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Loraine Estate: Decide how to spend £70,000 to improve your health and wellbeing
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About the Loraine Estate Project
Residents on Loraine Estate have had the power to decide how to spend £70,000 on improving health and wellbeing across their estate.
Residents have come up with ideas about how to spend the money with their neighbours. On 6 December 2025, they voted for which ideas they wanted to get funded. A total of 11 projects were voted through.Huge congratulations to all the residents who submitted ideas and presented them at voting day.
How can you get involved?
Upcoming dates at the community centre
Thursday 9 April 2-4pm - Garden planning workshop, run by the council
Wednesday 15 April 4-5:30pm - Bloom and Create Art workshop, led by local artist Sarah Beth Lundblad
Saturday 18 April 10am-12pm - Walk around Loraine Estate to identify spaces for gardening
Wednesday 22 April 4-5:30pm - Bloom and Create Art workshop, led by local artist Sarah Beth Lundblad
Wednesday 29 April 4-5:30pm - Bloom and Create Art workshop, led by local artist Sarah Beth Lundblad
Saturday 30 May - Eid celebration
What's being funded?
Developing the communal spaces on the estate
Loraine Estate ‘In Colour’. Revive and repopulate forgotten corners of the Loraine Estate with targeted planting of flowers and shrubs. A community vegetable garden with semi-raised beds, with a dedicated area for children's gardening.
Play areas for children. Creating an area for children to play in the gardens with natural play ideas and equipment.
Loraine Fun Shed and picnic table. A community activity shed, which has games, toys, board games, exercise equipment, and books inside for all residents to enjoy. There would be a picnic table next to it.
Events and activities run by residents at the community centre
Cultural celebration events.This celebration of Eid and Nowruz (Persian New Year) would be open to everyone who lives on Loraine Estate to celebrate and share culture, and make it feel like home.
Loraine Learning Hub. Six monthly sessions for upskilling residents of all ages. Topics will include: first aid for adults and young people; cooking sessions by a local chef with seasonal and affordable ingredients; and British Sign Language (BSL) taster sessions.
Bingo nights.Monthly bingo nights for everyone on the estate to come together for fun, play games and have some refreshments.
Seasonal produce drop.Fruit and vegetables dropped once a month for 6 months at the community centre from a farm for residents to pick up for free. This will give everyone access to fresh, seasonal produce.
Over the Fence. Six monthly sessions in the community centre for older people to gather and connect with each other over simple and enjoyable activities. Activities will include film screenings, storytelling, guest speakers, and theatre sessions.
Women-only exercise classes.Weekly women-only free exercise or fitness classes at Loraine Estate Community Centre. An instructor will lead and run different classes, depending on what people want – aerobics, yoga, Zumba.
Seasonal Community meals.Organise four events across the year where all neighbours are invited to have a community meal together.People bring their own cooking, connect over food and share culture. The community meals will happen at Loraine Estate Community Centre.
Bloom and Create.A community art and nature project, with free creative workshops in painting, clay pottery, and nature-inspired art.
How to contact the community centre
To find out dates and what else is happening at the community centre, call Loraine Estate Community Centre on 07710 038 998 or email loraineestate@gmail.com.
Get in touch with the council team
To get involved, ask us any questions, or share ideas, contact us at engagement@islington.gov.uk or 07701 259 247, Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.
About the Loraine Estate Project
Residents on Loraine Estate have had the power to decide how to spend £70,000 on improving health and wellbeing across their estate.
Residents have come up with ideas about how to spend the money with their neighbours. On 6 December 2025, they voted for which ideas they wanted to get funded. A total of 11 projects were voted through.Huge congratulations to all the residents who submitted ideas and presented them at voting day.
How can you get involved?
Upcoming dates at the community centre
Thursday 9 April 2-4pm - Garden planning workshop, run by the council
Wednesday 15 April 4-5:30pm - Bloom and Create Art workshop, led by local artist Sarah Beth Lundblad
Saturday 18 April 10am-12pm - Walk around Loraine Estate to identify spaces for gardening
Wednesday 22 April 4-5:30pm - Bloom and Create Art workshop, led by local artist Sarah Beth Lundblad
Wednesday 29 April 4-5:30pm - Bloom and Create Art workshop, led by local artist Sarah Beth Lundblad
Saturday 30 May - Eid celebration
What's being funded?
Developing the communal spaces on the estate
Loraine Estate ‘In Colour’. Revive and repopulate forgotten corners of the Loraine Estate with targeted planting of flowers and shrubs. A community vegetable garden with semi-raised beds, with a dedicated area for children's gardening.
Play areas for children. Creating an area for children to play in the gardens with natural play ideas and equipment.
