Local MP hosts birthday reception for local children’s charity at Palace of Westminster
Chuka Umunna, Member of Parliament for Streatham, has hosted a reception at the Palace of Westminster to celebrate the fifteenth birthday of local children’s charity KidsCity.
The evening event was organised to thank parents, volunteers, friends and contributors to the charity, all of whom were in attendance alongside representatives of Lambeth Council, school governors, headteachers and KidsCity staff.
KidsCity, which is based in Brixton, provides afterschool activities for children aged 3-11 years and creates training and employment opportunities for adults in areas of high unemployment. It has provided jobs to 28 local young people through the Future Jobs Fund, set up under the previous government.
Mr Umunna made a speech at the event, alongside former Woodmansterne Primary School head teacher Anita Wright, Andy Marks, head of Eardley School and Angela Spatharou, KidsCity chair of trustees.
The speakers discussed KidsCity’s long standing relationship with local schools, striking a positive note about the importance of KidsCity’s work, its contribution to the community and its dedication to children’s wellbeing.
KidsCity began operation at Eardley School in 1995 and has grown since then and now works at dozens of South London schools.
Commenting, Chuka Umunna said: “I was delighted to host KidsCity’s fifteenth birthday celebrations in Parliament.
“The charity does great work in our area, providing activities for children as well as opportunities for adults. I am proud to represent an area which has such a vibrant and diverse range of charities and social enterprises.”
Jackie Nunns, Chief Executive of KidsCity, said:
“It was a privilege to share this milestone in Kids’ City’s history with so many dedicated people, in such an impressive venue. Looking back over the last 15 years it seems to have passed in a flash but equally for it to be taking far too long for children to be able to take things like Kids’ City for granted.
“I am very grateful to Chuka Umunna MP, Anita Wright, Andy Marks and Angela Spatharou, for their insight and continued support for the charity’s work as well as the many hundreds of others that make sure that the right people are in the right place at the right time for play.”
