Finsbury Park, London based, registered charity
Monday, 4 October 2010 Every summer, young people from the London based UCKG HelpCentres take part in the Doitforcharity.com 5km London run in Greenwich Park, and this year, 24 of them were sponsored to raise money for a selection of leading charities. The 24 have now collected the donations they were promised and the money […]
Charitable organization, Christian Church, Christian faith, Clothing, registered charity, sleeping rough
Wednesday, 15 September 2010 The UCKG HelpCentre has just launched its second national clothing appeal for 2010.  Throughout September, all UCKG HelpCentre branches in England and Wales will be collecting unwanted clothes to be given to homeless people before the onset of winter. This time UCKG is partnering St Mungo’s, a national charity dedicated to […]
Abdominal obesity, Blood pressure, Coronary artery disease, Health care, National Health Service, Old age
Friday, 10 September 2010 High blood pressure – sometimes called the silent killer – is the leading cause of heart attacks and strokes and is a factor in kidney disease, dementia and some eye conditions. Fortunately it can be treated and often prevented. For this reason the UCKG is once again supporting national Know Your […]
Asylum seeker, Lea Valley Park, local community, Walthamstow Marshes, young people
Wednesday 4th August 2010 Young people from the UCKG’s Victory Youth Group (VYG) took part in a community outreach event on Saturday 24 July in Walthamstow, helping to renovate Lea Valley Park. Their aim was to make a positive difference in their local community and help change negative stereotypes of young people, as part of […]
Christian Church, Christian faith, community outreach, local communtiy, young people
Wednesday, 4 August 2010 Young people from the UCKG’s Victory Youth Group (VYG) took part in a community outreach event on Saturday 24 July in Southwark, helping to renovate Burgess Park. Their aim was to make a positive difference in their local community and help change negative stereotypes of young people, as part of a […]
Christian Church, Christian faith, community outreach, Community service, local community, Picking up litter, young people
Wednesday, 4 August 2010 Young people from the UCKG’s Victory Youth Group (VYG) took part in a community outreach event on Saturday 24 July in Enfield, helping to renovate Homesdale Tunnel Park.  Their aim was to make a positive difference in their local community and help change negative stereotypes of young people, as part of […]
Christian Church, community outreach, local communtiy, negative stereotypes, outreach event, young people
Wednesday 4th August 2010 Young people from the UCKG’s Victory Youth Group (VYG) took part in a community outreach event on Saturday 24 July at the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship in London, helping to direct spectators and participants to the correct location. Their aim was to make a positive difference in their local community […]
Christian faith, Finsbury Park, Seven Sisters Road
Wednesday, 7 July 2010 Men are known for their reluctance to visit a doctor, even when they suspect that they have a serious health problem. It was therefore courageous of over 100 men to attend a briefing on the most common male cancers hosted by the UCKG HelpCentre at its Finsbury Park headquarters on Seven […]
Christian faith, Finsbury Park, men about cancers, North London, Rainbow Theatre, Seven Sisters Road
Thursday, 17 June 2010 UCKG has joined forces with the innovative Male Cancer Awareness Campaign (MCAC) to present a Male Cancer Awareness Event on Saturday 26 June 2010 at its HelpCentre in the Rainbow Theatre, Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park. The event, which is free, is expected to attract men from all over North London […]
Christian Church, Christian faith, Finsbury Park, Islington Council, North London, pregnancies, Pregnancy, young people
Thursday, 17 June 2010 A frank expose of the practical consequences of teenage pregnancy, held at the UCKG HelpCentre in Finsbury Park, attracted over 300 young people from across London and drew praise from Cllr Mouna Hamitouche, the Mayor of Islington. The event comprised talks by expert speakers, real-life experiences of teenage parents, and Decisions […]
