Community fundraising via Project Soup

Inspired by the success of the soup events in Detroit our friends at Small Works Kings Cross and Small Works Victoria have brought #PROJECTSOUP to London. Since its successful 2015 launch, we have raised nearly £5000 for local projects in Westminster & Islington. The concept for Project Soup is simple: + […] more »

November 2013

PROJECT NEWS PLACEMAKING AWARDS 2013 SHORTLISTED x2 We’re delighted to say that two of our projects have been shortlisted for the Placemaking Awards 2013, which “recognise and publicise projects, plans, people and organisations that are making places better”. Our Alley Links project was shortlisted for “public participation in planning”, while […] more »

AUGUST 2013 NEWSLETTER

PROJECT NEWS SMALLWORKS VICTORIA SUCH A LOVELY CO-WORKING SPACE LOCATED IN THE HEART OF VICTORIA! More than 7 organisations are based full- time in the space together with community members from Vauxhall estate. Loads of activities are taking place in Small Works Victoria; from Wednesday’s film night, computer classes for […] more »

Vauxhall Estate Film Night: RANGO, A Review.

Take two of the official kids film night. This evening local kids were invited down for the Small Works Victoria fortnightly film screenings. With the projector set up and snacks prepared, the final addition was an enthusiastic audience. And that is what we got! Local kids joined Small Works sharing the event […] more »

Salsa Afternoon

On the afternoon of Monday 15th April 2013, Small Works Victoria space was transformed into a temporary dance studio. Setting up a dance class can be a daunting task but in this case we hoped it would be a fun and enjoyable experience to celebrate the Salsa movement. Luz from […] more »

Basic Digital Skills Workshop

Small Works Victoria is working in collaboration with Net Worx, a Peabody-led project which enables residents of Peabody estates to become Digital Champions and tackle the monster challenges that many face in the fast-paced virtual world of computers and the internet. Net Worx is free of charge and strives to […] more »

Jumble Sale

After a freezing weekend, Monday came around quicker than usual and the realisation of organising a Jumble Sale set in. The big question looming over us all was would anyone attend? Would it be jumbled with enough clobber? And what if anything had been forgotten? The ingredients for the jumble […] more »

Sparking up the discussion in community action

This week’s Coffee Afternoons Monday motto was “power to the people” and was hosted by SW1 Community Organiser, Chi Usanga. She led a discussion and listening exercises with the residents, aiming to encourage people to challenge themselves or in failing that challenge their competitive streak with a friendly game of […] more »

SMALL is WORKING in Victoria

The many spaces available on Peabody housing estates all over London, made available with the closure of estate offices, now left abandoned and unused, served as inspiration for the project. The acknowledgement that these places could gain great social value by turning them into places where communities could come together […] more »