A group of sixty pupils from Cayley Primary School descended on Victoria Park last week, where they road tested a new learning pack and workbook devised by Tower Hamlets Council in partnership with the Heritage Lottery Fund. The pack includes ...
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ECB announces winners of England Cricketer of Year Awards for 2013-2014
Four special cricketers have been honoured at a special dinner held in the Long Room at Lord’s which was hosted by ECB and Waitrose, the sponsor of all England’s cricket teams. They are the winners of awards which recognise outstanding ...
Read More »MCM London Comic Con smashes attendance record
MCM London Comic Con pass the 100,000 visitor mark for the first time, smashing the Excel-based event’s previous highest attendance record. Show organisers revealed that 101,600 attendees came through the doors of MCM London Comic Con between Friday 23rd and ...
Read More »Council cracks down on benefit fraud
Marianne McDonough of Musbury Street, E1, was convicted at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 13th May for failing to declare that she had been working for almost five years while claiming benefits. Ms McDonough was sentenced to 20 weeks imprisonment, which ...
Read More »What if there were no NHS?
The Royal College of Nursing took part in the NHS Day of Action on 5th June. NHS staff have had their pay frozen for three years, and this year the Government has said it will give some NHS workers just ...
Read More »You’ve got a green light to have fun!
Greenlight Youth Club in Bow Road is run by Tower Hamlets Council and provides a range of exciting activities and courses for young people aged 13-19 (and up to 25 for those with special educational needs). Activities on offer include ...
Read More »Dementia and the south Asian community
Public Health England and a leading health charity have joined forces in a new campaign to tackle one of the biggest health issues facing England and a growing issue for ethnic minority communities. The Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends initiative aims ...
Read More »Enjoy London Wine Week
London Wine Week – a huge seven-day celebration of the capital’s emerging and passionate wine scene – is now upon us. To be part of the self-guided Wine Tours and enjoy £5 flights or glasses of premium wine in more ...
Read More »Urban artists can dare to dream
“Urban Development, a charity which provides support and advice to young people trying to make it in underground music, has spent 12 years proving that a strong social conscience doesn’t have to mean governmental do-gooding. While its foundations are philanthropic, ...
Read More »Rich Mix of film and football
Controversial local venue the Rich Mix Cinema is offering films and football this month. As part of the East End Film Festival, Rich Mix will be showing a number of films and hosting subsequent Q&A sessions from 14th to 25th ...
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