Kingsgate Community Centre Volunteer Eileen has sadly left kingsgate after volunteering at Kingsgate for 26 years.

We will all miss Eileen greatly and wish her the all the best for the future.

A big thank you to everyone who showed their support on Friday 29th July at the Camden Somali Cultural Centre for DEC East Africa Appeal fundraising event. As news that the faminie and drought are spreading across Somali, we will continue to support the DEC and hope that you will too.

For more information on the Camden Somali Cultural Centre and how you can support our fundraising efforts, please email: ubah.egal@somaliculturalcentre.org or call the office to leave a message: 020 73726101.

For more information about the DEC, visit www.dec.org.uk and please donate what you can to the East Africa Appeal.

Many thanks!

 “Drawing the obvious conclusion, Treasurer Pamela Furness exclaimed “This is delicious – a triumph for people power – thank you to everyone who campaigned with us”.

“Kingsgate Community Association was alerted by the local press in November 2010 that their busy community centre was on the list of buildings to be considered for disposal, and immediately a campaign to save the centre was launched. Loyal Centre users and friends campaigned on Facebook, and the staff and Board prepared presentations for Councillors and Council officers on the current work and the history of the centre.

 “” We are convinced that the strength of feeling and support we received made a difference” Peter Williams, the Chair said. “At Board and Staff level we decided to work thoroughly but quietly, presenting ourselves as reasonable and willing to listen, but no doubt on every level the strength of feeling came through to Camden. This is not an easy time for any of us as the cuts start to bite, but at least now we can get back to what is important, working with the community to try and find ways to ease the hardship which the next few years looks likely to bring to all of us” .