News

25/05/2020

Rent free retail units for East End businesses to thrive post COVID-19

Transformed Aberfeldy Street to lead the way on regeneration initiatives.

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12/05/2020

Connecting communities one click at a time

New digital community centres are helping people in Poplar keep connected while we stay at home.

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29/04/2020

Right Care, Right Place, Right Time: Spotlight’s new in-house GP service

Together with Tower Hamlets' GP Care Group, Health Spot provides medical services by GPs experienced in working with young people. It’s accessible and delivered in the familiar space of Spotlight.

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29/04/2020

Alex volunteers to support the community during Covid-19

Alex has been furloughed from Hilton Hotel, so has signed up to volunteer with Poplar HARCA to support his local community. He recently checked up on our elderly residents through (socially-distanced) door knocks, and has since helped out with cooking at our Community Kitchen.

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05/04/2020

Meet Reverend James: HARCA’S very own Ambassador

We sat down and chatted to self-confessed "social media freak" Reverend James who works at Christ Apostolic Church in Chrisp Street Market. As well as being a resident, he served the HARCA Board for 10 years (until 2016) and has since become an Ambassador.

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13/03/2020

Aberfeldy West

We began conversations in 2019 with 400 residents living in Aberfeldy West, on what they like about where they live, what improvements they’d like to see and whether they would support local redevelopment.

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28/02/2020

Deputy Mayor Justine Simons OBE officially opens Poplar Works

Poplar Works, an innovative new home for East London’s fashion economy was officially opened on 27th February 2020 by London’s Deputy Mayor for Culture and the Creative Industries, Justine Simons OBE, who met with the building's first resident creatives, before inaugurating the project.

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26/02/2020

Front door replacement programme on the Lansbury estate

To make sure we meet fire safety recommendations, Poplar HARCA has engaged Shellen to replace all tenants’ front doors in buildings that are over six storeys and have enclosed corridors.

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17/02/2020

Build a Bike gives young people the opportunity to explore bike repair and maintenance

Poplar HARCA's youth service Spotlight recently teamed up with Bikeworks to give 18 young people the opportunity to explore bike repair and maintenance by constructing and deconstructing bikes straight from the manufacturing box.

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11/02/2020

Who’s the boss! Mayflower primary school visits the world of work at Poplar HARCA

33 year threes, from Mayflower primary school, exchanged their backpacks for briefcases as they visited Poplar HARCA's head office during World of Work Week on Tuesday 11th February.

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10/02/2020

Government reviews of building safety

The Government is reviewing building safety following the Grenfell Tower fire. New guidance is regularly published as decisions are made about how best to keep buildings as safe as possible. 

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03/02/2020

Welcome to Tower Hamlets

Are you a migrant or do you know a migrant who’s lived in Tower Hamlets for less than 10 years? Are you a migrant who’s unemployed or employed but wants to find a better paying job? Then you may be interested in the Welcome to Tower Hamlets Programme.

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