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Please note: In September 2023, our bridges and charity funding teams were brought together under a new name – City Bridge Foundation. News and blogs prior to this date may refer to City Bridge Trust and Bridge House Estates.

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South London oasis helps urban flat-dwellers go green

An urban ‘oasis’ created from a World War Two bomb site will be able to help more south Londoners get their hands in the soil, thanks to new funding.

Published: 22 November 2023

Trans Inclusion in Funding: call for survey responses

Invitation to organisations working with and for trans people and trans communities, and the issues that affect them, to complete a short survey about their experience of accessing funding

Published: 17 November 2023

Millennium Bridge reopens after three week closure

London’s most famous pedestrian crossing, Millennium Bridge, has reopened to the public after a three week closure for essential maintenance work.

Published: 3 November 2023

£14m long-term funding boost for charities fighting inequality

‘Game-changing’ long-term core funding of almost £14 million for organisations working to make London a fairer place has been approved by City Bridge Foundation — the capital’s biggest independent charity funder.

Published: 1 November 2023

£1.3m for ‘lifeline’ LGBT+ anti-abuse charity facing surging demand

A charity battling a rising tide of hate crime, domestic abuse, sexual violence and so-called ‘conversion therapy’ against LGBT+ people has received a seven-figure funding boost.

Published: 27 October 2023

Tower Bridge and its amazing Nose Bolts

Filmed in October 2023, this short video shows our contractors working through the night to replace Tower Bridge’s 2m-long nose bolts

Published: 17 October 2023

Essential repairs mean Tower Bridge will close this weekend

Tower Bridge will be closed to traffic around the clock this weekend to allow essential maintenance work to be carried out.

Published: 11 October 2023

Dudes are doing it for themselves at Hackney’s ‘urban oasis’

For four years, the Hackney Dudes have been getting together to enjoy each other’s company, make new friends and try new activities. Now, thanks to new City Bridge Foundation funding, the social group for older men is expanding its activities and enabling even more ‘dudes’ to come together…

Published: 9 October 2023

London’s famous footbridge gets revamp and clean-up

Millennium Bridge will be closed for up to three weeks for round-the-clock maintenance work – and a thorough clean.

Published: 4 October 2023

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