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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Every year @fpracticerating.bsky.social assesses 100 UK foundations on Diversity, Accountability & Transparency. Today we achieved an A grade, meaningful progress which we will continue to build on. Read more on what we're doing & why it matters: www.citybridgefoundation.org.uk/news-and-blo...

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Swipe through to see two incredible then and now photos of Millennium Bridge, kindly shared by Foster and Partners - time really does fly by. Want to see more archive highlights of all five bridges we look after, let us know in the comments which bridge you'd love to see a throwback of next! 👇

A busy scene on the Millennium Bridge in London, with numerous people walking across. St. Paul's Cathedral is prominently visible in the background under a clear blue sky.

A crowded Millennium Bridge with glass sides is lined with large white flags fluttering in the wind. St. Paul's Cathedral is prominently visible in the background. The sky is partly cloudy.

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Overheard on Blackfriars Bridge Captured on film by Alexander Nicolaou, this is the penultimate poem from our poet-in-residence, Cecilia Knapp created as part of our ongoing collaboration with The Poetry Society. 🔗 Link in bio to experience it in full.

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

This watercolour of Southwark Bridge, which opened in 1921 and an image of Southwark Bridge today. The artwork, dating from 1930, is titled View of Southwark Bridge from the South East, with @stpaulscathedral.bsky.social in the background. Thanks @thelondonarchives.bsky.social for the image.

Watercolour painting of a river scene featuring St. Paul's Cathedral in the background. An arched bridge spans the river, and a small boat is visible in the foreground. The sky is softly coloured with hues of pink and orange.

A boat sails under the Southwark Bridge on the River Thames, with St. Paul's Cathedral prominently visible in the background. The sky is clear and blue.

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

🎟️ Join Cecilia Knapp at the Tate Modern: we're giving away 30 FREE tickets to our live Bridging London poetry event on Wed 26 Nov (first come, first served). ✨ Claim your ticket: tap the link in bio 📍 Starr Cinema, Tate Modern 📅 Wednesday 26 November 2025 | 6.30–9.30pm

Promotional graphic for a free event featuring poet-in-resident Cecilia Knapp at the Tate Modern on November 26. Includes image of a smiling individual holding tickets.

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Celebrating Historic Bridge month, London Bridge has been rebuilt and reimagined many times. City Bridge Foundation was set up nearly 900 years ago to look after the old London Bridge. Today, we are the proud custodians of five iconic Thames crossings.

Sunset reflecting off a modern building with illuminated bridges over a river, creating a striking contrast between light and shadow.

Group of people standing by a railing, overlooking a cityscape, with modern buildings in the background.

Evening view of London featuring a bus crossing the illuminated London Bridge, with the St. Paul's Cathedral dome visible in the background under a twilight sky.

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

📢 Launching today - the London Growth & Resilience Programme! This is a funded opportunity for charities, not-for-profits and community organisations to start or increase trading, earning income and building financial resilience. Apply now! See: www.the-sse.org/london-growth-resilience-programme

A group of smiling people in a modern office setting. Text: London Growth & Resilience Programme with the School for Social Entrepreneurs

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

In the classic episode Resurrection of the Daleks, the TARDIS lands near our famous Tower Bridge as the Doctor investigates a mysterious warehouse We are City Bridge Foundation, proud custodians of Tower Bridge and four other Thames crossings. We keep them open, safe, and iconic.

A hand holding a photograph of a person by a blue police box (TARDIS from Doctor Who) in front of the historic Tower Bridge. The real-life background shows a clear sky and urban scenery.

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

📢 Access to Justice funding opens soon, for organisations working in social welfare advice, in London. Full info will be live on our website from Mon 10 November 2025. Bookings for our webinar on Tues 11 Nov, 11.15am - 12pm, are now live. See: www.citybridgefoundation.org.uk/news-and-blo...

Two smiling woman working around a table as part of a larger group. Text: Access to Justice funding opens soon. Book a webinar now.

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Can you tell us anything more iconic than a red London Bus crossing one of our bridges? We have been connecting Londoners for over 900 years, the way they travel across our bridges just keeps changing! 📸 by Jill Mead

A red double-decker bus crosses London Bridge with Tower Bridge and the HMS Belfast visible in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

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londonlegal.bsky.social @londonlegal.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

💼Can you confidently manage a portfolio of grants to a high standard? @citybridgefndn.bsky.social is seeking two Funding Portfolio Managers to join their Funding team. Find out more and apply before the 27th of October! zurl.co/sVqPa

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londonlegal.bsky.social @londonlegal.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

💼Do you have experience in funding & excellent relationship management skills? @citybridgefndn.bsky.social is seeking two Programmes and Partnerships Managers to support the launch of their new Access to Justice programme. Find out more and apply before the 27th of October: zurl.co/hCtdl

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City Bridge Foundation | Programmes and Partnership Manager (Access…

We are recruiting two fixed-term Programme and Partnerships Managers to join our Funding Team, with a focus on Access to Justice.

