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Cara Sanquest @carasanquest.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Yesterday we opened @citywestminster.bsky.social 's 5th Community Hub in Westbourne. 14 beautiful bookable community rooms, a baby room, a community cafe, counselling, a programme full of health and well being activities, advice services & activities for every age. Council funded and community led

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Nesta @nestauk.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

4 years ago we launched Fairer Start Local – an innovation partnership with local authorities to test & scale new ideas for supporting early childhood development. Our new report explores the findings from the programme and lessons on how to innovate in the early years. bit.ly/4jvjqsD

We’ve identified six key lessons about how to do innovation in the early years:

Adopt a test and learn approach.

Effective innovation needs dedicated capacity.

Co-design with families and frontline staff.

There’s no shortage of early years data – joining it up is the challenge.

Use mission-driven innovation to drive collaboration.

Scale starts with a solution that works in place.

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Cara Sanquest @carasanquest.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Labour-run @citywestminster.bsky.social first Community Hub, codesigned with local residents, run in partnership with North Paddington Food Bank @npfbsky.bsky.social is open! A beautiful space with lunch clubs, classes, support & advice, & a social enterprise supporting refugees selling coffee.

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Queen’s Park Community Council @queensparkcc.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Community Conversations – Tomorrow! Join @queensparkcc.bsky.social & @citywestminster.bsky.social tomorrow, Sat 1st March (10:30 AM – 1:00 PM) at Stowe Centre, W2 5ES. 💬 Share concerns, get updates & help shape the Serious Violence Taskforce for a safer Queen’s Park. #QueensPark #CommunitySafety

A digital flyer for a "Community Conversation" event hosted by Queen’s Park Community Council and Westminster City Council. The flyer has a dark blue background with white text and features a large quotation mark graphic. Below the title, the subtitle reads "Tackling Serious Violence." A photograph in the middle shows a diverse group of residents seated in a community space, engaging in discussion with uniformed officers and local representatives.

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Cara Sanquest @carasanquest.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

So pleased that @citywestminster.bsky.social is working with @npfoodbank.bsky.social to open a new Community Hub on Elgin Avenue, just off the Harrow Road, in Maida Vale. Lunch clubs, coffee mornings, advice on employment and benefits, homework clubs and more www.westminster.gov.uk/news/flagshi...

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Flagship North Paddington Community Hub to launch this Spring | Westminster City Council

Westminster Council’s flagship Community Hub will launch in North Paddington in March.

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