Suttons Wharf

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

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

Are you interested in working as a Barista in a customer facing role?

We’ve partnered with Change Please Foundation to offer a 3-day barista training programme at the Arlington Conference Centre Kitchen. Upon completion you may be able to secure a 3-month paid employment.

Next cohort:

Day 1 - Monday 5 December 2022 from 10am - 2pm

Day 2 - Tuesday 6 December 2022 from 10am - 2pm

Day 3 - Thursday 8 December 2022 from 10am - 2pm

Venue: Arlington House, 220 Arlington Road, London, NW1 7HE

To sign up, please contact us via employmentandtrainingteam@onehousing.co.uk.

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.

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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.

Would you like to get involved and make small scale improvements to your local area? Perhaps you would like to create a communal garden or have other ideas on how to improve your neighbourhood.

If so, please submit your application for the Environmental Improvement Bid. The successful projects will receive funding up to £3000 to transform local areas.

For more information and to apply, please contact our Resident Engagement Team via residentengagements@onehousing.co.uk

East End Community Foundation would like to invite residents to the workshop on banking, budgeting and being online which will take place on Monday 7 November, 10am-4pm at St Paul's Community Centre, London.

To book your place, please visit https://www.cleanslateltd.co.uk/next-3-bs-training.html.

Are you between 18-24 years old and dream of being your own boss? Perhaps you know a young person who would like to begin their entrepreneurial journey.

There is still time to apply for the Next Generation Bootcamp to access six weeks of training, mentoring and the chance to pitch your business and win a grant of between £750 and £5,000.

Created in partnership with Launch It, the Next Generation programme is part of the UK’s Community Renewal Fund. It aims to give thousands of young people in London, aged 18-24 the support they need to start a business.

Users can access free education hub providing free training, bite sized e-learning, access to advisers, peer groups, funding and much more.

The closing date for applications has been extended to Sunday 30 October 2022.

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Getting our services right is our top priority.

Please join us on Tuesday 25 October to learn more about our new Neighbourhood Natter programme launching in your community and to tell us what services and activities you would like to see in your area. You will also have a chance to meet your local One Housing Team.

Date: Tuesday 25 October 2022
Time: 4pm-7pm
Venue: Suttons Wharf (concourse of the local area), 44 Palmers Road, Bethnal Green, London, E2 0TA

There will be refreshments and activities for children so we hope you will be able to come with your family.

If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact us at ask@onehousing.co.uk.

We’re delighted to work with non-profit organisation Tutors United to provide free weekly lessons in Maths and English to school children in years 4, 5 and 6 (8-11 years old).

This service can have a huge impact on pupils who have fallen a bit behind and would like to improve their performance at school. Tutors United recruit and train university students to deliver exciting hour-long sessions that complement the national curriculum.

We still have some spaces left for face to face sessions that take place on Mondays at Flower and Dean Community Centre (Brick Lane - E1 6QT).

To register your child, please go to https://tutorsunited.org/parents-families/register-your-child/