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Medieval seals from our 900-year-old archives!

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

What’s your favourite view from a London bridge? We'll never get enough of St Paul’s from Millennium Bridge, it’s the perfect reminder of why our bridges are more than just crossings: they connect people and communities across London.

Group of tourists walking on the Millennium Bridge with St. Paul's Cathedral in the background on a sunny day.

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Communities for Children is a new, £15 million fund to tackle rising child poverty in the UK. Co-funded by BBC Children in Need, The National Lottery Community Fund, City Bridge Foundation, Pears Foundation & The Hunter Foundation. www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/grants/commu...

Young children playing with a football on a sunny day. Text: Communities for Children. Logos: BBC Children in Need, City Bridge Foundation, The Hunter Foundation, The National Lottery Community Fund and Pears Foundation.

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

The view from London Bridge is magical. Look east and you’ll see @towerbridge1894.bsky.social iconic, and proud. Both bridges are cared for by City Bridge Foundation, quietly connecting London. Sometimes, the best way to appreciate a landmark… is to see it from another

Group of people standing on a London Bridge, with a cityscape in the background.

View of Tower Bridge in London, with expansive clouds overhead, viewed from the river.

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

The future of a vital hub which has become a ‘second home’ for Ukrainians living in the UK after fleeing their war-torn homeland has been secured for another two years, thanks to £193,800 City Bridge Foundation funding to the Ukrainian Welcome Centre. Read more: tinyurl.com/2pa3tetd

Two women sit at a table doing art activities. The Ukrainian flag is displayed on a wall in the background.

Three women and a girl doing art activities

A group of women standing in front of the Ukrainian flag

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

📢 Job opportunities! Join our team as a Funding Officer (up to £40,850) or a Senior Funding Officer (up to £47,620). Both roles are offered on a fixed-term basis until 31 March 2027. Application deadline: midday on Thursday, 18 September 2025. www.citybridgefoundation.org.uk/about/workin...

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

📢 Thirty years ago, we took a giant leap into the unknown, moving beyond our historic remit as a bridge owner to take on a new, additional role, funding London’s charity sector. Since then, we’ve awarded over £840m to a huge range of projects! 🎉 www.citybridgefoundation.org.uk/news-and-blo...

Five young people joyfully celebrating on a colourful stage at Kiln Theatre. Text: Celebrating 30 years of funding! Image credit: Kiln Theatre Company / Alex Brenner

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Highly recommended - free strategic communications training from Media Trust. If you’re working to tackle inequality in London, please check this out ⬇️

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

A new ‘one stop shop’ for people with dementia is launching in a London borough with one of the highest rates of the disease in the capital. The Memory Cafe will run at Longfield Hall, the cultural hub in Camberwell, with £138,800 City Bridge Foundation funding. More: tinyurl.com/2hd8jk3w

Artwork produced during the dementia project

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Then & Now: Blackfriars Bridge Swipe to see Blackfriars Bridge today in 2025, alongside a beautiful watercolour of its grand opening by Queen Victoria in 1869. Thanks to @thelondonarchives.bsky.social for the historic image. #CityBridgeFoundation #BlackfriarsBridge #ThenAndNow

Painting of the opening of Blackfriars Bridge in London, with crowded boats on the river and spectators lining the bridge adorned with numerous flags.

A view of the River Thames with a red double-decker bus crossing the Blackfriars Bridge. In the background, the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral is visible against a blue sky with clouds.

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

A food pantry which provides affordable healthy produce to over 500 people on a housing estate in West Dulwich can continue for four years – thanks to new City Bridge Foundation funding. Read more: tinyurl.com/2bc5hkyf

Volunteer Emma stands in front of a shelf of fresh produce at Paxton Pantry

Volunteer Graham stands in front of a the Paxton Pantry premises in West Dulwich

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Close your eyes and picture a bridge. Isn’t this the one you see? Bridge Lift is a new poem celebrating Tower Bridge and the everyday poetry of London, in partnership with @poetrysociety.org.uk 🎥 Watch the full film: citybridgefoundation.org.uk

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Hundreds of older people across six east London boroughs will benefit from the joy of singing – thanks to new funding for performing arts charity Shapeshifter Productions, which will run its ‘Smiling Sessions’ in 30 independent living and extra care schemes. More: tinyurl.com/28frssu3

Shapeshifter Productions artistic director Alison Jones (right) with a service user at the Smiling Sessions

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Tower Bridge & Southwark Bridge will be closed to road traffic from 4.30am until 2pm on Sunday, 10 August 2025. This is to allow the T100 Triathlon to take place safely. At Tower Bridge, limited local access to and from Wapping will operate under convoy, for residential and business use only. 1/2

Photograph of signs saying 'Road Closed' and 'Diversion'.

