Empty Building Fills with Imagination
We teamed up with BD Reside to get local people involved in a conversation about what an unused building in Gascoigne West could become.
Give 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 […]
GROW Fund 2025 Launches with a Celebration of Entrepreneurial Grit!
GROW launch party with residents, funders, and business owners celebrated the borough’s thriving spirit of entrepreneurialism and ambition.
Mapping Our Borough
Read about the latest Spaces + Places meeting and tell us what opportunities and offerings you know exist in Barking & Dagenham.
BD Giving Invests in Vital Counselling Service
We’re delighted to announce our latest investment in Ultimate Counselling CIC, a brilliant local business providing mental health and outreach services for refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants across East London. Ultimate Counselling offers therapy and access to education, jobs, and training. By tackling mental health challenges and supporting integration, they help individuals to thrive which […]
Give it a Go Fund: Mental Health & Wellbeing recipients
Ten grantees for Mental Health & Wellbeing round of Give it a Go Fund announced!
Statistics VS Feelings
At the fourth meeting of the Spaces + Places Neighbourhood Stewards we dived into the borough’s statistics.
Give it a Go Fund: behind the decision-making process
We chose to make our decisions for the Give it a Go Fund in a slightly different way to before, so we wanted to share a bit about how we did this.
Give it a Go Fund: Togetherness recipients announced
We are excited to announce ten new recipients of our Give it a Go Fund!
A panel of eight residents selected ten ideas to receive a £2,000 grant each.
BD_Collective: Reflecting and Reinventing
BD_Collective is becoming a Community Benefit Society (CBS). While this change offers a chance to reflect on its achievements and future goals, the focus on collaboration to build a stronger, more connected social sector in the borough remains. BD_Collective is a values-driven movement. Over the last five years, it brought the social sector of Barking […]
