Windrush Voices is a 12-week intergenerational storytelling and creative writing programme that brings together 20–30 young people aged 12–21 and 10–15 Windrush generation elders living in the OPDC area. Through workshops in creative writing, interviewing, and oral history skills, young participants will capture the lived experiences, memories, and cultural heritage of local elders, culminating in a published booklet and a community celebration event that strengthens intergenerational understanding, reduces loneliness, and builds cultural pride across the wider community.

Find out more about HomelessNest.

UR4Meals is a long‑standing evening meal service in W12 that supports residents across Brent, Ealing and Hammersmith & Fulham who are experiencing homelessness, poverty, insecure housing or isolation, delivering over 17,000 attendances and 45,000 meals a year while providing a safe, inclusive space for connection. It reaches 1,000+ unique individuals annually, supports adults facing multiple disadvantages and engages volunteers and partner organisations. The OPDC grant will help cover essential costs to keep the service operating safely and sustainably. 

Find out more about The Upper Room.

The Old Oak Business Underdog Project is a high‑fidelity digital heritage initiative that documents Old Oak Common’s long‑standing traders as the area transitions into a global transport hub. By pairing 5 local “Business Underdogs” with 5 paid, professionally trained young citizen journalists, the project creates high‑quality films, podcasts, and digital assets that preserve community identity while boosting business resilience. The wider community will benefit from a permanent Digital Vault that safeguards local heritage during rapid regeneration. 

Find out more about CACE.

Connect & Create is a free, intergenerational community programme designed to strengthen wellbeing, reduce isolation and increase access to creative, physical and educational opportunities for residents in the Old Oak & Park Royal area. 

The project will deliver four accessible community sessions.

Find out more about Mama Haven. 

Rising Together is rooted in community cohesion and collaborative initiatives with local organisations/business to providing free/pay what you can inclusive development programs that ensure both abled and disabled young people aged 8-21 and creatives have the tools to thrive, build leadership skills and explore the value of teamwork while also hosting community led outdoors activities/events that reduces loneliness and social isolation while improving better mental health and strengthen community connections, utilising community spaces/venues to bring both young people and older generations together into the heart of OPDC by hosting dance workshops, Street Art workshops, hosting youth led podcast, dance battles, performances, live DJ sets and open mic opportunities.

Find out more about Society Dance.

The OPDC Creative Futures Lab is a year‑long programme offering free DJ, digital media and storytelling training for disadvantaged young people, helping them build creative skills, confidence and community connection while celebrating Old Oak and Park Royal’s heritage. It supports under‑represented youth, strengthens local identity and culminates in a community showcase involving up to 100 residents. 

Find out more about RollaDome All Skate.

TITRA Community Garden improves neglected corners of Channel Gate Road by growing free vegetables and herbs, caring for local fruit trees, and creating planted, insect‑friendly areas that lift the neighbourhood’s wellbeing. The garden provides a safe, welcoming space that strengthens community connections, reduces the impacts of construction and supports both direct beneficiaries, residents who work in the garden and share its produce and indirect beneficiaries who enjoy the improved landscape. Funding will enable TITRA Community Garden to expand food production into two additional sites, delivering immediate spring planting benefits and increased harvests and winter resilience for local residents into 2026/27. 

Art Community Theatre CIC proposes to deliver Voices of Old Oak & Park Royal, a free community theatre training and verbatim storytelling programme based on our tried and tested Voices model. This methodology has already demonstrated significant impact through Voices of Earl’s Court, a project supported by the Earl’s Court Community Fund, which delivered a free 12-week programme in acting, writing, directing, movement and performance training for local residents. The project culminated in a collaborative verbatim performance at Riverside Studios, exploring local stories and social issues while celebrating the diversity of the area. Direct beneficiaries will include approximately 20 local participants, prioritising young adults aged 18–30. 

Old Oak Social Enterprise is seeking to deliver the Old Oak Together programme, a 10‑month initiative designed to strengthen community connection and wellbeing.  sessions and host one large seasonal celebration event.

Find out more about Old Oak Social Enterprise.

Park Royal Stone Soup is a series of five free creative community gatherings designed to bring local residents together through shared cooking and storytelling. Inspired by the folk tale in which everyone contributes something small to create something meaningful. Each monthly session lasts approximately 3 hours and will include a hands-on communal cooking workshop led by a local chef, followed by a shared meal and storytelling circle by local artists.

Healing Homes West is a women‑led community project in Hammersmith & Fulham and Ealing that transforms unsafe housing into healing spaces for children and single‑parent families living in poverty through trauma‑informed makeovers, essential furniture, and compassionate hands‑on support. Powered by fundraising, volunteers, and donated furniture - with new beds and bedding purchased only when needed - they champion sustainability while restoring safety and dignity for vulnerable families.

Find out more about Healing Homes West.

Motion4Kids CIC will deliver a multi-borough Inclusive Community Sports and Development Programme across Brent, Ealing and Hammersmith & Fulham within the OPDC locality between April 2026 and March 2027. The programme promotes character development, creates inclusive communities and empowers young people through sport and education beyond athletics. 

Find out more about Motion4Kids.

The project will provide mobility around the Old Oak area using a side-by-side cycle, enabling socially isolated residents to attend regular and ad hoc events run by For Brian and local partners, as well as enjoy exercise in the outdoors and the natural surroundings of Wormwood Scrubs. 

Find out more about For Brian CIC.

Art Park Inspire is a six‑month nature, art and outdoor wellbeing programme supporting 22 underserved young people (aged 8–18), 20–30 family members, and local older residents in Stonebridge and Harlesden, areas facing high deprivation and limited access to creative or outdoor enrichment. Through free mural‑making sessions, intergenerational canalside nature walks and sketching, and summer water‑sports activities, the project builds confidence, wellbeing, resilience and community connection while improving the local environment. The programme directly addresses inequalities in Brent by increasing access to creative opportunities, reducing social isolation, and strengthening community pride and cohesion.

Find out more about Abundance Arts.

Move to Health is an intergenerational health and leadership programme supporting adults aged 60+ and young people aged 21–30 across Brent (HA0–HA9), Ealing (W5, W13, W7), and Hammersmith & Fulham (W12, W6).

Find out more about DanceWest.

Urban Wise provides inclusive, accessible opportunities for residents of all ages to connect with Wormwood Scrubs. The programme aims to reduce barriers to nature engagement through a programme of guided workshops and community-led activities.  

Intergenerational woodland walks and outdoor sessions designed to build environmental confidence. Residents will collaborate with the Wormwood Scrubs Charitable Trust and Friends of the Scrubs to design a permanent Nature Trail.

Families will receive "Nature Explorer" backpacks containing professional-grade binoculars, lenses, and bespoke identification guides to encourage independent exploration beyond the project’s life. 

Find out more about Urban Wise.

Sound Burger will deliver a series of community-focused food and culture evenings designed to bring together local residents, artists, and young creatives within the OPDC area. The project will provide an accessible and welcoming space where people can connect through affordable food, music, and art, helping to strengthen community relationships and support local creative talent. 

The project responds to a need for informal, inclusive spaces where people can socialise safely and affordably, particularly during the current cost-of-living pressures. By combining low-cost food with live performances and creative activity, the project aims to reduce social isolation and create opportunities for local artists and musicians to showcase their work within their own community. 

Find out more about Sound Burger.

The proposed project will transform the currently underutilised former Bowls Green at King Edward VII Park into The Wembley Intergenerational Sensory Garden. This initiative will bring together students with complex learning needs from the Wembley Manor Alternative Provision, their families, and local older residents to collaboratively design and build a secure, sensory-friendly green space.

This proposal outlines the development of a youth hub at Nadi Park Royal to serve the local community. Nadi operates on the unique triple-borough border of Brent, Hammersmith & Fulham (LBHF), and Ealing, supporting ethnically diverse and multi-faith communities representing at least 22 nationalities.