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Illuminated River @illuminatedriver.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Did you know that there has been a London Bridge for almost as long as there has been a city of #London? The first bridge was erected over 2,000 years ago, with successive bridges built by the Romans, William the Conqueror and King John. 1/4

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Grants & support for London’s charitable sector. Our latest update features 18 open funding opportunities, along with a selectin of FREE training & support opportunities from across the sector. See: www.citybridgefoundation.org.uk/news-and-blo... Image credit @teatrovivo.bsky.social & Doug Southall

A diverse group of people with learning disabilities alongside charity staff and volunteers. Most are holding small instruments and holding up their arms for the camera.

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Congratulations #Lionesses, Champions of Euro 2025! 🏆 In celebration of the team’s incredible achievement, and a magnificent moment for women’s and girls’ sport, we’re lighting up #TowerBridge overnight in glorious red and white until dawn on Monday. #WEURO2025 #WomensFootball #UEFAWomensEURO

Tower Bridge lit in red and white to celebrate the Lionesses' Euro 2025 win. The towers are lit in red and the rest of the Bridge in white. The Bridge is reflected in the water below.

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

We’re proud to be collaborating with @trustforlondon.bsky.social and @lbfew.bsky.social for England and Wales in supporting the Racial Justice Fund, which will have a profound impact on addressing the economic inequality which holds back people from Black and minoritised communities: bit.ly/44QX9jp

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Racial justice fund receives £1m boost from Lloyds Bank Foundation

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Today, on the 20th anniversary of one of the darkest days in the capital’s recent history, we stand with London in remembering the 52 people who lost their lives, their families and the survivors whose lives were marked by the tragedy.

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Remembering 7 July 2005

YouTube video by London Emergencies Trust

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Every month we share an email update with our funded organisations. Our latest bulletin features 14 open funding opportunities, along with a selectin of FREE training & support opportunities from across the sector. Check out our latest update here: www.citybridgefoundation.org.uk/news-and-blo...

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City Bridge Foundation | Grants & support for London's charitable…

Funding opportunities and offers of free support. In June's update we featured 14 funding opportunities open to London's charitable sector

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Every month we share an email update with our funded organisations. Our latest bulletin features 11 open funding opportunities, along with a bunch of FREE training & support opportunities from across the sector. Check out May's update here: www.citybridgefoundation.org.uk/news-and-blo...

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City Bridge Foundation | Grants & support for London's charitable…

Funding opportunities and offers of free support. In May's update we feature 11 funding opportunities open to London's charitable sector

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

This is a small but cracking exhibition into our very historic roots. On display at the Guildhall Art Gallery in the heart of the City and absolutely free to visit 📜 ⬇️ 📜

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Volunteers from our team joined @thames21.bsky.social for a foreshore clean-up at Battersea last week. They successfully picked up 2,000+ wet wipes in just a few hours. A grubby job but an important one. Loo-flushed wet wipes & sanitary products clog pipes & sewers, then overflow into our rivers 💦

Six colleagues on the foreshore smiling and posing with litter pickers. In front of them is a large yellow cage containing lots of black plastic bags full of the litter they've collected.

The team at work on the foreshore. The river is tidal here and is at low tide. Battersea Bridge is in the background.

The team at work on the foreshore. The river is tidal here and is at low tide. There is a railway bridge in the background.

A curious goose checking out the camera.

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

A really interesting discussion featuring our chief funding director, Sacha Rose-Smith, looking at the challenges facing the sector, the importance of cross-sector collaboration and our new funding policy, Standing with Londoners...

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

We’re seeking a contractor to complete the £15m refurbishment of London’s Blackfriars Bridge, which will see the bridge’s 2,000 cast iron balusters repaired, renovated and in some cases replaced, alongside a complete paint job restoring its Victorian splendour. Read more: tinyurl.com/4yhhccnu

View through one of the arches of Blackfriars Bridge at sunset, looking west

View of Blackfriars Bridge from the south, showing the partially completed refurbishment work

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek we’re proud to announce 50 new men’s sheds will be set up in some of the most deprived parts of London, thanks to funding for @ukmsa.org.uk through our £10m suicide prevention fund – the capital’s biggest ever suicide prevention initiative. More: tinyurl.com/mr9wnarx

Men doing woodwork in a men's shed. One man's face can be seen framed by a wooden birdbox he's working on.

