The package comprises £600,000 from the Government’s Community Recovery Fund - made available following the disorder last summer - along with £385,000 from the National Lottery Community Fund to pay for the mayor’s Community Weekend in September, which will include events like barbecues and picnics, arts and cultural events and creative workshops.
So in addition to this great campaign, we’re also working with the National Lottery and the Government, [who are] going to be funding a number of initiatives across our city to bring communities together - to fund local projects, to fund education initiatives.
The ‘Loved and Wanted’ campaign will include a series of adverts across the capital, in community centres, cultural organisations, libraries, faith buildings, volunteering centres and online over the coming months.
More than 130 organisations have signed up to share post cards and window stickers, including The Felix Project, Royal Academy of Arts, Black Cultural Centre, English National Ballet, London Museum, Bernie Grant Centre, Southbank Centre, churches, mosques and synagogues.
“What this campaign is about is improving the sense of unity in our great city, making sure everyone, no matter what your background, feels this is a city where you’re loved and wanted.
