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Hounslow Council reports on the new mosaic tree rings created by local young people for Feltham High Street. The article looks at how the TimeGivers project brought together six schools, local artists and community organisations as part of the wider regeneration of Feltham.

Harrow Online reports on Shaftesbury High School’s Community Day with TimeGivers, where students got involved in designing a mural, regenerating the school garden with over £1,000 worth of donated plants, and litter picking locally. As one student put it, “We should be litter picking every week!” 

The article also features reflections from students, staff and TimeGivers Founder, Kate Deighton, on the day. 

Watch our new film showcasing the day.

Shaftesbury High School shares highlights from its first Community Day with TimeGivers. Students took part in gardening, mural-making and litter picking, working together to improve their school and local community. 

Watch our new film showcasing the day.

Springwest Academy shares the story of a TimeGivers mosaic workshop, where students worked alongside artists and volunteers to develop designs for a wider community mosaic project in Feltham. 

The article highlights how young people are using creativity to contribute to their local area and become involved in projects beyond the classroom.

The Chiswick Calendar highlights TimeGivers’ search for volunteers to run school clubs across Chiswick. The article looks at some of the clubs already taking place, from sewing and cooking to gardening and how volunteers are sharing their skills with young people.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.’