Rainbow over Tower Bridge, London

This is a brilliant time to get involved in the area. With preparations for the London Olympics getting underway, it’s a really exciting time of possibilities and opportunities for making a difference.

Jo Graham, Business Volunteer









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Latest News

Evening Standard £1m Plea | July 2010

The London Evening Standard has made a £1 million plea for the dispossessed. Londoners are urged to donate to fight against inequality, and local voluntary and community groups are invited to apply online for a grant of up to £5,000.Read More


Farewell to YouthBank TH | July 2010

We regret to announce that YouthBank Tower Hamlets will come to a close on 31 July 2010. It has been an arm of the Trust for a very long time and we are sad to see the project end.Read More


MBE Honour | June 2010

St Katharine & Shadwell Trust Director, Jenny Dawes has been awarded an MBE in The Queen’s Birthday Honours List for her service to the Trust.Read More


Final year of Grassroots Grants | April 2010

April 2010 has entered us into the final year of Grassroots Grants. This means local groups have until March 2011 to apply for a grant, and donors have a limited time to double the impact of their donations to the Grassroots Endowment Fund.Read More




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St Katharine and Shadwell Trust

We are a Community Foundation, raising funds and awarding grants to run and support a wide range of projects in East London. We have been actively working in Tower Hamlets for 18 years and in 2006 extended our work into Hackney, Newham and the City of London.

Our knowledge of the area and the relationships we have developed enable us to support and sustain positive change. Our aim is to ensure that the ideas and aspirations of local people for improving their area can be realised. Examples of the projects we support, can be found in our Grants section.

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