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‘Ground-breaking’ £10 million fund aims to reduce London suicide

May 10, 2024April 8, 2024 Stuart Mitchell

London’s biggest independent charity funder has launched a ground-breaking suicide prevention programme with £10 million on offer to organisations in the capital. City Bridge Foundation has allocated £4.2 million offering seven-year grants to four strategic partnerships to tackle systemic issues around suicide prevention. Meanwhile, £5.8 million in five year core funding grants will go to community projects reducing isolation and boosting community connection for those most at risk. The foundation hopes it will drive down the shocking statistic that 10 people in the capital take their own life every week,…

New name for Tower Bridge owner and major charity funder

November 9, 2023October 2, 2023 Stuart Mitchell

Nine-hundred-year-old charity Bridge House Estates is responsible for five Thames bridges, while its funding team, City Bridge Trust, awards over £30 million a year to organisations across London. Now, they will operate under a new name – City Bridge Foundation – chosen to bring together under one banner its dual role as bridge owner and major player in the capital’s charity sector. The foundation, whose sole trustee is the City of London Corporation, is also responsible for London Bridge, Southwark Bridge, Millennium Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge. Giles Shilson, City Bridge…