City Hall blog
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East and South East Asian Heritage Month 2021
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An introduction to the first East and South East Asian Heritage Month by Amy Phung from Besea.n.
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The Circle of Life - birth, marriage and death in a pandemic
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Malti shares some of the information she has gathered on the experiences of South Asian Londoners during the pandemic.
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London Community Response Hubs
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Research into the emergence of COVID-19 response hubs, and their implications on cultural social prescribing.
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Evening in Ealing for the Festival of Ideas
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Mandie from OPEN Ealing hosts a wonderful night of poetry, music and art.
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The opening of London’s Blossom Garden
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Community Engagement team member, Tazmin writes about the opening of the memorial Blossom Garden in East London.
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"Tower Hamlets Together" for the Festival of Ideas
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Trapped in Zone One made a beautiful mural out of an empty arch wall, for their Festival of Ideas gathering.
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Snapshot from around the city for the Festival of Ideas
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Around the city in 10 pictures, for The Festival of Ideas 2021.
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Our Africa at #FestivalOfIdeasLDN
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Anna Njie from Go Africa talks about their Festival of Ideas event
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Gold and Ashes: honouring those lost in the Grenfell
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Read about the photo series on the Grenfell Community, created to honour the memories of those lost in Grenfell.
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Community collecting during COVID-19
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Read about how the CE team has created a mosaic of stories from all walks of life in London throughout COVID-19.
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GRT History Month 2021
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Each June we celebrate Gypsy, Roma, Traveller month, read Matt Cary's guest blog on how we celebrated this year.
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Take Part - Festival of Ideas Poster Competition
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We’re hosting a poster competition as part of the Festival of Ideas and we want you to get creative.
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Celebrating Local Culture in London
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Find out how the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture worked with Transport for London to celebrate our city’s culture.
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Deepening the Reach of Creative Health & Social Prescribing
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A pilot project to improve collaborations between creative and health sectors.
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Celebrating Pride Month 2021
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Interview with Lucie Brooke co-founder of the Free2B Alliance reflecting on education & LGBTQ+ rights
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London Climate Action Week 2021
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A week of climate action kicks off on 26 June with over 200 events
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Opportunities & Challenges of social prescribing of arts and culture
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A report investigating the potential of cultural social prescribing for better health and wellbeing.
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Yue Man: I feel volunteering now is more important than ever - to reconnect, build communities and smile again!
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It felt good to be part of a volunteer team again
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#VolunteersWeek Outside Edge Theatre Company thanks volunteers
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During the countless technical difficulties and frustrations of this year, our volunteers have always persevered...
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Celebrating Eid-al-Fitr during COVID-19
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Community Engagement team member, Tazmin talks about celebrating Eid-al-Fitr during COVID-19 restrictions.
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Greener Together - addressing environmental inequality
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A new pilot project aimed at addressing environmental inequality in London
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A new Centre for Excellence for London’s green spaces
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Protecting and improving London's much-loved green spaces
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#VolunteersWeek The Felix Project say thanks to volunteers
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This year they've already distributed food for eleven million meals with the help of volunteers.
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Elevating Lambeth
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ELEVATE Lambeth - a Cultural Impact award programme to discover, nurture and spotlight talent and creativity
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A message from Deputy Mayor Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard
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Deputy Mayor for Communities and Social Justice reappointed for second term
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Autism Awareness Week 2021
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This year 29th March-4th of April is Autism Awarweness week
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Community and Council-led Curation - My Local Culture
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Explore the approaches used by communities, councils and individuals when supporting meaningful, grassroots culture.
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Leading Change with Young People - My Local Culture
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What are effective and long-lasting ways to lead change with young people?
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Green Capital Grants - an update
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The Mayor has funded improvements to six of London’s big green spaces. Read more about the changes made.
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How can the UN Sustainable Development Goals help London's recovery?
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How can the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals help London's recovery from COVID?