Take part in person or online as we use public data to help the Tower Hamlets community. We need your help! Since its inception in 1884, evidence based research has been central to Toynbee Hall’s mission as a charity. Over a century ago we played a key role in creating the first data visualizations mapping…
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We’re recruiting for a second round of residential volunteers to live onsite in our historic halls in the heart of East London. We want you to engage with the local community, using their experiences to develop ways to tackle inequality, bridge the gap between people of all social and financial backgrounds, and build on the…
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Since re-opening the doors to our historic building this year, we’ve delivered a range of heritage-inspired learning projects and community events to encourage the next generation of social activists to drive change in their communities. This includes working with local schools on history and arts projects, holding forum events and workshops as well as undertaking…
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We are looking for volunteers who would like to become a Toynbee Hall Volunteer Tour Guide, and join our unique Walk In Their Shoes free-of-charge training programme. Toynbee Hall is based in an area of the East End that is rich in fascinating stories from the past. It’s a haven for tour guides and attracts…
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We’re holding an event to launch two new Participatory Action Research (PAR) projects in Tower Hamlets on Thursday 18th April. The two projects will look at community safety and the needs of young renters. As a result of the success of our previous PAR project that explored the needs of older people in Tower Hamlets,…
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We’re recruiting two groups of local people to lead on two new research projects.
An ex-volunteer at the Free Legal Advice Centre (FLAC) has left his mark on Toynbee Hall with a gift in his will of £25,000. John Clark, who dedicated a quarter of a century to helping people access justice, left a forward thinking gift which will help ensure that people in future years are supported through…
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We’re running a free two day Creative Clinic for 16 to 19 year olds
At Toynbee Hall, we believe in the importance of putting real lived experiences into the heart of our services and sharing that experience with decision makers. Yesterday, we welcomed Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England to Toynbee Hall to meet a group of Community Money Mentors who shared their experiences and discussed issues…
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The Tower Hamlets Brexit Commission launch report looking at the wider impact of Brexit in the borough. Today at City Hall, the Tower Hamlets Brexit Commission, made up of people from business, the public sector and academia launched a new report assessing the impact of Brexit on Tower Hamlets. The report looks at the direct…
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