Md Hamza Tower Hamlets Mayor John Biggs joined volunteers from the Borough, the Street Cleansing team and Brick Lane Mosque to take part in a community clean up. The Big Clean Up in Brick Lane was an organised lunch activity ...
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Interfaith Reception held by Barking & Dagenham Faith Forum
Muhammad Talha The trustees of the Barking & Dagenham Faith Forum held a Faith Reception at Barking Elim Church to mark Inter Faith Week, celebrate the value of faith-based social action and discuss the future of interfaith activities in the ...
Read More »Freedom of the City Cricket CEO
Capital Kids Cricket, its supporters and partners have expressed their delighted that their Chief Executive Officer, Shahidul Alam Ratan, has been awarded the Freedom of the City of London in a ceremony at Guildhall. Ratan was nominated to for the Freedom of City of London by ...
Read More »Emdad and Bookbike London feature in Book of Hope
EAST LONDONER EMDAD RAHMAN and #bookbikeondon – his social enterprise project –have featured in a national book of hope in recognition of his outstanding volunteering services to the greater community. One Hundred Reasons To Hope by Danielle Brown MBE is ...
Read More »Developing youth interfaith practice
INTERFAITH WEEK has prompted three organisations which focus on youth work to come together and explore interfaith youth work and how organisations can develop a practice which recognises and responds to the faith of young people. The three organisations – ...
Read More »Eastern Connection holds women’s coffee mornings
EASTERN CONNECTION are holding women’s coffee mornings on Tuesday mornings at the Carpenters & Docklands Centre. All women are welcome, but please register first by calling 07533-364 862. ●Read more about it: Company Drinks hold community open house Dabirul Choudhury ...
Read More »Ottoman Doner picks up Best Restaurant award
Emdad Rahman THE OTTOMAN DONER, established in December 2018, was crowned “Best Restaurant in South & East London” last night at the ninth British Kebab Awards at a packed Westminster Plaza Hotel. In their short but very successful journey, the ...
Read More »Island Network launches community safety drive
LAST MONTH saw another fatal stabbing on the Isle of Dogs – and the Island Network lost no time in calling its member organisations together, to meet representatives of the local police and housing providers. The meeting had a single ...
Read More »Extraordinary Rofikul receives BCA accolade
Emdad Rahman ROFIKUL ISLAM BCAc is among the 27 extraordinary people selected to receive the distinguished British Citizen Award – a nationally recognised award for individuals in the UK who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership and social activism within in their ...
Read More »Company Drinks hold community open house
Emdad Rahman THE TEAM AT Company Drinks welcomed the community back to their home and garden in Barking Park with a wide range of attractions – including tours of the garden, hands-on workshops and the launch of new art and ...
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