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Run for Team Toynbee Hall at the London Landmarks Half Marathon

Join Team Toynbee Hall in this iconic race through central London on Sunday 1st August 2021 The London Landmarks Half Marathon is a closed road central London run. 14,500 runners will start on Pall Mall, finish by Downing Street and have fabulous views of London’s most iconic landmarks including Big Ben, St Paul’s Cathedral, Nelson’s…
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Debt Free London to offer 24/7 debt advice during January

Debt Free London to offer debt and money advice 24 hours a day in response to London’s COVID emergency

In response to the unfolding crisis around personal finances Debt Free London is expanding its free debt advice service to operate 24 hours a day throughout January.

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Toynbee Hall joins the new Renters Reform Coalition to call on Government to end unfair evictions

We join 18 other leading organisations calling for a fairer housing system for private renters.

The Toynbee Hall Christmas Appeal

We’re here to ensure that no one feels like they’re on their own this winter – Toynbee Hall Christmas Appeal 2020

For all of us, this Christmas will be like no other. But for many in our local community, the pandemic and changing restrictions is meaning many new and additional challenges, from increased isolation and loneliness, rising winter costs on reduced incomes, to the difficult choices that result from needing to protect livelihoods and the health…
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Law Works Pro Bono Awards Congrats

Toynbee Hall and Cleary Gottlieb win Most Effective Pro Bono Partnership at Law Works Pro Bono Awards 2020

Toynbee Hall and Cleary Gottlieb’s partnership was recognised at last night’s online award ceremony

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Ripon Ray answers listeners questions on BBC Money Box

Ripon Ray, Quality Assurance Manager for Debt Free London was part of a panel helping people decide if taking a payments break is a good way to help with financial difficulties.

How to safely access our services December update

Coronavirus update: How to access our services post lockdown – December update

Find out what the local tier system means and how we can still provide help and support.

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The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2020: raising funds for Toynbee Hall’s youth programmes

This week Toynbee Hall is aiming to raise £22,000 through The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2020 to support our work with young people in East London. The Big Give Christmas Challenge is a match-funding challenge where any donation towards our youth project between 1st December and 8th December will be DOUBLED at no extra cost…
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Toynbee Hall wins NLA Award

Toynbee Hall Estate & London Square Spitalfields win the NLA Award

Our estate won the Mixing Prize for best Mixed-Use Charity Estate Regeneration We are delighted to have won the NLAwards20 Mixing Prize for best Mixed-Use Charity Estate Regeneration. Thank you to NLA London, all our partners and funders and congratulations to P5 Architects, Richard Griffiths Architects and our whole redevelopment team for bringing our ambitions…
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Toynbee Hall secures funding to help support local people through the Covid-19 pandemic

A grant of £58,000 has been awarded through the Covid-19 Community-Led Organisations Recovery Scheme (CCLORS)

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