Supporting Somers Town's Grassroots Initiatives with Robin Klein
In this episode, Shlomo speaks with entrepreneur and investor Robin Klein about why he chose to set up base in Somers Town: a neighbourhood of Camden with a lesser-known, yet fascinating history. They discuss the disparity of an area which is home to looming buildings with tech giants like Google, but also high levels of deprivation.
Phoenix Court supports grassroots infrastructure to develop community and serves as the ideal case study for how businesses can support the community around them. A microcosm for the spirit and story of Camden, and potentially beyond.
Phoenix Court: https://www.phoenixcourt.vc/
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The Impact of Music on Young People with Tina Ramdeen
In this episode, Shlomo speaks with Tina Ramdeen, Associate Director of Young People at The Roundhouse, one of Camden’s most iconic and renowned venues. We learn about her background in youth programmes and about the fantastic and influential work The Roundhouse is doing to use music as a key driver for success in the lives of the thousands of young people in North London who enter their doors each year.
You can follow their work at https://www.roundhouse.org.uk/
For over 200 years, Camden has forged a home for communities in London. As one of London’s most diverse and celebrated ‘villages’, it has welcomed individuals, new arrivals, the transient and the permanent, in a mosaic of individuals and communities.
In this eight-part podcast series, host Shlomo Levin talks to people who embody the spirit of the Borough to find out what it takes to build and maintain strong and happy communities. Having himself combined a career in the City with building a thriving community around South Hampstead Synagogue as its Rabbi, Shlomo explores how his guests give their beneficiaries a sense of belonging, value and recognition. More than anything, they celebrate the need for communities made up of fulfilled and valued individuals and the joy that being part of one can bring to enrichen lives.
Whether it’s the market, the arts, the canal, the pubs, the schools or the businesses, Camden is not just a feature of London’s world-renowned reputation. It is a home, a family and a group of communities whose presence is unlocked through this podcast series.
Camden Unlocked is a 8hwe Production.
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