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• Helping elderly residents live an independent life
  09 March 2010

  Poplar HARCA is helping its elderly and vulnerable residents stay safe with the launch of a free Safety Check service.

• Home Choice - A dedicated housing service
  08 March 2010

  Local MP Jim Fitzpatrick officially launched Poplar HARCA’s new Home Choice office at the corner of Cordelia Street and Chrisp Street Market on Friday 5 March.

• HARCA achieves 'one to watch' status
  08 March 2010

  Poplar HARCA has been awarded the ‘one to watch’ status after applying for the Sunday Times Best 100 Companies to Work for 2010.

• Resident Empowerment Team shortlisted for Housing Heroes Award
  04 March 2010

  Poplar HARCA’s Resident Empowerment Team has been shortlisted from more than 300 entries to the 2010 Housing Heroes Awards.

• A new housing service for residents
  25 February 2010

  You may have noticed the Young Prince pub on the corner of Chrisp Street Market and Cordelia Street has had a bit of a make over.

• New Homes for Leopold
  25 February 2010

  Poplar HARCA has secured £6.4m from the Homes and Communities Agency to deliver 62 new affordable rented homes for the first phase of development on the Leopold Estate.

• Healthy Living for residents over 50
  19 February 2010

  A variety of relaxation and complementary therapy sessions to promote the health and wellbeing of people over 50’s are now on offer at the Burcham Street Centre for FREE.

• Poplar youngsters aspiring for the future
  17 February 2010

  Young people in Poplar have signed up to the Duke of Edinburgh programme and have already raised over £2,875 for their local community.

• Home Access Scheme
  09 February 2010

  Home Access is a government drive which will help low-income families to get access to a computer and the internet to get online at home.

• Want to gain work experience? Are you aged 16 -24?
  03 February 2010

  Want to gain experience with financial sector specialists, develop new skills and make a difference in your local community. Download an application pack today.

• Community Hero Rufus Clarke gets invited to No 10
  03 February 2010

  Congratulations to Poplar HARCA's Youth Work Co-ordinator Rufus Clarke.

• Burcham St Centre launches in 007 style
  02 February 2010

  A ‘Goldfinger 007’ evening put the Burcham Street Centre firmly on the map as residents officially launched its reopening on Saturday 30 January.

• Harris Hawks Put Poplar’s Pigeons in Pecking Order
  01 February 2010

  Poplar HARCA has employed the specialist skills of mother nature to help control pigeons and the mess they make on estates.

• Cannabis Factory Closed
  01 February 2010

  Staff from Poplar HARCA and the Metropolitan Police discovered and closed down a cannabis factory in Poplar on Monday the 18 January 2010.

• My House, My Street, My Say
  01 February 2010

  Poplar HARCA leads the way in involving young people in housing by organising the first housing conference for young people in partnership with the Tenants Services Authority.

• Residents have their say at Tower Hamlets Housing Conference
  26 January 2010

  Over 70 residents from 15 social landlords in Tower Hamlets got together in York Hall on Saturday 16th January to tell their landlords what services mattered most to them.

• Poplar HARCA evicts old crook for housing fraud
  19 January 2010

  Thanks to residents’ evidence, Poplar HARCA has successfully evicted a tenant for illegally subletting his flat while receiving full housing benefit.

• New State of the Art Youth Centre
  11 January 2010

  Youngsters in Tower Hamlets are set to benefit from a multi-million pound investment in local youth services.

• Residents joined the Chrisp-mas fun
  09 December 2009

  Chrisp St Market was home to a variety of electrifying performances to kick start the festive season.

• Poplar HARCA wins Guardian Award
  26 November 2009

  Poplar HARCA beat off stiff competition to win the Housing and Regeneration category of The Guardian Public Services Award.

• Christmas at Chrisp St Market
  24 November 2009

  As the festive season sweeps in, Wednesday 2 December will see Poplar HARCA host a variety of electrifying performances in Chrisp St Market

• More homes for local families
  24 November 2009

  Poplar HARCA has started work on a development site in Lanrick Road to build 64 new homes for local families.

• Residents join in on Black History Month
  29 October 2009

  Sunday 25 October saw Poplar HARCA launch its Black History and Family Learning Event at the Teviot Centre.

• Residents get involved at Residents Day 2009
  21 October 2009

  Poplar HARCA residents voted how they would like money to be invested into their community at Poplar HARCA’s Resident Day on Saturday 17 October at Langdon Park School.

• Chair of Poplar HARCA steps down
  05 October 2009

  Christine Searle MBE has stepped down as Chair of Poplar HARCA after six years of committed service.

• Saturday 17 October is Poplar HARCA's Resident Day 09
  05 October 2009

  Saturday 17 October 2009 will see Langdon Park School host Poplar HARCA’s first Resident Day.

• Chrisp St Community Safety Fun Day
  29 September 2009

  Chrisp Street Market opened specially on Sunday 27 September to host Poplar HARCA’s Community Safety Fun Day.

• On the look out for a finance professional
  28 September 2009

  Poplar HARCA is looking for a finance professional to join its Board and lead a £120 million regeneration and development programme that will see the area transformed.

