindness letters from young people
33 local residents joined us for Regents Park Spring Clean and arts workshop in Cumberland Market 12th June 2021 http://www.fya.org.uk/event/regents-park-estate-spring-clean/
