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This song was written and produced by volunteers and performed by students aged 6-16 from two local state schools, Chiswick School and Cavendish Primary School. It is a heartfelt reflection of the power of giving back to our communities. Listen and stream it directly from Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube.

In partnership with St Lawrence’s and Springwest Academy, TimeGivers facilitated a community mural project in Feltham that brought together young volunteers, local adult volunteers and artists Leah Wood and Jemma Powell. The initiative celebrated creativity, collaboration and community connection through art. The partnership continued at their Frieze Art Exhibition, Tracing Time, where 10% of art sale proceeds were generously donated to TimeGivers in support of our mission to connect young people with meaningful volunteering opportunities.

TimeGivers has been working closely with Strand on the Green Junior School to transform their playground into a vibrant and inspiring space. In collaboration with London-based artists, students explored school values, favourite book characters and environmental themes to co-create colourful artworks that now brighten the school playground. This initiative forms part of TimeGivers’ wider environmental and community engagement programme with the school, empowering young volunteers to take pride in giving back to their school and local community.

Artists Leah Wood, left, and Jemma Powell helped children from St Lawrence primary school in Feltham, west London, create a mural to brighten a wall at Emily Cafe, a local coffee shop. The project was a collaboration with Timegivers, a charity that connects young people with their community through volunteering.

Kate Deighton, Founder, TimeGivers, said:

"It’s been a true privilege to see the Bridge House Pond Café Murals come to life - a wonderful collaboration between local schools, community members and local artists and volunteers.Together, they’ve created a vibrant mural that captures the young people’s vision of Feltham - showing how small acts of kindness and creativity can spark a ripple of positive change throughout their community.  It truly feels like a gift to the people of Feltham."

Sophie Winkleman on the dangers of smartphones.

Also a patron of Age UK, Sophie deplores today’s “broken society” where the elderly are farmed out to care homes or left to wither away in isolation. Instead, she believes closer intergenerational bonds between teens and older people might mitigate loneliness and depression in both groups. “My friend Kate has set up a charity called TimeGivers, where teens go to visit lonely elderly people in their community,” she says, wishing this could become a “societal habit we all nurture.”

This relatively new (and currently only London-based) charity connects young people (aged four to 18) in schools with volunteering opportunities in their communities, thereby filling a large gap. 

Founder Kate Deighton says: ‘Our mission is to create enriching and bespoke volunteering experiences for children, which offer the greatest impact on them and their community, inspiring a lifetime of giving by helping people and the planet.’

On Monday 27 November, a team of students from the LV visited the offices of Starlight Children’s Foundation, just around the corner from SPGS on Shepherds Bush Road.

Starlight is a charity that emphasises the importance of play for children who are seriously ill. Being in hospital for a long period of time can be very isolating and distressing, so giving children the experience of play can boost their wellbeing and resilience during treatment. This experience was made possible through the charity TimeGivers, which specialises in providing volunteering opportunities for schools and students. 

H&F Mayor Cllr Sharon Holder said, “As someone who's called H&F home for nearly 60 years, CommUNITY Day captures what I love most about our borough – the incredible sense of community where people look after each other and celebrate together.

"It's our people, from all walks of life, who truly make H&F special. I hope you'll join us for this wonderful celebration of everything that makes our borough such an amazing place to live, work and grow up in."