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City Bridge Trust pledges £5m
The City Bridge Trust, the City of London Corporation’s charitable funder, has pledged £5 million to the London Community Response Fund (LCRF), which is helping organisations keep providing vital services through the pandemic.
‘Life-changing’ support for girls in abusive relationships with gang members
A women’s aid charity facing a surge in cases of young girls exploited by gang members can offer ‘life-changing’ support thanks to new funding.
Over 850 London pupils set for summer catch-up sessions
Over 850 young Londoners in six academies have been invited to attend a summer catch-up programme to bridge learning gaps caused by lockdown school closures.
City Bridge Trust funds theatre training for deaf and disabled young people
A theatre company which puts Deaf and disabled actors centre stage has been given a funding boost from London’s largest independent grant-giver.
Bartholomew’s Hospital staff receive Freedom of the City
Four members of frontline staff at a major London hospital have received the Freedom of the City of London, in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the hospital’s work during the Covid-19 outbreak.
City Corporation Names London’s First New Embankment In 150 Years
The City of London Corporation has celebrated a Victorian era civil engineer who is credited with slowing deadly cholera outbreaks by naming a new River Thames embankment after him.