• Saturday Opening Pilot comes to an end
  14 September 2009

  The Saturday Opening Pilot will come to an end on Saturday 26 September 2009 after it completes its initial 6 month pilot scheme.

• Summer Splash - a big hit with Poplar youngsters
  07 September 2009

  Over 220 young people joined Poplar HARCA’s Summer Splash, making it our biggest summer youth programme yet.

• Minister backs Poplar HARCA's regeneration plans
  07 September 2009

  Secretary for State John Denham met with Poplar HARCA residents to hear about their hopes and plans for the Poplar area on Thursday 3 September.

• Keeping Poplar squatter free
  28 August 2009

  Poplar HARCA's Housing Team has been patrolling our estates with the Police to tackle the increasing problem of squatting in Tower Hamlets.

• New kitchens and Bathrooms for Brownfield
  26 August 2009

  Poplar HARCA homes on the Brownfield estate are getting a new lease of life, as each property is benefiting from a new kitchen and bathroom.

• Goodbye to Shepherd House
  26 August 2009

  Poplar residents joined Poplar HARCA staff and MP Jim Fitzpatrick to celebrate the start of the demolition of Shepherd House on Monday 11 August 09.

• Poplar HARCA official landlord of Coventry Cross
  30 July 2009

  On Tuesday 28 July Coventry Cross Estate officially transferred to Poplar HARCA.

• Domestic Violence? Not on our estates...
  23 July 2009

  Poplar HARCA successfully obtained an emergency injunction to protect a tenant from her violent ex-partner.

• Family fun day out
  16 July 2009

  Residents from across Poplar joined in with the fun at the Teviot Festival on Saturday 11 July.

• Linc Centre hits 10
  09 July 2009

  Poplar HARCA celebrated the 10th anniversary of one of its first built community centre on Saturday 4 July.

• Poplar youngsters advise Ministers at national conference
  03 July 2009

  Young people from the Poplar area advised Minister of Communities and Local Government, Ian Austin, on how to involve young people in housing at the UK’s largest housing conference.

• New Community Cafe
  03 July 2009

  A new community café opened at the Aberfeldy Centre on Wednesday 24 June 09.

• Poplar residents staying healthy at 50
  18 June 2009

  A range of activities for older residents in the East India area has been launched by Poplar HARCA.

• Former tower block residents return to swing demolition ball
  15 June 2009

  Local Poplar residents, including Keith Ashenden, 51, joined MP Jim Fitzpatrick, housing association Poplar HARCA and London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (LTGDC), to start the demolition of Currie and Dunkeld House, in the Aberfeldy Estate, in Poplar.

• Poplar Cannabis Factory Busted
  05 June 2009

  Staff from Poplar HARCA and the local police raided and closed down a cannabis factory in Poplar on Monday 1 June 09.

• Poplar HARCA reaches finals of the London Excellence Awards 2009
  05 June 2009

  Poplar HARCA has reached the finals of the prestigious London Excellence Awards 2009 for its partnership approach to Community Safety.

• Residents’ help needed swinging the demolition ball
  26 May 2009

  Poplar HARCA and the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation have declared that the days are numbered for two derelict housing blocks on the Aberfeldy Estate, in Poplar.

• Residents give bags of great ideas to transform Chrisp Street Market
  20 May 2009

  Poplar residents were asked their views and ideas on how to make Chrisp Street Market the perfect shopping centre on Saturday 16 May 2009.

• Involving young people
  13 May 2009

  To get young people involved in helping to run Poplar HARCA we have launched a Youth Empowerment Board.

• New family homes for local people
  24 April 2009

  Local MP Jim Fitzpatrick joined Tower Hamlets Councillors and Poplar HARCA Chief Executive Steve Stride at the opening of Furze Green, a new housing development, on Monday 20 April.

• Have your say about us
  23 April 2009

  We are launching a resident opinion survey on Monday 27 April to help us improve our service to residents.

• Chair of Tenant Services Authority visits Poplar
  20 April 2009

  Peter Marsh, Chief Executive of the Tenant Services Authority, visited Poplar HARCA on Thursday 16 April 09 to listen to the views of residents who are making a difference in their community.

• Government policy maker visits Poplar Estates
  03 April 2009

  Poplar HARCA hosted Peter Fenn, from the Communities and Local Government department, during a three-day fact finding visit to the estate. He came to observe the work of our Tenancy Enforcement Team who recently won Tower Hamlets Councils community safety award for our partnership work to improve community safety.

• Poplar HARCA chair in Hall of Fame
  30 March 2009

  Christine Searle, Chair of the Poplar Board, was named as one of the 25 most influential people in housing over the last quarter of a century.

• Over 50s ska and reggae social!
  27 March 2009

  This fun event for over 50s will be held on the 25 April 2009 at Cafe ReConnect.

• Staff 'punk it up' for Red Nose Day!
  17 March 2009

  Poplar HARCA staff got into the fundraising spirit to raise money for Comic Relief on Friday 13 March 2009