Flower and Dean

Heritage Roadshow invites you to come and join in the fun in designing and learning how to make costumes for this year’s Notting Hill celebrations with professional costume makers.

Heritage Roadshow is an award-winning carnival organisation (Notting Hill Carnival) with the aim of breaking down barriers and sparking conversations through their striking costumes. Their work has been produced for local, national and international events. They combine highly skilled art forms across street art, music, dance and costume design and production.

Heritage Roadshow strive to:

• Introduce carnival arts to a new audience: opening our community doors to the public to learn and get involved in carnival arts.
• Sharing knowledge of carnival arts and its history to new communities and people.
• Provide a resource centre for people interested in gaining Information, training and production know-how in carnival arts.
• Offer assistance to emerging artists and smaller carnival organisations to learn about new materials, methods and the opportunity to create work with us.
• Keep the spirit of Carnival alive within the community!

This year’s theme will be Queen Nandi and Shaka Zulu. No experienced needed! To book or for more information contact: residentengagements@onehousing.co.uk

Book an appointment to with our Leasehold and Tenancy Team to support you with your housing repair needs. We shall be running sessions the first Wednesday of each month. If you need support please contact your local Resident Engagement & [Partnership Officer.

East London residents, why not join our one-day course in mental health awareness later this month? The day provides insights into how best we can take care for ourselves, as well as valuable knowledge that will boost your vocational skills and look good on the CV.

🏛️: Phoenix Heights Community Centre, E14 9AR

📅: 22 January

⏰: 9.45am – 2.30pm

Register by email to:employmentandtrainingteam@onehousing.co.uk

Or Text to: 07854266366

East London residents, this Wednesday is enrolment day for our ‘Skill Up 2 Get Ahead’ Programme funded by The Riverside Group. Free short courses, coaching and help with your CV, plus guaranteed job interviews. See how to register below, and we’ll see you on Wednesday at Flower and Dean Community Centre.

📆 Wednesday 11 October

⏰: 10.30am to 1.30pm

Tower Hamlets residents, here’s your chance to meet the Housing Ombudsman, discuss any concerns you may have about housing, and gain some insights into the complaints process. Free to attend, in person or online, but you will need to register. See below.

We know that our younger residents can face a range of pressures. This is why we’re delighted to work with Tutors United to provide free weekly lessons in Maths and English to school children aged between 8-11 years old to support their learning.

Tutors United deliver confidence-boosting, attainment raising tutorials. There is a mixture of online and face-to-face sessions available so please do apply regardless of where you live.

Please note that spaces are limited – if your child doesn’t receive a space straight away, they will be put on the waiting list and you will be contacted as soon as one becomes available.

Register today

Looking to improve your chances of getting your next job? We are enrolling NEXT WEDNESDAY for 2-10 week courses taking place on the Island.

Date: Wednesday 23rd August

Time: 10.30am – 1.30pm

Venue: Flower and Dean Community Centre, 41 Flower and Dean Walk, E1 6QT

Certificates and qualifications in:

• Construction
• First Aid
• Business administration
• Event Stewarding
• Security
• Creative Skills
• Digital Skills
• Green Skills

PLUS

Free 1-2-1 employment coaching and workshops to:

• Boost confidence
• Apply for jobs
• prepare for interviews
• Access to live job vacancies
• Guaranteed job interviews on completion of vocational courses

Come along to get more information and enrol now for the Skill Up 2 Get Ahead Programme.

To confirm your attendance, please text or email the words, Skill Up and a member of our team will be in contact with you.

Tel: 07879 890 268

Email: nchin@onehousinggroup.co.uk

As the cost of living crisis continues, it is important to be aware of every opportunity to access assistance and guidance for families and communities. Please follow the links to find out more information on the support available for Tower Hamlets residents.

www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/costofliving

www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/rss.

Do you need help to get into employment or training?

Why not come along to our weekly employment surgeries every Wednesday and Thursday

Sessions in East London and on the Isle of Dogs.

See flyer for full details, including how to register your interest.