Thu, June 20, 2019
Castlehaven Community Association has been serving its local Camden Town neighbourhood providing learning and engagement opportunities inclusively for all members of our community as well as combatting the area’s inherent anti-social behaviour for over three decades.
We aim to serve our local people for the next thirty years as well. However, this is no longer straightforward as local authority investment has depleted and grant funding becomes unavailable. To ensure we are here for years to come, CCA set up Castlehaven Community Enterprises in order to raise money through its own social enterprise businesses to support the CCA charity move towards the future. Our current social enterprise businesses include The Littlehaven Nursery and the Castlehaven Sports Pitch, each of which contributes 100% of its profits to CCA.
Moving forward we are looking to develop other revenue streams from future businesses and events large and small which the community both approves of and benefits from. In addition to a sustainable community outreach programme and operational community centre, additional benefits could be local employment and the delivery of needed local goods and services.
We have had many suggestions from our members for the types of events and services our community would like to see commissioned by Castlehaven, one of which was seasonal farmers market and car boot events. Last week we took the opportunity to consult our members database to canvas opinion about hosting these types of events on a seasonal ad hoc event basis. The results were phenomenal with over a third of members completing the survey and 95% indicating a positive response.
It must be said, however, that concerns have been raised by a small minority of the community and CCA reiterates that it is not within its or the community’s interest to promote any event or activity that would instigate any type detrimental effect to the local area.
After further consultancy with local authority and local businesses, and a decision will be made as to whether to pursue these types of events and an update will be sent as soon as more information is available.
In the meantime, you can view the full survey results here
June, 2022
April, 2022
March, 2022
February, 2022
January, 2022
December, 2021
November, 2021
October, 2021
September, 2021
August, 2021
July, 2021
June, 2021
April, 2021
March, 2021
January, 2021
December, 2020
November, 2020
October, 2020
September, 2020
August, 2020
July, 2020
June, 2020
May, 2020
April, 2020
March, 2020
February, 2020
January, 2020
December, 2019
November, 2019
October, 2019
September, 2019
August, 2019
July, 2019
June, 2019
May, 2019
April, 2019
March, 2019
February, 2019
January, 2019
December, 2018
November, 2018
October, 2018
September, 2018
August, 2018
July, 2018
June, 2018
May, 2018
April, 2018
March, 2018
February, 2018
January, 2018
December, 2017
November, 2017
October, 2017
September, 2017
August, 2017
July, 2017
June, 2017
May, 2017
April, 2017
February, 2017
January, 2017
November, 2016
October, 2016
September, 2016
July, 2016
June, 2016
May, 2016
March, 2016
February, 2016
January, 2016
December, 2015
November, 2015
October, 2015
September, 2015
August, 2015
July, 2015
June, 2015
May, 2015
April, 2015
March, 2015
February, 2015
January, 2015
December, 2014
November, 2014
October, 2014
September, 2014
August, 2014
July, 2014
June, 2014
May, 2014
April, 2014
March, 2014
February, 2014
January, 2014
December, 2013
October, 2013
September, 2013
August, 2013
July, 2013
Please help us offer a multitude of age and culturally appropriate activities to residents of a highly deprived area.
Donate now!