Our Past, Their Future The exhibition is part of a three-year project with George Green’s School and Streets of Growth, a charity which encourages young adults to stay in education and away from anti-social activities. www.streetsofgrowth.org Did you know… From April 2016 it will be compulsory for all dogs to be microchipped. See the free offer on page 18. News A lasting tribute Councillors agree to remember Nelson Mandela’s legacy BY STAFF REPORTER COUNCILLORS paid tribute to Nelson Mandela at last month’s meeting of the full council – and they called for a road to be named after him on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. At the meeting on January 22, members agreed to ask the mayor of London and the London Legacy Development Corporation to name a street on the park “in recognition of sport’s power to unite communities”. Council officers will also look at options for a permanent tribute in Tower Hamlets to Mr Mandela, who died, aged 94, on December 5 last year. Councillors agreed that Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman should allocate a budget from the Community Events Fund for an educational project for local schools, focussing on Mr Mandela’s legacy, during Black History Month in October. And they resolved to remember Nelson Mandela at every relevant occasion “to remind the young of the borough of the importance of both fighting for their beliefs and reconciliation”. Cllr Carlo Gibbs, who suggested the proposal to name a street on the Olympic Park, said: “Nelson Mandela’s life and legacy has had a profound impact upon people around the world. His actions and attitude inspired millions, just as the athletes who competed at the Olympic Park did. “Like Mandela, sport has a unique ability to bring people together. Naming an Olympic Park street after him would remind people that the Olympics wasn’t just a celebration of sport, but also of the things which unite us.” Cllr Rabina Khan, the cabinet member for development and renewal who initially proposed the motion for a tribute to Mr Mandela, said: “Nelson Mandela’s legacy for me is about being proud of who I am and having the courage to stand up for one’s rights and injustice against provocation and inequality.” TALENTED young artists from George Green’s School on the Isle of Dogs have exhibited their work at the headquarters of HSBC. Supported by awardwinning charity Streets of Growth, the students have been working since October to produce artwork based on themes such as War and Travel. They were given privileged access to examine artefacts in the bank’s archives, a historical collection including staff registers, photographs, maps, passports, diaries, notebooks and paintings. The fruits of their labours (Top) Young artists and Streets of Growth. (Above from left) Art by Aftarul Islam, Renel Clarke and Elizabeth Bellinger were hung last week at HSBC’s offices in Canada Square, Canary Wharf. The young artists involved were Courtney Linford, Elizabeth Bellinger, Renel Clarke, Iman Ahmed, Aftarul Islam and Jamie Kennedy. The project is part of the wider Routes to Roots programme, supported by HSBC in the Community, which aims to use HSBC’s art and archives to encourage achievement and ambition in schools. Welcome in the Chinese New Year THE contributions of the Chinese community in Tower Hamlets and beyond will be showcased at the Ecology Pavilion in Mile End Park next week. The event, supported by the council, is being held to mark the Chinese New Year of the Horse and includes the screening of a short documentary, CHINA.TOWN. Made by the Euro Asia Youth Association (EAYA), the film looks at the social and economic history of Chinatown from Limehouse to the modern day. Go along to the Ecology Pavilion in Haverfield Road, E3 on Friday, February 14 from 6.30-8.30pm. A SPITALFIELDS chippy has been voted the best independent fish and chip restaurant in the country. Poppies Fish & Chips in Hanbury Street won the accolade in the 2014 national Fish & Chip Awards and was presented with its award at the Lancaster London Hotel on January 22. The restaurant was described as a “wonderful example of how fish and chips can best be enjoyed in a restaurant setting”. Poppies’ owner Pat Newlands, who has been serving fish and chips in the East End for most of his life, said the award was a huge honour which was down to the “tremendous team” at the restaurant. “At Poppies we put so much in to the entire experience, from our fish of the finest quality which is prepared on the premises by our on-site fishmonger, to our friendly ‘Poppettes’ waitresses dressed in wartime ‘land girl’ outfits and vintagestyle décor,” he said. “It is important that our customers leave happy, full and eager to repeat the experience.” 3 – 9 FEBRUARY 2014 NEWS FROM TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY 5
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