Restaurant celebrates 75 years Halal Restaurant in Aldgate is one of the oldest Indian restaurants in London and this year celebrates its 75th anniversary. A free lunch is being held for customers to mark the milestone. full story below Helping hand Students aged 16-19 are invited to apply for the Mayor’s Education Award. see details below News News in brief Monkeying around TROOPS of gorillas will be running across Tower Bridge later this month. London’s Great Gorilla Run on Saturday, September 20 will raise money to help save the endangered animals. Organisers,Gorilla Organization, are urging people to dress up in gorilla outfits and run, jog or walk 8km on the Tower Bridge and Embankment circuit. Individuals or teams can register at www.greatgorillarun. org with a £50 fee, which includes the gorilla suit, and the aim to raise £400 in sponsorship. Oyster savings STUDENTS heading to university or college this September are being given a chance to save money by applying for an 18+ Student Oyster Card. For a one-off £10 fee, the card gives users who are enrolled with a participating university or college and living in London, 30 per cent off season tickets. People can sign up by visiting www.tfl.gov.uk/18plus The spoken word AN evening of poetry and the spoken word will be held on Saturday, September 20 to raise funds for Glamis Adventure Playground in Shadwell. 100,000 Poets for Change will run from 5-9pm at the playground in Glamis Road. Entrance is free. For more information call 7702 8301. Indian treats that keep the customers coming back time after time THE flock wallpaper has only recently been changed to more modern decor, but an Indian restaurant in Aldgate can still boast of customers returning time and time again, year after year. Halal Restaurant in St Mark Street is celebrating its 75th anniversary by inviting loyal customers to a free lunch this Monday, September 8. Mana g e r M a h a b o o b Narangoli took over the restaurant ‘greasy spoon’, not an upmarket posh venue. “Mutton vindaloo, one of the chef’s specialities, is one of our most popular dishes. And one of our most loyal customers is Mr Murray, who has been visiting us since 1948,” he commented. Chef Abdul Wahab and waiter Asab Miah, who have both been working at Halal for 21 years Education award will offer life-changing opportunities possible. An application must be made by December 15 or, where a student enrolls after the start of term, within three months from the date of enrolment and before August 31, 2015. For full details, frequently asked questions and to apply, visit www.towerhamlets.gov. uk/mea or ring the council’s benefits team, which co-ordinates the MEA, on 7364 5001. LANDLORDS Does Your Agent Have? Licensed ARLA member for lengs? Licensed NAEA member for sales? ? We offer Rent Guarantee 0% Commission Sell your Property 1% Commission 8 Vallance Road, London E1 5HR 0207 375 1188 / 079 4487 2919 (line open 9am-11pm) www.primeestateagents.co.uk admin@primeestateagents.co.uk Members of: in 1995, after his father Usman Abubacker retired. Usman, who used to work for the restaurant’s previous owner, took over in 1970 and ran the restaurant for 44 years. And some of the eatery’s staff have also had a long working career at Halal. Chef Asab Miah and waiter Abdul Wahab have both worked there for 21 years. “Our traditional way of cooking, using the ‘handi’ pots is probably one of the reasons customers, especially the City workers, love coming back,” Mahaboob told East End Life. The manager said the restaurant was a down-to-earth BY IAN READ YOUNG people can now apply for £400 each as this year’s Mayor’s Education Award (MEA) gets underway. Now in its fourth year, the award helps students from poorer backgrounds stay in education after their GCSEs. Successful applicants will receive the cash to help towards the costs of studying. The council expects to fund all eligible students so is encouraging as many young people as possible to apply. Mayor Lutfur Rahman said: “Poverty is no barrier to success. The success of our schools and of our students proves this time and time again. “Many young people would drop out of education if it wasn’t for the MEA, which could affect their life chances. I refuse to let anyone fail to reach their potential because of a lack of finances.” The MEA was launched in 2011 to replace the support that had previously been provided through the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA), which was scrapped by government. Cllr Gulam Robbani, cabinet member for education and children’s services, said: “We are proud to help our young people in this way and I urge anyone who thinks they may be eligible to visit the website or give us a ring.” The MEA has become so successful that it inspired a sister scheme aimed at helping local students studying at university. The Mayor’s Higher Education Award will open for a second year later this month. The application period for the original scheme, the MEA, is now formally open. Any applications already submitted will be accepted. The money, which is dependent on the applicant attending all their lessons, will be paid in two instalments of £200 and because it is a grant, there is no need for any of it to be paid back. There are various criteria which applicants must fulfill, including being aged between 16 and 19 on September 1, having lived in Tower Hamlets for at least three years and a household income of less than £20,817. Students are advised to get their applications in as soon as Points of Light award for outstanding Poplar volunteer PRIME Minister David Cameron has named a Poplar resident as one of the country’s outstanding volunteers by awarding her a Points of Light prize. Jenny Barrett, pictured left, won the award for volunteering for a range of charities, devoting more than 60 hours a month of her time. Nominated for the award by social enterprise Dot Dot Dot, Jenny is a volunteer caseworker for the International Family Tracing service at the British Red Cross, a listening volunteer with the Samaritans and a member of the Royal National Lifeboat Institute’s (RNLI) volunteer crew. Jenny said: “I have gained a huge amount both personally and professionally from volunteering, it isn’t just a big part of my weekly routine but also my identity.” Dot Dot Dot, which is based in the borough, allows people who do volunteering to live cheaply in buildings that would otherwise be empty. 8 – 14 SEPTEMBER 2014 N E W S F R O M T O WER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY 3
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