The Lord Mayor’s Charities

The Lord Mayor has chosen to support two charities during her term

Nottingham Central Women’s Aid

Central Women’s Aid supports families to rebuild their lives after the trauma of domestic abuse. It provides safe accommodation and community-based outreach for women and children facing multiple disadvantages. The specialist survivor recovery programmes offer a structured, trauma-informed path to healing and independence.

Nottingham Central Women's Aid - CWA

Commonwealth Africa Network

Commonwealth Africa Network is a BME community organisation started in 2013 to promote awareness of child abuse, exploitation, neglect and other issues that affect the safeguarding and wellbeing of children, young people and vulnerable adults through volunteering, campaigning and fundraising activities. It raises funds, receives grants and collects donations to highlight and address these issues as they affect black minority communities in Nottingham. As a grassroots network it works with parents, families, town groups and community leaders to organise awareness events, workshops and training to engage and empower the community.

It operates a food bank and resource support services to help support young and vulnerable people in poverty, particularly those on benefits and low income, and those experiencing disadvantaged situation of deprivation, disability and those entangled in gangs and crime. It produces resource materials to educate and promote community cohesion and works in co-operation with the local authority and other stakeholders to make Nottingham safer. It is in partnership with 11 Tech 18, which is the charity organisation.

Commonwealth Africa Network

If you would like to donate to the Lord Mayor’s Charity please make a cheque payable to ‘The Lord Mayor’s Charity’ and send it to

The Civic Office
The Council House
Old Market Square
Nottingham
NG1 2DT

Donations will be split between the two charities, unless specified.