ACT News #10 - Summer 2025

Closure Notice

We have had a great term of projects at Ascension, but now, for most of our projects, it's now time for our Summer reset period. We hope everyone has enjoyed attending our sessions, and we shall see you back in September!

For information about which projects are closed, and which remain open, please visit the What's On? section of our website!

Newham District Foodbank is OPEN AS USUAL, except for closure on the 21st August. For information on our other distribution centres (Bonny Downs and St. John's) please visit the foodbank website.

Thank you for your patience!

Children's Sports Camps - 11th-29th August

Starting next week, we have 3 weeks of sports activities for children, Monday to Friday!

In weeks 1 and 3, we have Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu (ages 7-13), taught by Grappling with Life CIC

And in the 2nd week, we have our annual Ascension Football Academy summer school (ages 6-12).

For more information, or to sign up your child, please contact info@grapplingwithlife.org for Jiu-Jitsu, and admin@ascensioncommunitytrust.org for Football. We hope to see you there!

Dance Showcase and Workshop - 30th August

Our Emotion in Motion dance group are having their next showcase on Saturday the 30th August, 3-6pm!

This month it is themed around Iran - come and join us at the centre to watch the performance, have a go at some Persian dance, and enjoy some food. We really hope to see you there!

Free/Reduced Cost Family Activities

Did you know that, if your household receives Universal Credit, you can gain entry into to several London attractions for free? (Or at a reduced price). See the graphic below for a selection of places you can visit for less this summer:

As well as this, there are many restaurants over the summer holidays where kids eat for one pound or less! You can see a list of these below:

Thank you for reading, and have an amazing summer!