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22 December 2022
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New Build HNCP Update

As Christmas approaches we’re looking forward to a well-earned rest… but we’re not going to open our presents until the new year, when the wraps will come off Highgate Newtown Community Centre: a community-led, mixed-use development we’ve designed for Camden Council – pictured here.

29 November 2022
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Christmas Opening Times

Many thanks to all our partners, funders and Camden Council!
The Highgate Newtown Community Partners team wish you all a very good break!
All our services close from Dec 16th and re-open Jan 10th, 2023.
4 November 2022
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You are invited!

Come and find out more and meet the team. We are holding an open event on:

Monday, 7 November from 3pm till 6pm (more dates to follow)
Highgate Library Civic and Cultural Centre

Free under fives children services, lunch clubs and pilates – our essential range comes with high standards and quality you’d expect. A range of services to feel good about.

HIGHGATE NEWTOWN COMMUNITY PARTNERS
A Charity to feel good about
Charity Number: 290712

6 October 2022
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You are invited!

Come and find out more and meet the team. We are holding open events on:

31 October and 7 November from 3pm till 6pm (more dates to follow)
Highgate Library Civic and Cultural Centre

Join the HNCP Club today – it’s FREE!

Free under fives children services, lunch clubs and pilates – our essential range comes with high standards and quality you’d expect. A range of services to feel good about.

Get involved

We’ve partnered with Time to Spare to create the Highgate Newtown Community Partners Club card – a new and exciting way to be part of the HNCP community.

Why should I join the HNCP Club?

You will need a club card to access our services and venues. This ensures we are all kept safe and allows us to have your feedback on our services.

HNCP Club connects you with the community around HNCP and the new building, it gives you access to services and discounts, and it allows us to send you information about activities you might be interested in and our newsletter.

You can either fill out the form on our website, email ‘Time to Spare’ for an application form or you can drop by the building and fill out a physical application. You’ll then be issued your HNCP card, which you can use to scan into activities in the new building and our venues.
hncpclubcard@timetospare.com

28 September 2022
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Welcome to Highgate Newtown Community Partners’ Autumn Programme

 

 

I am delighted to welcome you to the Autumn Programme. As local residents, our family shares Highgate Newtown Community Partners’ ambition to strive to ensure no person is ever left behind. HNCP is determined to offer low-cost or free services at the sametime as maintaining high standards. The food for the meals – which are offered at £1, for three-courses – are bought from M&S and Waitrose so that our community, many of whom are on low incomes, can enjoy the very best.

We are grateful for the kind support our partners that from 1st October allows us to lower the price of the Community Lunch to £1.00 for a 3-course meal. Thank you for your generosity.

Together with the free ‘Under 5s Stay & Play’, the children’s meals are FREE.

Talk to the people who use these services and hear from them how their lives have been improved by what HNCP has been able to provide!

HNCP now offers Thursday Pilates sessions at St Anne’s Church Highgate. Although voluntary contributions for the classes are welcome, they are now free to Camden Residents who might otherwise not be in a position to afford them. The Pilates sessions start at 10am and those who attend are welcome for free tea and coffee after the class.

Look at the website www.highgatenewtown.org.uk for all the details of these exciting an innovative projects.

With low administrative costs, Highgate Newtown Community Partners are determined to keep up the high standards and values that improved the neighbourhood’s lives during the pandemic and to continue to give the community a quality service.

In these hard times, we are grateful to Camden Council for its support now and in the future. Because times are challenging and likely to get worse, we are investing in local communities. As a team, HNCP sees these new initiatives as a bold and exciting way forward; we need to be kind to each other and to support our neighbours.


Best wishes
Bevery and Family
Local Resident for 60 years
(Proud to be a Camden Resident)
*All lunches subject to availability

Full the programme, visit:
www.highgatenewtown.org.uk
or e-mail andrew.s@hncc.org.uk for the timetable

PLEASE DONATE TODAY, AND HELP US SUPPORT THOSE WHO TRULY NEED OUR SUPPORT.

26 September 2022
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Communitea

Thursday 6th of October

4:15 – 5:30pm

Come enjoy free tea, sandwiches and cake at Channing School, and listen to music too!

 

Join us at: Channing School The Bank, Highgate, London N6 5HF

5 August 2022
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John Lyons Charity visits Highgate Newtown Community Partners Under five sessions

Thanks to John Lyons Charity 45 children had a fabulous morning it was a great success. John Lyons Charity has funded our summer program a service much needed and enjoyed by all.
 
