City Hall Blog

• Publication date: 02/12/21

As part of OPDC’s involvement in Black History Month, our Engagement Officer Clarissa visited Old Oak Primary School.

• Publication date: 26/11/21

Find out how you can get involved in tree planting across London in National Tree Week 2021

• Publication date: 23/11/21

Our Principal Environmental Sustainability Officer, Dan Epstein, attended COP26 and wrote a blog about his experience.

• Publication date: 22/11/21

Between 22 to 26 Nov we're making Londoners more aware of flood risk and how to be prepared.

• Publication date: 10/11/21

Khadacia Smith interview with Ahmed Mohammed for the Care Leavers Event on 26 October 2021.

• Publication date: 05/11/21

The Civic Strength Index is a report and tool that aims to begin to measure what makes a strong community.

• Publication date: 03/11/21

Kayd Somali Arts and Culture is a Tower Hamlets based organisation showcasing Somali arts, culture and heritage.

• Publication date: 25/10/21

Read about MFA Zaman's experience volunteering as a Team London Ambassador.

• Publication date: 21/10/21

The Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm is listening to Londoners. Browse illustrations of what we discovered.

• Publication date: 19/10/21

Our Engagement Officer Clarissa attended one of the Canal and River Trust litter picking events. Read her blog.

• Publication date: 15/10/21

Beyond Brent 2020: the future of the borough of cultures

• Publication date: 14/10/21

We support the delivery of Good Growth and quality in the built environment across London.

• Publication date: 12/10/21

Team London volunteer Jill Hedgecock has been recognised for her services to Girl Guiding and the Clapham Park community

• Publication date: 27/09/21

Find out more about OPDC at the London Design Festival which took place from 24 to 26 September 2021.

• Publication date: 13/09/21

An introduction to the first East and South East Asian Heritage Month by Amy Phung from Besea.n.

• Publication date: 18/08/21

Malti shares some of the information she has gathered on the experiences of South Asian Londoners during the pandemic.

• Publication date: 04/08/21

Research into the emergence of COVID-19 response hubs, and their implications on cultural social prescribing.

• Publication date: 26/07/21

Mandie from OPEN Ealing hosts a wonderful night of poetry, music and art.

• Publication date: 23/07/21

Community Engagement team member, Tazmin writes about the opening of the memorial Blossom Garden in East London.

• Publication date: 23/07/21

Trapped in Zone One made a beautiful mural out of an empty arch wall, for their Festival of Ideas gathering.

• Publication date: 22/07/21

Around the city in 10 pictures, for The Festival of Ideas 2021.

• Publication date: 20/07/21

Anna Njie from Go Africa talks about their Festival of Ideas event

• Publication date: 16/07/21

Read about the photo series on the Grenfell Community, created to honour the memories of those lost in Grenfell.

• Publication date: 16/07/21

Read about how the CE team has created a mosaic of stories from all walks of life in London throughout COVID-19.

• Publication date: 16/07/21

Each June we celebrate Gypsy, Roma, Traveller month, read Matt Cary's guest blog on how we celebrated this year.

• Publication date: 08/07/21

We’re hosting a poster competition as part of the Festival of Ideas and we want you to get creative.

• Publication date: 05/07/21

Find out how the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture worked with Transport for London to celebrate our city’s culture.

• Publication date: 05/07/21

A pilot project to improve collaborations between creative and health sectors.

• Publication date: 01/07/21

Interview with Lucie Brooke co-founder of the Free2B Alliance reflecting on education & LGBTQ+ rights

• Publication date: 26/06/21

A week of climate action kicks off on 26 June with over 200 events