November 2008
Thank you to Anne Matthews
Colleagues past and present, and people who have been involved with the Centre over the years, gathered this week to thank Anne Matthews for all her support and mark her retirement from Poplar HARCA after many years' service.
Helping people who are learning English speak to their doctor
The Bromley by Bow Centre and Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trust have launched new health information packs for use in ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes.
The packs are available FREE OF CHARGE to any ESOL tutor who wants to help students take control of their own health.
October 2008
Local woman wins £7,000 social enterprise start-up prize
Tower Hamlets entrepreneur Dinar Ali has won £7,000 to help her organisation, QSA, start-up a new business in East London. The award, which was donated by the Apax Foundation, the philanthropic arm of private equity firm Apax Partners, recognises promising new ideas for social enterprises. The contest was open to students, like Dinar, on the Bromley by Bow Centre / University of East London BA Hons in Social Enterprise.
How we are tackling child poverty in Bromley by Bow
The Campaign to End Child Poverty has published a report mapping the level of child poverty across the UK. It estimated that more than three quarters of children living near to the Bromley by Bow Centre live in low income families - not a direct measurement of child poverty, but a good indication. This is exactly the reason we place so much emphasis on helping families in this community.
Secretary of State for Health visits Bromley by Bow Centre
The Secretary of State for Health, the Right Honourable Alan Johnson MP, visited the Bromley by Bow Centre on Thursday 2 October.
Facing East @ Three Mills 10-31 October
The Facing East project goes on display at Three Mills on Friday 10 October. A portrait of the community living in Bromley by Bow, Facing East is recording people's stories, creating a temporary collection of their treasured possessions, and celebrating the heritage and diversity of this unique community.
September 2008
Enrolment update!
The new academic year has started, and we are still very busy enrolling learners onto courses. As always, English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) courses are proving very popular, but there is strong demand across the programme.
Art workshops autumn schedule - updated!
Are you keen to develop your creative side this autumn? The Bromley by Bow Centre will be running monthly Stained Glass, Stone Carving and Mosaic workshops, plus Pottery Studio Classes, run by our resident artists. Beginners and people with experience welcome.
Devon - a Sound Mind
The Bromley by Bow Centre is proud to host a new photo exhibition from Monday 8 - Thursday 25 September: Devon - A Sound Mind, by Kris Allan.
The images form a documentary covering five years in the life of a man who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia.
August 2008
Lehman Brothers volunteers help transform school playground
On Friday 25 July, a huge volunteering team from Lehman Brothers joined Green Dreams for the day to help build a new garden and improve the grounds at Britannia Village school in Royal Docks.
Signs of Life in Nicaragua
5 young people from Signs Of Life headed off to Nicaragua at 6.30am on Sunday morning after a project called Expanding Horizons was generously funded by Barclays Bank and matched by Bank Of America funds.
July 2008
New mural by Signs of Life
Working with volunteers from Morgan Stanley and pupils from George Green school, Signs of Life created a vibrant new mural in Island Gardens recently, helping to bring some colour and fun to the community.
Roy Fox 1936-2008
We are all saddened by the news that Roy Fox passed away last Wednesday after a long illness. He was 72.
Roy played an important role in the development of the Bromley by Bow Centre, and will be greatly missed.
Bromley by Bow is the latest hot holiday destination
Summer holidays normally conjure up thoughts of lying on the beach. Graham McKee, though, has got other plans - he's booked a week off work in August in order to volunteer with Green Dreams, a social enterprise at the Bromley by Bow Centre.
New website is go!
Welcome to the new Bromley by Bow Centre website.
Our aim is to give visitors to the site much more comprehensive information about what we do, the services we offer, and the people we work with.
We will publish regular news stories to keep people updated with the latest developments.
And we now have a events calendar, to make it easier for people to find out what's going on and get involved.
June 2008
Centre chief wins Business in the Community Award
Rob Trimble, Chief Executive of the Bromley by Bow Centre, won the Marks & Spencer Sieff Award at the Business in the Community Awards for Excellence 2008.
Lord Mawson makes the case for "legacy"
Lord Mawson invited the BBC to the Centre to explain why work needs to start now on an Olympics legacy for East London.
May 2008
Healthy Living and Learning Open Day
Open Day at the Bromley by Bow Centre
News
Helping people who are learning English speak to their doctor
Local woman wins £7,000 social enterprise start-up prize
How we are tackling child poverty in Bromley by Bow
Secretary of State for Health visits Bromley by Bow Centre
Events
Stained glass, Stone carving and Mosaic workshop, plus pottery class
