Latest technology for Barts’ scanner The MRI scanner will use radio waves and powerful magnets to create still and moving images. It is a non-invasive investigation, with no tubes or other instruments inserted into the body. see below Largest in Europe The unit will have three cardiac MRI scanners and will be one of the largest facilities of its kind in Europe. News New cardiac service launched for east London patients How the London Chest wards looked in the 1930s The first patient using one of the new MRI scanners Hi-tech scanner to be heart of a community The atrium of the new building Inside this week’s issue see below BY LARAINE CLAY A NEW cardiac service for outpatients has been launched with the latest high-tech equipment. The facility at Barts Hospital in the City, which will be part of the new Barts Heart Centre, has started receiving heart patients for MRI scans. The unit will have three dedicated cardiac MRI scanners and will be one of the largest facilities of its kind in Europe. It will be the first centre in the UK with the latest MRI scanner equipment to be used for assessment of the heart. Using radio waves and powerful magnets to create still and moving images, it is a non-invasive investigation with no tubes or other instruments inserted into the body. It is used to assess how well Overlooked WWII tragedy Campaign to honour 51 killed by Columbia Road bomb see history, page 13 Fright night in the parks Children flock to fun and scary Halloween celebrations see pages 18 & 19 WWW.TOWERHAMLETS.GOV.UK BMXing and ball games Youngsters enjoy outdoor half-term coaching sessions see page 7 ISSUE 1035 10 – 16 NOVEMBER 2014 NEWS FROM TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY New era at Central Foundation School ‘Inspirational’ £20m building officially opened BY IAN READ THE new-look Central Foundation Girls’ School was officially unveiled on November 6. Students at the school in Bow Road are benefiting from more than £20million worth of new facilities, including a new dining hall, science laboratories, large auditorium and classrooms. There is also a rooftop play area at the school and a rooftop garden at the nearby sixth form site, where improvement works have also taken place. The transformation, which began in 2011, has been funded by the Building Schools for the Future fund. The school trustees contributed £7.4m. Civil liberties campaigner Shami Chakrabarti was guest speaker at the launch. She said: “What a fantastic day, what a fantastic school and what fantastic students.” Continued on page 5 POPPIES’ LAST POST ART installation Blood Swept Land and Seas of Red at the Tower of London is set to close on November 11. The 888,246 ceramic poppies which make up the display have already been sold to raise money for charity. Hundreds of thousands of visitors have seen the artwork, which marks 100 years since the first full day of Britain’s involvement in World War I. Each poppy represents a British military fatality during the war. The installation has caught the public imagination, with roads and Tower Hill Tube station being closed at times to manage the crowds. Residents who intend to catch the display before it ends are being advised by Historic Royal Palaces to visit the Tower at night or outside peak hours. 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Barts Heart Centre will start to welcome both outpatients and inpatients in spring 2015 and will be one of the biggest of its kind in Europe. It will bring together all of Barts Health cardiovascular services, including the transfer of services from the London Chest Hospital in Bethnal Green. Dr Mark Westwood, clinical cardiovascular magnetic resonance lead at Barts Health NHS Trust, said: “The centre will allow us to consolidate our experience and research by bringing experienced clinicians together to improve services for today’s patients and future generations.” For more details visit www.bartshealth.nhs.uk Harmony............................................................16 & 17 Halloween fun..................................................18 & 19 Out & About Guide........................................20 & 21 Eating out, eating in.............................................23 Property.................................................................25-30 Recruitment & training.................................31 & 32 Sport.........................................................................34-36 East End Life is produced by Tower Hamlets Council, Town Hall, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, E14 2BG. 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