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Simon Latham appointed permanent Managing Director of City Bridge Foundation

City Bridge Foundation has appointed Simon Latham as its permanent Managing Director, following a competitive recruitment process

Published: 8 July 2026

News

Communities Leading Climate & Environmental Justice — new funding opens soon

Webinar bookings are now open for organisations interested in the first funding round of our new Climate and Environmental Justice programme. The programme will support community-led work tackling climate and environmental injustice in London

Published: 16 June 2026

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Lessons from the Anchor Programme — what happens when funding is built on trust?

Learning from the first two years of the Anchor Programme. This programme is providing long-term, core funding to second-tier organisations supporting frontline groups in London, with the aim of catalysing systems change.

Published: 16 June 2026

Blogs

One Year On: Standing with Londoners in Action

One year on from the launch of Standing with Londoners, Sacha Rose, Chief Funding Director, reflects on a year of progress, learning and transition as City Bridge Foundation turns its ten-year funding policy into action.

Published: 28 May 2026

City Bridge Foundation marks 30 years of funding Londoners as Mayor of London joins anniversary event

City Bridge Foundation has marked 30 years as a charitable funder, using its annual board dinner on Tower Bridge to reaffirm its long-standing commitment to social justice, partnership and investing in London’s future.

Published: 15 May 2026

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City Bridge Foundation Awards £10m to support London’s communities through funding transition

City Bridge Foundation has awarded £10 million through its Strategic Transition Awards, supporting 62 organisations across London until 2032

Published: 13 May 2026

News

Why is a bundle of straw suspended from Blackfriars Bridge?

The surprising reason bundles of straw appear on Thames bridges

Published: 8 May 2026

Renovation work resumes on Blackfriars Bridge

Bundle of straw signals restart of specialist restoration of Victorian landmark

Published: 30 April 2026

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Grants & support for London’s charitable sector — March 2026

Every month we share an email update listing funding opportunities and offers of free support. In March’s update we feature 16 funding opportunities open to London’s charitable sector

Published: 26 March 2026

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