We are delighted to announce that the two consortiums we are a part of, Battersea Alliance and Youth Battersea, won awards at the Houses of Parliament yesterday, for the “Collaboration Project” and “Youth Project”. Ahmed was referred over to us by the Youth Justice Service 2.5 years ago following an exclusion from school and an incident with police. There was a slightly rocky start, but he soon focused on personal development, education, and boxing. He went on to complete his GCSE’s, qualify as a gym instructor and has been volunteering for us for the last 12 months. He is currently doing paid work experience with us and last month we celebrated his success with an award of his own pads, a bike to help him get to and from the gym and a list of quotes from staff and participants. We are excited to announce that Carney’s will be hosting […]

Carney’s would like to formerly welcome Hannah Tulloch to the team! Hannah joined Carney’s in June 2023 as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to this she was CEO of a community charity in East London for over 5 years. Hannah has over 15 years of charity experience in excluded communities in London, including as a youth worker, community worker and manager of a community café.   She has a first-class degree in Human Resource Management, a masters in Voluntary Sector Management from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass Business School) and a diploma in Charity Accounting from the ICAEW. Hannah has extensive experience in grant writing, charity finance, human resources and experience in trustee roles including the largest membership organisation for charities in Newham. She set up and managed several projects including Newham’s Trussell Trust foodbank, two 5 day a week youth provisions, children’s holiday schemes and an advice centre.   Hannah is passionate about tackling inequality […]

Carney’s Community is beyond grateful to those who donated and shared our fundraising appeal, as this has enabled us to successfully reach and surpass our Big Give campaign target, raising an amazing £21,218.75! “It’s a good place to get fit, be more active and sort out any issues you may have, and it’s also a place you can go to if u need help.” It is through such generosity that we can continue our work and bring about positive changes in our community. The funds raised will go towards our core work of supporting disadvantaged and excluded young people through our mentoring and activity programmes. This work helps our participants to: Build self-discipline, self-esteem, and confidence. Improve life skills and employability. Reduce offending, re-offending and anti-social behaviour. “It’s helped me with my confidence and with keeping friendships with my friends. It also helped with my anger and with keeping it too […]

WILL YOU HELP US? Get involved in our Champions for Children campaign and your donation will be DOUBLED! The campaign ends at midday, Tuesday 20th June. “One donation has twice the impact – all donations made until 20th June will be doubled“. You can make a difference, by donating today, providing us with vital funds so we can continue supporting the most vulnerable young people throughout this summer. You can give today here. Any amount will make a huge difference to our young people. Once the donation, twice the punching power! Donate here: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a056900002PonpPAAR

Carney’s would like to formerly welcome our new Lead Keyworker Layla, who joined Carney’s in March 2023 after having spent the last year studying for an MSc in Youth and Community Work, whilst working as a Youth Worker in Westminster. Layla has experience working in a range of industries including retail, health and fitness, and personal care. A large part of her ten-year career as a hairdresser involved mentoring young apprentices in their transition from education to the world of employment which she found to be hugely rewarding, witnessing the growth in confidence, and seeing the developing of skill sets through their difficult journeys from apprentice to junior stylist. This encouraged her to seek a more prominent role working with higher risk young people in need of further support. Layla also values the importance of fitness regarding both physical and personal development which is what attracted her to the safe space […]

Welcome to Carney’s Community Newsletter! Over the past couple of months, we have been busy working with our community, enjoying new experiences, and celebrating one another’s achievements. Read on to find out more…. With the launch of Battersea Power Station, we took part in the opening ceremony and also ran a boxing fitness session alongside Adidas and the Cruiser Weight British Champion, Richard Riakporhe, at the Adidas Empower Station, inside the new shopping centre.  We got 10 of our boxers to show off their skills and train alongside 10 members of the public, which drew in a big crowd! Congratulations to Aseal, Ahmed, and El-Fatih for completing the Bike Workshop programme. Throughout they showed their dedication by arriving promptly each week, working hard, and showing great enthusiasm! As a reward, they each earned a bike and are very proud of their accomplishments. Well done all. We were very proud to see our […]

Dear Community, Welcome to our final newsletter of 2022, we would like to thank each of you for your continued support throughout the year which has enabled us to continue doing the work that we love. We hope you have a joyful end to the year and look forward to seeing you all in the new year 2023! Carney’s were delighted to have Benedict Cumberbatch, the world leading actor and three time Laureus World Sports Awards host down to meet some of our staff and brilliant young people. It was a great opportunity to connect, share our life experiences and inspire one another! #SportForGood. We have been nominated for the Charity Film Awards, for our Carney’s Community film: https://vimeo.com/773270442/cf61eba66a ‘Carney’s is an extraordinary community charity that supports kids from underprivileged areas in South London. Firstly, they’re a boxing gym, but in reality, they’re so much more. Providing work, support, mentorship, a hot […]