Friends Of Anstee Bridge

Friends Of Anstee Bridge Building confidence and resilience with young people aged 14-16 through the arts with our creative l Boosting engagement with school and education.

At Anstee Bridge we support young people in the Royal Borough of Kingston and London Borough of Richmond who are facing emotional challenges. As a result this causes them to struggle with and disengage from education. Achieving for Children (AfC) is an innovative, not-for-profit Community Interest Company providing social care, preventative and education services on behalf of Kingston, Richmond an

d Windsor and Maidenhead Councils. Anstee Bridge is one of AfC's most successful preventative programmes, it has three main aims:

1. Improving participants mental well-being focusing on self-esteem, self-efficacy and resilience. Over the past 10 years Anstee has developed a unique ‘Confidence Through Creativity’ approach. Young people design and engage in a range of creative projects designed to boost their confidence, to develop new skills and to increase their employability.

2. Young people are engaged through alternative non-traditional teaching methods to bring excitement and joy back into their learning process, and encouraging improved day-to-day engagement at school.

3. Providing a post-16 destination for all participants. Young people often enter the programme with no or little ambition for after college. Anstee Bridge empowers the young people to create their own pathway and supports their development into successful independent young adults. An average week at Anstee Bridge is extremely varied with a diverse programme co-developed with local artists and community organisations. The core of the programme is creative, arts based activities. They have been fortunate to work with a range of inspiring partners in recent years. Past projects have included a 'fashion through the ages' exhibition at the Saatchi gallery, a play exploring cyberbullying in collaboration with Bounce Theatre and an installation exploring the evolution of transport in London in partnership with Transport for London. We continue to explore a variety of creative projects with the aim of improving participants mental well-being, focusing on self-esteem, self-efficacy and resilience.

22/05/2026

Meet Winnie our new Anstee dog 💖

Help to make a difference ❤️ and support to raise much needed funds. WHEN: Saturdays 27th June 2026 WHAT: 15 mile spon...
04/05/2026

Help to make a difference ❤️ and support to raise much needed funds. WHEN: Saturdays 27th June 2026 WHAT: 15 mile sponsored walk. WHERE: Kingston Upon Thames. Please contact: [email protected]

We are very excited and proud to announce Anstee Bridge won the Outstanding Young Futures award, last night at The Kings...
24/04/2026

We are very excited and proud to announce Anstee Bridge won the Outstanding Young Futures award, last night at The Kingston Borough Business Awards 2026⭐️🏆🥇

ANSTEE BRIDGE HAS BEEN SELECTED AS A FINALIST IN OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY AND OUTSTANDING YOU...
21/04/2026

ANSTEE BRIDGE HAS BEEN SELECTED AS A FINALIST IN OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY AND OUTSTANDING YOUNG FUTURES CATEGORY AT THIS YEARS KINGSTON BOROUGH BUSINESS AWARD. This is a fantastic achievement. The judges reviewed 192 entries across multiple industries, and reaching the finals is a genuine mark of excellence.
PLEASE COULD YOU SUPPORT US AND VOTE FOR US. Thank you ❤️. https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=GuMVIE8iiU-Ujsw90SQNT22xeC7CKGFLh9ZqVEF42NlUQU1OMlRITkhWMjhNRUVMUzM0VENaVVdTRSQlQCN0PWcu&origin=lprLink&route=shorturl

19/11/2025

The volunteers and staff at Anstee Bridge work wonders to support young people who are struggling with school. Wonderful to visit their new site in Fulwell and see their creative workshops in action, helping young people build confidence and resilience.

A big thank you .wilson today for visiting us at our new Richmond site, The Lighthouse.
10/11/2025

A big thank you .wilson today for visiting us at our new Richmond site, The Lighthouse.

Thank you so much to the Mayor of Kingston for their continued support of Anstee Bridge and joining us at our annual Ha...
26/10/2025

Thank you so much to the Mayor of Kingston for their continued support of Anstee Bridge and joining us at our annual Halloween Tea Party 🎃👻💀

23/10/2025
A huge thank you to the Mayor of Richmond and Gareth Roberts for joining us at Anstee Bridge Richmond for our Annual Hal...
23/10/2025

A huge thank you to the Mayor of Richmond and Gareth Roberts for joining us at Anstee Bridge Richmond for our Annual Halloween Tea Party 👻🎃💀

SHANE SMASHED THE HALF MARATHON. Read his story and donate; https://localgiving.org/fundraising/Running-Richmond-Park-Ha...
12/08/2025

SHANE SMASHED THE HALF MARATHON. Read his story and donate;

https://localgiving.org/fundraising/Running-Richmond-Park-Half-Marathon-for-Friends-of-Anstee-Bridge?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwMIAplleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABpxL9FO3xCvZvRuIUKs3XbyVUSAI7plTLy-0EwYmtRlOMUdiVxU_OYuus-zw1_aem_mZjkHka4bpjQVQxjhgs4IQ

There is still time to support Shane, to help him reach his target. He ran the Richmond Half Marathon on Sunday and to raise much needed funds for Friends of Anstee Bridge. We are so grateful and couldn’t be more proud of Shane . Thank you. Thank you also to everyone who has already sponsored him, it is very much appreciated ❤️💷🏃‍♂️

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Kingston Upon Thames
KT11EU

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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