Pharmacies give you the needle The flu jab has been available from most pharmacies in Tower Hamlets for adults in at-risk groups. More information on seasonal flu and the whooping cough vaccine can be found at... www.nhs.uk Tickets for free Spitalfields Music runs a scheme to offer free tickets to residents who have never attended one of its events. Call... 7377 1362 News News in brief Boy, 15, charged with murder A TEENAGER has been charged with murdering a woman in Bow. The 15-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Stratford Youth Court on Friday, February 14. He was remanded in custody. Police were called to Sandall House, Daling Way at 10.49am last Wednesday, February 12 where they found a 43-year-old woman who died shortly after their arrival. Police have not yet released her name. Anyone with information should call police on 8345 1570. History walks A SERIES of walking tours are being launched on Sunday, February 23 to give an insight into east London’s radical history from the 1830s to the 1930s. Tour guide and author David Rosenberg will lead the walks which start with the events surrounding 1936 and the Battle of Cable Street. Go to www.eastend walks. com to book. Trust up for award EAST London NHS Foundation Trust is in the running for an NHS England Excellence in Participation Awards. The trust’s standards audit has been shortlisted in the insight and feedback category. The winners will be announced on March 3. The youngsters sing with a little help from Abimaro Gunnell and other members of Spitalfields Music Children hit all the right notes heroes through singing, story-telling and musical play. Parents provided poetry and texts for their children to set to music, and also wrote letters to the youngsters’ unsung heroes, celebrating their work. “Not only have the sessions been wellattended, but they also encouraged parents Crossrail art funds agreed FUNDING has been agreed for a permanent work of art in Canary Wharf Crossrail station. Canary Wharf Group (CWG) and the City of London Corporation will each provide £500,000 for the project. A leading contemporary art gallery will be appointed to work with Crossrail’s advisory art board and CWG to commission an artist. It will be part of the Culture Line, a permanent exhibition of large-scale art across seven London Crossrail stations also including Whitechapel. Sir George Iacobescu, chairman and chief executive of CWG, said: “From the start, art and culture have been embedded in the design of Canary Wharf. “Jointly commissioning a new, world-class artwork in the Crossrail station with the City of London Corporation will continue our proud tradition of supporting London’s cultural community in a dramatic and innovative manner.” Flu jab uptake is the best yet highest number in the borough to receive this since its introduction in October 2012. The average uptake across the capital was 40 per cent. • 3/5 years Leasing option • No void period • No Management fee to understand more about how the arts play a vital role in education,” a spokesman for Spitalfields Music told East End Life. Pupils from crimson class and fuchsia class wrote their own songs about being superheroes at school. The groups sang in front of an audience at the Whitechapel school on February 11. Dr Somen Banerjee, director of Public Health Tower Hamlets, said: “By getting this injection, ideally within 28 to 32 weeks of pregnancy, women will protect CASH INCENTIVE FOR LANDLORDS* £1500 1, 2, 3, 4 bedroom flats/houses wanted • Monies paid instantly upon signing T&C Applies. RECEPTION class children and their parents at Osmani Primary School staged a public performance to mark the end of a creative project with community organisation Spitalfields Music. Music leaders worked with the children to explore the nature of RENT GUARANTEED 52 WEEKS OF THE YEAR 789 Commercial Road, London E14 7HG t 020 7538 8887 m 07852 243 310 Lines open 24 hours info@metropolitanandcrown.com www.metropolitanandcrown.com Did you know? We are the official leasing agents and preferred choice for your local authority WE GUARANTEE TO LET YOUR PROPERTY ON THE SAME DAY *T&C APPLIES BY ANNA WILSON TOWER Hamlets recorded its highest ever level of vaccinations against seasonal flu this winter. The number of people receiving the jab was also among the highest in any London borough. Seventy-six per cent of over- 65s in the borough were vaccinated against flu – more than in any other borough and well above the average of 69 per cent. Tower Hamlets ranked second for uptake among those most at risk under the age of 65 – at 61 per cent, compared to the average 51 per cent. The uptake of seasonal flu vaccination among pregnant women was 48 per cent, with London at 35 per cent. The jab is offered free to those over the age of 65, pregnant women and anyone whose health is at further risk from the flu, particularly those with a long-term condition. Cllr Abdul Asad, cabinet member for health and wellbeing, said: “As it is still winter, those whose health could seriously be affected by the flu should speak to their GP about receiving their vaccination if they haven’t done so already.” Pregnant women are also offered the pertussis vaccination, which protects unborn babies from developing whooping cough – a serious infection that causes long bouts of coughing and choking, particularly dangerous to newborn babies. Last November, more than 60 per cent of pregnant women in Tower Hamlets were given the pertussis injection – the their newborn baby from developing whooping cough.” The flu jab is offered until the end of March. Pregnant women can speak to their midwife or GP. 17 – 23 FEBRUARY 2014 N E W S F R O M T OWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY 3
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