Youth Zone

Young people who are not in education, employment or training can benefit from some expert advice this week on Thursday (26th June) as businesses and organisations come together for the “MyFuture” careers event. Why the event has been branded “MyFuture” ...

Tower Hamlets Youth and Community Services will once again be running the Youth Opportunities Fund (YOF) this year. YOF is a special fund that offers grants of up to £3,500 for youth projects in Tower Hamlets. Funding decisions are made ...

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 ...

“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, ...

“Seeing Years & Years live last year was probably the best surprise of 2013. Young Olly Alexander has the holy fire in his hands: a soulful voice with a crazy R’n’B vibe, which enables him to be simultaneously emotional and ...

Fifi Kara, a 19-year-old student from Croydon, has spent the last six months setting up a social enterprise which she hopes will change the way young people engage with politics. Part of the motivation behind setting up the company, called ...

Victoria Park will be hosting an Easter Eggstravaganza on Saturday, 19th April at the V&A Building. Youngsters are invited to join in Easter-themed arts and crafts and then go on an egg-citing egg hunt! Fun starts from 12 noon and ...

BMX bikers and skateboarding enthusiasts put on a fantastic display of stunts, flips and air tricks at the Urban Wheelers Jam in Victoria Park on 9th April. The fun day attracted more than 800 residents and was organised by Tower ...

Boris is doing a great deal to make life worse for young Londoners, but here is one small way in which he is trying to make amends. Gigs is a music festival which is open to London-based musician aged 11-25. ...

“Dance” and “theatre” are adult concepts, used to distinguish strictly between two different forms of self-expression. C-12 Dance Theatre entwines both dance and theatre disciplines to deliver an innovative and emotional blend of physical dance performance with a theatrical narrative. ...