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Up to £10,000 worth of expert-led training, coaching, and consultancy tailored to core areas such as finance, governance, communications, and policy. Backed by City Bridge Foundation’s Anchor Programme. Apply by Monday, 26 May 2025.

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Check out our beautiful bridges, which will be lit tonight in red, white & blue in honour of the VE Day commemorations. London Bridge, Southwark Bridge, Millennium Bridge & Blackfriars Bridge are all part of the Illuminated River project, transforming the Thames at night with subtle LED lighting.

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Thames21 @thames21.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

✍🏾Wordsworth was inspired by the Thames. Would you like to also get inspired by this great river? Join our friends @citybridgefndn.bsky.social for a two-hour riverside poetry workshop as part of #londonriversweek2025. 📆 Wed 4th June. 1pm-3pm Register here: www.thames21.org.uk/event/re-lon...

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Do you have a special memory of Millennium Bridge? Were you involved in its development, construction or opening? Do you have a poignant or funny memory linked to the bridge?? Ahead of its 25th birthday next month, we're looking for people to share their memories. Read more: tinyurl.com/bp88ws6u

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Beyond Barriers is a £1.5m, 3-year social investment pilot aimed at supporting Global Majority-led social enterprises in London. Funded by @trustforlondon.bsky.social @esmeefairbairn.bsky.social & City Bridge Fdn, and led by Sumerian Foundation & BUD leaders ➡️ trustforlondon.org.uk/news/beyond-...

Simple graphic with a black and white photograph of a smiling man’s face. “Beyond Barriers is a great example of how trusts and foundations like ours can work together to harness our resources to empower organisations which are deeply rooted in their communities they serve.” Tim Wilson, Social Investment Fund Manager, City Bridge Foundation

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Hundreds of young Londoners who’ve been in care will be offered connection, community and life skills, through a drama programme expanding its reach through City Bridge Foundation funding for the theatre charity Playing ON. Read more here: tinyurl.com/5n7yunfx

Flock by Lin Coghlan, pictured are Deshaye Gayle and Jamie Ankrah (pic credit –Lucy Hayes)

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

A new programme from @are-official.bsky.social will strengthen the capacity & sustainability of London’s Black, Asian, & Mixed Heritage-led organisations. Every year, for ten years. Applications open Weds, 30 April. Backed by City Bridge Foundation. actionforraceequality.org.uk/are-launches...

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Every year, London Funders hosts a Festival of Learning for its many members, all of whom distribute funding and/or invest in London’s voluntary & community sector. If you’re a member join us on Monday, 9 June 2025, when we’ll be discussing collaborative funding, centring equity and shifting power.

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What makes collaboration difficult - and what makes it worthwhile?

This session – hosted by City Bridge Foundation – invites honesty, curiosity, and shared learning from collaborative practice.

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Join us for a free, online session exploring how AI is reshaping the way charities & organisations work, and unlocking new opportunities to boost efficiency, engagement & impact. Event: Wednesday, 7 May, from 10am to 11:30am. Register by Friday, 2 May 2025. See: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Graphic showing a thoughtful looking woman with complex representations of data flowing from her body.

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Overnight closures at Tower Bridge. Between Tuesday 22 and Saturday 26 April, Tower Bridge will be closed to traffic and pedestrians from 10pm to 5am for routine maintenance. Outside these times the Bridge and its award-winning visitor attraction will be open as normal. @towerbridge1894.bsky.social

Six people wearing high visibility PPE with white helmets walk across a silent Tower Bridge at night.

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Short case study: We hear from Mafusi, a victim of modern slavery, the @helenbamber.bsky.social Foundation which supported her but also needed new offices, and the law firm committed to making social investment as simple and as equitable as possible. www.citybridgefoundation.org.uk/news-and-blo...

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City Bridge Foundation | How ‘stripped-back’ social investment helped…

At a time when spiralling demand far exceeds the level of grant funding available, is there a different way charities could secure the resources they need?

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City Bridge Foundation @citybridgefndn.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Derelict East London sites could be transformed into thriving growing spaces, with the help of the British Bangla Welfare Trust and a £57,000 grant from City Bridge Foundation. www.citybridgefoundation.org.uk/news-and-blo...

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City Bridge Foundation | New green scheme will transform derelict…

Derelict land in three east London boroughs could be transformed into thriving growing spaces under a new scheme being launched by a community charity

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