Archive for May 2025
Residents’ Recommendations for Community Space
Spaces+Places Session 11 The penultimate session of the Spaces+Places programme was an important moment for the Neighbourhood Stewards. With the focus on developing a ‘long short-list’ of investment ideas, the session on 21 May brought together all the research and conversations they’ve had over the past few months. It was a lively evening full of…
Read MoreBD Giving Notes #59 – The Potential of GROW
Over the coming years, we envision GROW to flourish and bloom into an established community of committed entrepreneurs and business leaders, working together, building each other up and emboldening their local economy. Jack Webb GROW is BD Giving’s investment fund for ambitious entrepreneurs with big dreams and plans to grow in Barking & Dagenham. While…
Read MoreBD Giving Notes #58 – What Makes a Great Application
If you’re considering applying to GROW 2025 this Note will help you understand what makes a strong application. Jack Webb Read these tips before you start writing to save you time. 1. Keep it Simple Use simple and clear language – no jargon! Write like you’re telling a friend about your business/venture. Local people and…
Read MoreWhich Fund is Right for Me?
If you’re wondering how to fund your ideas and ambitions, you’re in the right place. We currently have two funds that support local people to turn ambition into action: Grow 2025 and Give it a Go Fund. While both funds are designed by residents to inspire positive impact in the borough, they’re designed for different…
Read MoreEmpty Building Fills with Imagination
Your Ideas for a Community Space in Gascoigne West A community space in Gascoigne West has been sitting empty and unused since it was built. Over two days in May, we teamed up with BD Reside to get local people involved in a conversation about what it could become. We opened the doors and invited…
Read MoreGive it a Go Fund is back!
We’re excited to launch the fourth round of our Give it a Go Fund. This time, the theme has been chosen by our ‘Given it a Go’ group: 11 local people who’ve either received funding or helped make decisions in previous rounds. Their choice? Children and young people – because our borough has the highest…
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