One Community is a grassroots, service-user led initiative that promotes and maintains mental health recovery in collaboration with community partners forming a thriving social network.
Through activities at St Charles Mental Health Centre, gardens and nearby Bay20 Community Centre, One Community promotes value, self-esteem, safety, equality and diversity, while tackling social isolation.
The initiative is based in and around North Kensington, serving the densely populated inner-London boroughs of Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea and Brent (the fourth most deprived borough in London).
One Community is supported and provided by the Kensington and Chelsea Foundation, alongside CNWL and the CNWL NHS Health Charity.
Each week, the One Community network engage with one another through activities and workshops, including:
- Theatre, script writing and poetry workshops
- Art and creative workshops on various themes with Mark Lovelace
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The One Community and Danny Irving pop-up music studio, lyric and song writing sessions with professional musicians and engineers plus the opportunity to record, including guitar playing percussion for people of all levels
2025
- “What a gift, what a lifeline”: Seventh birthday celebrations for One Community with special guest Joe Powell MP :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2025 shortlist revealed: CNWL earns five spots :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- The power of love: One Community's inspiring night at the Playground Theatre :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- MHCAS: Celebrating a new chapter in mental health support :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
2024
- One Community’s sensory garden on Shannon Ward wins NHS Forest Award 2024: A blooming celebration of community and wellbeing :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- One Community’s Well Written performance – A showcase of talented creatives dedicated to absent friends :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
2023
- One Community gets into the Carnival spirit :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- Rachel Kelly visits One Community and shines a light on the healing powers of poetry :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
2022
- New Crisis Recovery House opens in Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- One Community Founder Cate Latto receives Mayor’s Award :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- Mindfulness sessions with One Community and Ruby Wax :: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
2021
Take a look at what One Community has been up to below:
