Project Description
Wellcome rolls up its Community Action sleeves to help local projects for a fourth year.
Wellcome Community Action is a team volunteering campaign created by Wellcome in 2016 to support & establish relationships with grassroots projects local to their London office.
Wellcome Community Action is now in its fourth year and in 2019 took place between the Monday 1st – Friday 12th July, staff from across Wellcome formed teams and helped 11 fantastic projects. From painting to gardening to cooking dig into the impact and stories below…
Highlights from last year
Watch this video to review the fantastic projects that were supported last year
Stories from supported projects
Nestled in the heart of Somers Town the Story Garden has begun to take root. Global Generation's newest meanwhile space has been rising from the hardcore and concrete. With 10 days to go till opening on July 13th the garden [...] It was a beautiful sunny day when we started on Tuesday 2nd July, and entering the garden it was clear there was lots to be done. Having gathered we launched into clearing the space for the raised wicking beds to [...] We were delighted to welcome a wonderfully enthusiastic and hard working team from Wellcome as part of their Community Action Summer Season. Little Village is here to make it as easy as possible for local families to support one another [...] There were also some awesome stories generated from the participating projects of the Wellcome Community Action Summer Season campaign. Have a read by following the links below: The Food Chain The Felix Project Age UK Camden Centre 404 Third Age Project [...] Wellcome have put together this short video which highlights some of the community give back that their organisation has been involved with this year, including Community Action Summer Season. The projects showcased from Community Action Summer Season are: Cecil Sharp [...] Over forty people came to help at the Cecil Sharp House Permaculture Garden from the Wellcome Trust over 3 days at the beginning of July. They achieved a massive amount of work, which included: building a Greenhouse, setting up shelving, [...] The Third Age Project is a popular local older people's charity that challenges the public's attitude towards being old. 6 Wellcome staff took 46 pensioners on a coach trip to Eastbourne acting as group leaders and escorts. We had a [...] The #WellcomeCommunityAction campaign came to a triumphant conclusion on Tuesday with the annual celebration event, which recognised the volunteering exploits of hundreds of Wellcome staff from across the organisation. Prizes were handed out, strawberries and cream were gleefully consumed and [...] The tenants at Centre 404's Leigh Road project were extremely happy to welcome a team of 17 volunteers form the Wellcome Trust to their home. The Wellcome team worked diligently with the tenants and staff at Leigh Road in order [...] On the 12th July 15 volunteers took it upon themselves to help The Food Chain to prepare lunch for the public. The Food Chains background can be found here. All volunteers turned up on the day and it ran smoothly throughout. [...] Project champion Agnes Nilan came along to our kitchen on June 27th for an initial meeting with me and our kitchen manager, Peter. This is the first time a corporate organisation has sent someone in advance, very impressive. Prior to [...] On what was a gloriously sunny afternoon last Thursday, I paid a visit to Centre 404's Leigh Road site to see 17 Wellcome volunteers lending a hand. Leigh Road provides supported living to 19 tenants with learning and physical disabilities. [...] As part of the #WellcomeCommunityAction volunteer campaign I made a brief visit to Poetry in Wood, a social enterprise based in Tower Hamlets that provides accredited art and design courses for people with learning difficulties. The team of five Wellcome volunteers [...] Wellcome have put together this short video which highlights some of the community give back that their organisation has been involved with this year, including Community Action Week. The projects showcased from Community Action Week 2017 are: Argyle Primary School [...]
Growing Story Garden
Wellcome Trust visit to Weedington Community Garden 2nd-4th July
From Sorting Socks to Checking Cots – Wellcome spend a morning at Little Village Camden
Wellcome Community Action 2018 Impact Report
Wellcome Community Action 2018 Video
Wellcome Trust Community Project at Cecil Sharp House Permaculture Garden
Wellcome take local pensioners to the seaside for fish and chips
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A Wellcome celebration of local community give back
Wellcome lend a helping hand at Centre 404’s Leigh Road
Wellcome cook up a storm at The Food Chain
Wellcome Community Action Day @ The Food Chain Kitchen on 12th July 2018
A much wellcomed makeover of Centre 404 Leigh Road
Wellcome get creative at Poetry in Wood
Wellcome CAW 2017 video