Brilliant staff team working hard to ensure children are safe each session well done Kim and Nadine.
 
Highgate Newtown Community Partners strive to ensure services are free where possible and all have a great experience with us.
 
Kindness to all working with our community 
HNCP

28 July 2022
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Summer Camp 2022

Highgate Newtown Community Partners are grateful to John Lyon’s Charity for a grant to make our summer Camp possible. We are also delighted Channing School provided the venue with hot food and support for the program. This program is in partnership with local schools and managed by Faye Winslade, Assistant Head, Brookfield Primary School.
 
 
Faye said:
 
“The children are having a great time at the summer camp! They loved their bags and have been getting on well together- mixing with different schools.
 
In science, they are learning about extreme weather and today were carrying out an experiment where they made hailstones and tested the amount of damage they could do! In maths, they have been playing strategic games to develop numeracy skills and in literacy they have been learning how to write play scripts.
It has been great working with active day camp again and the children loved playing rounders yesterday and designing bags.
 
A big thank you to the Channing  team for looking after us and making us feel so welcome.”
 
Many thanks,
Faye Winslade
 
 
Highgate Newtown Community Partners truly believe that no young person should be left behind in our community.
We are working hard with our partners to ensure we achieve this.
 
Andrew
HNCP

25 July 2022
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Petting ZOO

Hi all, just to say that our Under 5’s funday was amazing !!!

56 children in total turned up along with parents, carer .The children had a fantastic time, the Petting zoo and Donkey rides were a huge success. Dom our chef for the day provided a wonderful BBQ with fresh fruit salad to accompany the delicious burgers and hot dogs ( veggie option too )
Kim, Vicky, Nicky, Andy, Andrew and myself worked as a great team today and as the saying goes “Team work Makes the dream work “ and I’m proud to say that we made a lot of children as well as adults very happy today smiles and dancing all round. Photos and feedback to follow shortly. So a big big thank you to HNCP for funding this magical day for all of our wonderful under 5’s families ❤️
 
Nadine Reynolds
Children’s Service Manager

8 July 2022
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Our customers feed back on our services

June 22 – Feedback from our customers

In June 22 we asked for feedback from 78 people who attend the lunch clubs, Wellness café and under 5 play activities. They told us the difference these activities make to them and gave us some great ideas for future menus and activities.
More than 90% rated our services at least 8 out of 10, and 100% felt welcome by our friendly staff and volunteers.
“I’m so glad I have found this little haven. Wednesday is my favourite day now. I like eating all together and the staff are excellent.” (Wellness café customer)

Summary of the feedback
  • 100% said they felt welcome when they attended the activity
  • 100% said they found the staff and volunteers friendly / helpful
  • 95% said they knew more people in their community as a result of attending these activities
  • 94% of people rated the service they attended 8 or more out of 10 (76% rated it 10/10)
  • 96% of people said that their mental wellbeing was improved by attending the lunch clubs / wellness café
  • 94% said they felt less isolated because of coming to the lunch club / wellness café
  • 94% said they ate more healthy food as a result of coming to the lunch clubs / wellness café.
  • 100% of people said they enjoyed eating with others at the lunch clubs / wellness café
  • 94% of parents / carers said the under 5s play activities helped them to better understand how their child plays and learns
Some comments about customers’ experience

Under 5s
We love coming every week and the staff make is even better. The toys are always fun and the coffee and tea a great addition. Thank you for making this available.
Thank you for your constant love and support, you passion for the group is amazing
Always feel so welcomed by Kim and Nadine!! My favourite stay and play group
The selection of toys is amazing, one of the best around. We have enough space to run and play freely. The toys and space are always clean. We look forward to this playgroup

Lunch Clubs
It is a great idea especially for the elderly who live alone
Lovely people, I am grateful that this café exists. It stops me from feeling lonely and having darker thoughts
People are very friendly and chatting is good over dinner

Wellness Café
My experience at the café is great and I meet people I would never have met before
Very lucky to have such a lovely facility locally. I look forward to seeing all the lovely staff. They are so friendly.
It’s always a pleasure to visit this wellness café. It’s good to mix with others from the community

OUR VISION
We want to make our community better – where everyone has a chance to succeed and nobody gets left behind.