Barclays / Metro fund

            

 

50 charities celebrated their ‘Londonations’ success at an awards ceremony on the impressive 30th floor of Barclays Headquarters last week.

Each charity, selected from 300 applications, picked up a cheque for £2,000. Londonations was a partnership initiative between Barclays, Metro and Capital Community Foundation with Barclays donating £100,000 for the support of small charities.

Adam Rowse, Retail Regional Director of Barclays, North London commented on the applications: “I was overwhelmed by the range of charities that applied to Londonations and by the great work they do. The Barclays teams in the local branches will be making contact with each winner and looking for other ways for us to support their work.”

Anne-Marie Asgari is Chair of Me Too & Co, an organisation that works with under-10s with special needs and one of the winning charities:

"I was completely mesmerized by the Barclay's building and the surrounding environment, it made such a difference to come and to collect the cheque this way. Also, to receive a £2000 cheque for our organisation will make a huge difference for our children in their play development. What a thoughtful idea, to give 50 small organisations like ours the opportunity to improve their services and support in this way.”

The £100,000 fund is shared equally between the following charities.  Congratulations to you all.

Alzheimer's Society Havering Branch

Angel Community Canal Boat Trust

Barnfield Riding for the Disabled Trust

Bewise

BH community UK

Bijoy Youth Group

Birth Companions

Camden Listening and Counselling Centre

Carefree kids

Catch 21 Productions

Collective Artists

Community Relief Project

Corali Dance Company

Deaf Communities Forward

Deafroots Association

Debt Doctor's Foundation

Door of Hope

Families in Support of Special Need Swimming Club 

Friends of Arnold Circus

Friends of Bedfont Lakes Country Park

Friends of Greenmead

Global Generation

Hackney Sparrows Wheelchair Basketball Club

Hammersmith Community Gardens Association

Hounslow Muslim Women's Association 

Lambeth Community of Refugees from Vietnam

Lincoln Area Regeneration Group

Liveability Waltham Forest

Me too & Co

Moorcroft School Parents, Teachers and Friends Association

National Talking Express

Refocus Project

Restoring Lives

Sai Sathya School of Harrow

Sickle Cell & Young Stroke Survivors

Society for the Relief of Stress

Southside Young Leaders Academy

Street Talk

Sutton and Merton Aphasia Self-help Group

Switchback

The Munro Health Co-operative

The Puddenecks Club

The Women's Centre

Tideway Sailability

Tikva (Parents for Parents)

Training Link

Waltham Forest Dyslexia Association

Wayside Community Centre

Women to Work Initiative

8th Holborn Scout Group

We regret that we were unable to inform unsuccessful charities individually of the outcome of their applications, but please do visit our grant pages to see if you would be eligible for funding through our other funds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays is donating £100,000 from the Barclays community investment fund to support 50 London based charities who strive to improve the lives of London's communities.