The Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation is pleased to announce that it has achieved accreditation as a Living Wage Funder. This signifies our commitment to ensuring that all positions supported by our funding, either fully or partially, offer wages that align with the Real Living Wage. As a responsible grant-making organisation, it is of utmost importance […]
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Opening of the Ragged School Museum
16th June 2023
On Thursday 15th June 2023 we were delighted to attend the official opening of the Ragged School Museum, alongside the Regent’s Canal in east London. Celebrating the evening we heard from the Museum’s CEO, Erica Davies and the 12th Earl of Shaftsbury who spoke of the efforts to refurbish the site into what we see […]
Dramatic Science @ the Half Moon Theatre
4th April 2023
The Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation is a long-term supporter of The Half Moon Theatre, based in Limehouse. The Half Moon has a long history of providing engaging and educational theatre experiences for young people and has been a fixture of the East End community for over 40 years. The theatre has a philosophy of bringing […]
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
12th September 2022
The Governors and Staff of the Aldgate & Allhallows Foundation remember Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1926 – 2022 The Aldgate & Allhallows Foundation was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. Thank you for your life time of service and commitment to duty. May she […]
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement
22nd September 2021
To complement our existing Equality Policy, the Foundation is delighted to introduce our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement, adopted by the Board today. While we have always strived to ensure that everyone is equally valued and respected, the statement reiterates the Foundation’s commitment to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all. […]
Hermitage Primary School Library, Tower Hamlets
5th August 2021
After being without a permanent library for a number of years, Hermitage Primary School in Tower Hamlets was awarded £60,000 from the Aldgate & Allhallows Foundation towards the building of a new permanent library for its students. The library offers reading resources and ICT to pupils and their families through extended opening times, and with […]
Centre of the Cell’s Youth Membership Scheme (YMS)
7th June 2021
As part of Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London, Centre of the Cell is the first science education centre in the world to be located within medical research laboratories. Throughout the year, it delivers educational shows, experiences, and youth engagement events to primary and secondary school-age […]
Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation and Ragged School Museum bring Victorian education to Tower Hamlets schools
28th April 2021
The Ragged School Museum, a landmark of Victorian philanthropy combines two important national stories: the struggle for free universal education and the role of philanthropy in driving social change. Opened as a ragged school by Dr Thomas Barnardo in 1877, these former canal warehouses on Copperfield Road in Mile End now bring to life the […]
Announcement of the death of Michael Sparks MBE
14th January 2021
It is with great sadness that we announce that Michael Sparks MBE, the former Chief Executive of the Foundation passed away on the 10th January 2021. Michael was employed at the Foundation for nearly two decades and served as Chief Executive for eight years from 1989-1997, but contributed more than those years would imply through […]
A longitudinal study of young women’s transitions in Tower Hamlets in an age of austerity
23rd October 2020
By Professor Charlotte Chadderton, Bath Spa University Funded by Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation Aldgate and Allhallows Foundation is delighted to launch our new report looking at young women’s transitions within Tower Hamlets. This five-year longitudinal study looks into the career aspirations and transitions for young women in Tower Hamlets, predominantly from Bangladeshi backgrounds. For this […]