Our local community has been hit very hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and has drastically altered our project to one in delivering a range of emergency response services to our registered time bank members – local BAME families with children under 12 years of age who come from an immense Read more [...]

Our community has been hit very hard by the Covid-10 Pandemic and in particular those having to be shielded and seen as extremely vulnerable due to frailty, poor health and living alone often far from family and relatives. Our highly popular older people’s activity hub in Cumberland Market had to Read more [...]

It’s hard to find a street near me without a chalk rainbow or a game of hopscotch. And I love it! The Head of RE tells me that humans have marked their thoughts, dreams, maps, spells, poems, prayers and works of art on the ground for thousands of years. In 16th Read more [...]

Jobs Club – a community teamwork initiative to help guests return to work  This season of the winter night shelter marks the sixth year of Jobs Club, the service that supports homeless people to reach their employability aims through one-to-one mentoring. Initially designed to help people who need to gain employment Read more [...]

In what has been a very difficult time for many people, we would like to try and bring some HOPE with this update! This month we have donated 7 more anti-suffocation pillows and have been able to continue our support (albeit virtually) to our families. Sending all our best wishes Read more [...]

Hi! Once again communicating from my bedroom where there is (relative) peace and quiet. Well, what a couple of weeks it has been! We got our activity bags packed and delivered but ended up having to do over 90 due to the increase in our numbers throughout lockdown. The bags Read more [...]

I’ve always been fascinated by the shipping forecast. I’d listen eagerly to find out what Grandma and Grandad Kelly could expect to see from their window as they looked out into the Firth of Forth. And, no matter when I listened, there always seemed to be storms blowing in Viking. Read more [...]

Thank you to the legendary Conroy for this great photo. Fools talk, cowards are silent, the wise listen”  (Carlos Ruiz Zafon) This quote is from a book I am reading called The Shadow of the Wind. The quote is not revolutionary. It struck me because recently I have been told Read more [...]

Six weeks in: Well we do find ourselves in a rather foolish position as it seems that this ‘COVID19’ is not all that it is cracked up to be; ie NOT contagious and not spreading like wildfire as expected. OK, to date, we have lost some 27,000 souls but at Read more [...]

Hi everyone! As we work through yet another week of lockdown and social distancing, we’ve been really busy behind the scenes at Tanga! Firstly we did ANOTHER video with some of our members and volunteers, this time in appreciation of our NHS and Key Workers. This can be viewed on Read more [...]