Flower and Dean

Residents in Tower Hamlets who suffer from back pain, arthritis, MS, ME or fibromyalgia are invited to join the FREE online Mindfulness for Health course, organised by The Globe Community Project (GCP).

As chronic pain and ill-health can feel unbearable, debilitating, and unfair, during the course you will learn tips to help you live well again.

Please note that the course will start on Thursday 19 January 2023 and will run for 8 weeks between 11am-12.30pm.

To register, please email takebackyourlife19@gmail.com or send a text message to 07570802591.

All young residents of the Flower and Dean estate are invited to submit suggestions of activities they would like to get involved with as part of the Flower and Dean Youth Club sessions.

Please share your ideas by emailing Amma Nkrumah, your Resident Engagement and Partnership Officer at ankrumah@onehousing.co.uk

As the cold weather begins to bite and temperatures set to plummet over the coming days, Tower Hamlets Council has set up a series of warm hubs for residents who may be struggling to heat their homes due to soaring energy prices.

Warm Hubs will be running from a number of Idea Stores and libraries every day during the winter. Refreshments will be provided including hot drinks, squash and biscuits. The warm hubs will also be hosting board game sessions to keep residents entertained.

Further cost-of-living information and advice is available on the council’s dedicated webpage www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/costofliving(External link)

Idea Stores information including locations is available at www.ideastore.co.uk/idea-stores

Please join us on Sunday 11 December 2022 for a Creative Workshop to celebrate our community.

What we want to do

• We will share with you three different forms of cultural arts - Rangoli, Tie Dye and Henna.
• We will provide all of the resources during each event so you get to try each of the art forms.
• You get to LEAVE YOUR MARK at the centre by brightening the space for others to enjoy and make your own bandana or handkerchief to take home.

What you can do

• Please join us to share your most important asset - TIME - with us and others.
• Take that first step to create an inclusive community by becoming involved in different forms of cultural art.
• Learn and feel the hidden meanings and therapeutic effects of COLOUR by engaging your senses and letting your imagination take shape and make you PROUD.

Date: Sunday 11 December 2022
Time: 12-4pm
Location: Flower and Dean Community Centre, 41 Flower and Dean Walk, London, E1 6QT

Please note there will be four sessions (each lasting 45 minutes). The sessions will be offered on a first come first serve basis. They are suitable for anyone over the age of 8 years old.

We've partnered with Learning Curve to help support you to learn new skills and improve your chances of gaining meaningful employment.

We offer courses in a range of areas, with a guaranteed job interview once the course is complete.

What will you get

• Courses are Government Funded, so there’s no cost to complete
• Guaranteed job interview on completion of course
• Nationally recognised qualifications
• £5 travel bursary to attend face to face sessions
• £25 reward upon completion of any course

What courses do we have available

• Health and Social Care
• Hospitality
• Warehousing
• Security
• Creating a business start-up

How to join

Register your interest here. If you have any queries or questions, please contact the Employment and Training Team at employmentandtrainingteam@onehousing.co.uk

If you live at the Flower and Dean estate, please take part in a resident consultation on Tuesday 29 November and share your views about a possibility to host community workshops in your community centre.

The workshops organised by Heritage Roadshow, a group which aims to promote social inclusion, equal opportunities and social relationships within the community, will be open to young people and adults. They will cover activities such as sewing; arts and crafts; costume welding; and dance, drama and media production.

Time: 6pm-7pm
Venue: Flower and Dean Community Centre

Family Hubs are a government initiative to provide a single point of access for families, children, and young people up to the age of 18, and to 25 for young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

Tower Hamlets vision is for Family Hubs to operate as a network of services which includes health, education, housing, council and the voluntary sector.

To help shape the Hubs, the Council would like to invite residents to attend Locality Partnership meetings which have been set up in each of the four localities within Tower Hamlets – North West, North East, South East and South West.

Find out more

Do you run a TRA, community group, or club that supports One Housing or Riverside residents?

If so, you could benefit from our new £250,000 Community Fund.

Through the Riverside Foundation, we’ve made £250,000 available in 2022/23 to help fund projects that promote opportunities and wellbeing and tackle poverty in our communities.

There are three levels of funding:

— under £3,000, which has a relatively simple bidding process

— between £3,000 – £10,000, which requires slightly more input

— grants above £10,000 for which we’ll require some more detailed information to ensure the money will make a really big difference to our residents.

There’s no closing date and we’ll come back to you as soon as we’ve assessed your application.

For more information or to request an application form, please visit our website.