Loraine Fun Shed and picnic table. A community activity shed, which has games, toys, board games, exercise equipment, and books inside for all residents to enjoy. There would be a picnic table next to it.
Events and activities run by residents at the community centre
Cultural celebration events.This celebration of Eid and Nowruz (Persian New Year) would be open to everyone who lives on Loraine Estate to celebrate and share culture, and make it feel like home.
Loraine Learning Hub. Six monthly sessions for upskilling residents of all ages. Topics will include: first aid for adults and young people; cooking sessions by a local chef with seasonal and affordable ingredients; and British Sign Language (BSL) taster sessions.
Bingo nights.Monthly bingo nights for everyone on the estate to come together for fun, play games and have some refreshments.
Seasonal produce drop.Fruit and vegetables dropped once a month for 6 months at the community centre from a farm for residents to pick up for free. This will give everyone access to fresh, seasonal produce.
Over the Fence. Six monthly sessions in the community centre for older people to gather and connect with each other over simple and enjoyable activities. Activities will include film screenings, storytelling, guest speakers, and theatre sessions.
Women-only exercise classes.Weekly women-only free exercise or fitness classes at Loraine Estate Community Centre. An instructor will lead and run different classes, depending on what people want – aerobics, yoga, Zumba.
Seasonal Community meals.Organise four events across the year where all neighbours are invited to have a community meal together.People bring their own cooking, connect over food and share culture. The community meals will happen at Loraine Estate Community Centre.
Bloom and Create.A community art and nature project, with free creative workshops in painting, clay pottery, and nature-inspired art.
How to contact the community centre
To find out dates and what else is happening at the community centre, call Loraine Estate Community Centre on 07710 038 998 or email loraineestate@gmail.com.
Get in touch with the council team
To get involved, ask us any questions, or share ideas, contact us at engagement@islington.gov.uk or 07701 259 247, Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.
Great news – following voting on 6 December 2025, residents on Loraine Estate have chosen to improve two communal gardens, by developing a play area and creating a new community fun shed with games, books, equipment and a picnic table. The gardens will be developed later in the year.
We would now like to hear your thoughts about what you want these two projects to look like. Please make your voice heard by completing this survey by Friday 20 March 2026.
Two communal gardens have been identified as suitable areas for these improvements. A new keypad to the gates will be added so that everyone on the estate can easily access the improved communal gardens. It will be a secure lock. If you have any concerns about this, or want to suggest other options, please use the free text questions in this survey.
We are also holding a drop-in session on Saturday 7 March between 1 – 3pm at Lorraine Estate community centre. Please come along to share your ideas, concerns or ask us any questions. All ages welcome - we especially want to hear from children and young people who live on Loraine Estate.
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Thank you for your interest in putting forward your idea to improve health and wellbeing on Loraine Estate!
Before you complete the form, make sure you have read the criteria and guidance available in the Project Idea Guide. In the guide, you can also find useful information including top tips on writing a strong application, some example costs for projects, and a timeline of the next steps after submitting your idea.
Complete the questions below to submit your project idea. Try to be as specific as you can about your idea. But don't worry if you aren't sure how much it will cost, or all the steps involved. The project team can help you with the details.
After you have completed the application form, the project team will be in touch to help you develop a pitch to your neighbours for voting day.
If you have any questions or would like any support completing the application, please get in touch by emailing engagement@islington.gov.uk or phone 07811 043 478.
Please note: submitting your idea does not guarantee that it will be funded or included in the voting day. All applications will be checked for feasibility to ensure that your idea is possible to deliver.
How we'll use your information
The information you provide will be used to process your application for the Loraine Estate Project and retained according to our data retention policy. You have the right to withdraw consent at any time. If you have any questions, please email engagement@islington.gov.uk.
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We want to understand your experiences of this project!
Please complete this short survey to help us understand what impact the Loraine Estate budgeting project has had on you.
This survey is for residents of Loraine Estate only. If you attended the Voting Day on Saturday 6 December, you do not need to complete this survey again.
This survey is voluntary, and you can choose which questions you want to answer. The information you share is completely anonymous.
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Loraine Estate: Decide how to spend £70,000 to improve your health and wellbeing has finished this stage
Discuss issues and solutions to improve your estate. Come to community events and share your ideas.
Application form to submit project ideas open
Loraine Estate: Decide how to spend £70,000 to improve your health and wellbeing has finished this stage
Residents are invited to submit their project ideas.
Get ready for voting day
Loraine Estate: Decide how to spend £70,000 to improve your health and wellbeing has finished this stage
Residents can vote on the projects they think should be funded on Saturday 6 December. We will start preparing for successful proposals from January 2026.
Get involved with projects in 2026
Loraine Estate: Decide how to spend £70,000 to improve your health and wellbeing is currently at this stage
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