Get to know us.
We exist to work together with the local community to enable North Kensington to thrive. We dedicate ourselves to the wellbeing of this vibrant community. We work with over 60 member organisations ranging from community groups and residents’ associations to schools and sports clubs, as well as other local groups and people.
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Our Vision
Our vision is sustainable wellbeing in North Kensington in three ways: Social Wellbeing, Environmental Wellbeing and Economic Wellbeing.
Our Values
At Westway we have four values that guide us in what we are, how we do things and where we want to be.
Our History
In the mid 1960’s an overhead motorway, the A40(M) was driven through North Kensington staked out on giant stilts – the largest continuous concrete structure in the country.
Westway in Numbers
£539,000
given as community investments in 2022/23
23 Acres
of land under the Westway flyover
17
Supplementary Schools supported in North Kensington
407
Adult learners enrolled at Westway in 2022/23
160
Tenants across our estate
What does "Community Centring" mean to you?
In 2021, we published our Horizon Plan, a strategic document which sets out our aims, objectives and key strategic work packages between now and 2025. Central to this document is our aim to “be community centered in all that we do”. We have thought a lot about what this looks like both in our operations and our communications and will be publishing our thoughts to support our Horizon Plan later this year. We also want to hear and share a wide range of views on the topic from across our diverse community. We’d like to invite individuals from North Kensington to submit a short paper, outlining what Community Centering means to them. If you’d like to submit your thoughts then please send a 200 word summary of what you’d like to say. Here are things to consider: What does ‘community centering’ mean to you? What does a community centered organisation look like? What are some stand-out examples of successful community-centered organisations? We will then look at all those we receive and invite a number of individuals to write a full paper on the topic. These will be published in a compendium of approaches to community centering, which will give us an opportunity to continue a dialogue with our communities on this topic. [formidable id="187" title="1"] ...
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Our Work:
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We exist to work together with the local community to enable North Kensington to thrive. We dedicate ourselves to the wellbeing of this vibrant community.
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Westway Archive Project
We're embarking on a three-year archiving programme. Through this programme, we will make a start on the archive of the Trust and we will encourage community archiving. We are doing this because we realise the importance of the potential of Westway Trust as a driver for positive change and we want to capture evidence of that within the present as well as acknowledging all aspects of our collective past. Records associated with this process are crucial to our understanding and reflecting the society in which we live and helping us shape the future. In other words archiving fits with our Community Centred approach and our ‘will’ to enable community empowerment. By archiving, we can secure information that may be lost to the collective memory for long periods of time. With archives as a primary data source we can be sure that we are not missing out and by making material accessible we can ensure that communities are not missing out. Community archiving can be particularly beneficial to minoritised communities that may have been absent from the processes and collections of the dominant community. It can offer communities tangible and intangible benefits of belonging. By preserving local histories, building a sense of identity, and fostering community engagement, archiving empowers communities to control their own narratives, providing access to stories and records that might otherwise be untold, lost or overlooked. As Kathy Eales (1998) writes, a key premise of community archiving is to give substance to a community's right to own its own memories Storytelling about one's own community calls attention to issues of power and politics: …accessible documents, photographs, oral histories and many other records which document the histories of particular groups and localities, community archives and closely related heritage and memory initiatives make invaluable contributions to developing a more inclusive and diverse local and national heritage… (Gilliland and Flinn 2013.) Communities can make decisions about what is of enduring value to them, shaping collective memory of their pasts, and controlling the means through which narratives about them are constructed in the present and future. In a world where we can so easily isolate ourselves from diverse discourse, accessible archives can also be an important public validation. This is a demanding project, in which we are feeling our way and learning. We want to share that journey with others in North Kensington, so please look out for opportunities to join in....
Find out moreMember Organisations
Find out more about our Member Organisations and how to become one.
Find out moreWestway Trust is Changing
The past 18 months have seen some pretty major changes at Westway Trust. Take a look at how we've responded to new challenges, and what we're doing to put our community at the centre of our charity... ...
Find out moreHorizon Plan
This plan was agreed by the Trustees in December 2021 ready to start in the calendar year 2022 and the financial year of 2022/23.
Find out moreHatch Report
This research has been steered by the Westway Trust’s senior management team and overseen by the
Westway Trust’s charitable purposes committee.
Our History
In the mid 1960’s an overhead motorway, the A40(M) was driven through North Kensington staked out on giant stilts – the largest continuous concrete structure in the country.
Find out moreWestway in Focus
At the end of 2018 we conducted broad-ranging research in the local area – including extensive face-to-face interviews and workshops with local residents.
The research shows clearly the breadth of services and facilities provided across the area, shining a light on our vibrant and diverse community.
Westway in Numbers
Westway Trust supports North Kensington to create its own bright future. We make community investments, support local businesses and not-for-profit activity, organise and support arts and culture events, provide adult learning services and underpin supplementary school provision. This booklet tells our story for 2019-20 in numbers, looking at our resources in three main areas: land, income and staff. It shows where our activity is focused and explains more about the organisation and our colleagues. ...
Find out morePolicies and Governance
We have a range of policies which provide a framework within which the organisation operates and help ensure that we deliver our services in an effective and consistent manner.
Find out moreInstitutional Racism Review
Tutu Foundation UK has been commissioned by Westway Trust to conduct a comprehensive and fully independent review of Westway Trust’s practices, both past and present, following allegations of institutional racism against the organisation.
Find out more#NorthKenPride
In North Kensington, we should all feel free to express ourselves and be accepted for who we are.
Find out moreOur Vision
Our vision is sustainable wellbeing in North Kensington in three ways: Social Wellbeing, Environmental Wellbeing and Economic Wellbeing.
Find out moreOur Values
At Westway we have four values that guide us in what we are, how we do things and where we want to be.
Find out moreOur Community
The History and Policy Statement demonstrating our commitment to our community.
Find out moreJust Solutions 123
In our commitment to put the community at the centre of everything we do, Westway Trust is proud to be working closely with local grass-roots voluntary organisation Just Solutions 123…
Find out moreMaxilla memorial & healing space
The Maxilla memorial and healing space, incorporating the ‘Wall of Truth’, is a space created by and for members of the community in response to the great suffering after the fire at Grenfell Tower on 14 June 2017.
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