For your information Parking to pest control, housing to hate crime turn to pages 18 & 19 Useful information Exciting times as we start to grow Time flies when you love your job “My first two months here have absolutely flown by and I have enjoyed every minute of it – there is so much to learn about the park, from those living and the dead therein.” tess pettinger, training and learning development manager Chemist rota Pharmacists in Tower Hamlets with extended opening hours. E1 ABC Drug Stores, 12-14 Montague Street: Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-5.30pm, Sun 10am-2.30pm. Beck & Sherman, 197 Whitechapel Road: Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-5.30pm, bank holidays 11am-1pm. Sainsbury’s, The Albion Brewery: Mon-Fri 8.30am- 10pm, Sat 7.30am-10pm, Sun 11am-5pm. Chapel, 139 Cannon Street: Mon- Fri 9am-8pm, Sat 9am-6pm. E2 Fairdale, 360 Bethnal Green Road: Mon, Tues, Weds, Fri 9am-6.30pm, Thurs 9am-1pm, Sat 9am-6pm, bank holidays 11am-2pm. Florida, 307 Bethnal Green Road: Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-6pm, bank holidays 11am-2pm. E3 Bell, 534 Roman Road: Mon-Sat 7am-11pm, Sun 10am-2pm. Forward, 648 Mile End Road: Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am- 6pm, Sun and bank holidays 10am-6pm. Green Light, St Andrew’s Health Centre, 2 Hannaford Walk: 8am-8pm, seven days a week, including bank holidays. Lincoln, 60 St Paul’s Way: Mon, Tues, Weds 8am-8pm, Thurs, Fri, 8am-8pm, Sat 9am-5pm. Tesco, Hancock Road: Mon 8am-10.30pm, Tues-Fri 6.30am-10.30pm, Sat 6.30am- 10pm, Sun 11am-4pm. E14 Boots, Unit 15, Jubilee Place: Mon-Fri 7am-midnight, Sat 9am-6pm, Sun 12pm-6pm. Britannia (Perimart), Asda Precinct, East Ferry Road: Mon- Sat 9am-8pm, Sun 11am-4pm, bank holidays 11am-6pm. Doctors Please ring your doctor’s surgery for an appointment, but if it’s the weekend or late at night, call 7377 7151 (only for people in Tower Hamlets who are registered with a doctor). To find a doctor, dentist or help to quit smoking call the health hotline on 7364 5016, Mon-Fri 8am-8pm and Sat 8am-4pm. Advice East London Parkinson’s Support Group For people with Parkinson’s disease and their carers. Meets third Weds each month, 11am- 12pm at John Scurr Community Centre, 1A Bekesbourne St, E14. 0844 225 3704/0808 800 0303 Family Information Service (FIS) The Family Information Service provides information for people from birth to age 19 including helping parents and carers find childcare, advice on tax credits and childcare vouchers. Open Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm. 30 Greatorex Street, E1. fis@towerhamlets.gov.uk 7364 6495 Alzheimer’s Society Tower Hamlets Advice and help for carers and people with dementia. Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. Robinson Centre, Mile End Hospital, Bancroft Road, E1. 8121 5626 Tower Hamlets Advocacy Project Independent advocates for adults with learning disabilities. Mon-Fri, 9.30am-4.30pm. Gladstone Place, 1 Ewart Place, E3. 7364 2550/2199 Parents Advice Centre (PAC) Offers advice around special educational needs (SEN). 30 Greatorex Street, E1. Drop-in sessions every Tues & Fri, 9:30am-3.30pm. 364 6489 LinkAge Plus An initiative of the Department for Work and Pensions. Toynbee Hall is one of five centres that coordinates services and activities provided. Mon-Fri from 9am-5pm, dropin session for advice on benefits, pensions, employment and housing. Appointments necessary. Mon 9am-5pm, Bangladeshi group. Toynbee Hall, Commercial Street, E1 7392 2914 www.toynbeehall.org.uk Free Advice Benefits, housing, immigration. Bengali speakers, home visits to house-bound. Weds, 10.30am- 12.30pm, Island House, Roserton Street, E14. Thurs, 1-3pm, Splash, Will Crooks Estate, Poplar High Street, E14. 7987 9379 Skillsmatch Free advice on all aspects of employment including training, apprenticeships and job vacancies. Canary Wharf Recruitment & Training Centre, 55 Upper Bank Street, E14. 7364 3727 or email skillsmatch @towerhamlets.gov.uk Tower Hamlets National Childbirth Trust Offers support, information and friendship to parents and parents-to-be. Regular events. 07976 710964 or towerhamletsnct@yahoo.com www.nct.org.uk Breastfeeding Support Centres Mon 11am-1pm Wapping Children’s Centre, 15 Chandler St, E1.Weds 12.30-2.30pm, Collingwood Children’s Centre, Buckhurst St, E1. Fri 12.30- 2.30pm, Overland Children’s Centre, 60 Parnell Rd, E3. Sun 2-4pm Barkantine Birth Centre, 121 Westferry Rd, E14. 3594 2591 or 07961 609 626 Free home fire safety advice From the London Fire Brigade 08000 28 44 28 Careers advice Tower Hamlets Careers Service Careers advice for ages 13-19 (up to 25 SEN). Mon-Fri, 1pm-5pm. Appointments available. Careers Centre, 35 Bow Road, E3. 7364 1401 TH Lifelong Learning Mon-Thurs, 10am-4pm. Shadwell Centre, 455 The Highway, E1. Careers advice Support from Civic Enterprise Clubs Co-operative. Tues & Thurs, 1-4pm & 6-9pm Bishopsgate Institute, 230 Bishopsgate, EC2. 07432 463343 Photo order form Copies of pictures published in East End Life taken by council photographers are available to readers. To request a copy, email eastendlife.news@towerhamlets.gov.uk and we can send it straight away. If you do not have access to email fill in this form and send it to Photos, East End Life, Town Hall, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, Poplar, E14 2BG. This service does take longer. Name Address Issue no. Page no. News from the Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park IT’S an exciting time for The Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park, as slowly but surely we are starting to grow as an organisation. In the past three months, we have welcomed two new members of staff to the team. Stephen Kershaw, cemetery park officer, joined us in September and Tess Pettinger, training and learning development manager, started in October. Now settled in, I asked both of them how they are finding their new roles, their background and what they have planned for the Cemetery Park. Stephen “AFTER several months working in the park, I’m settling in nicely and developing more of an understanding of the site and all its natural and historical quirkiness. “I’ve always had a keen interest in things that grow, buzz and crawl and prior to joining the Friends, I had worked for the RSPB for almost ten years. “I’ve been very lucky to have worked in conservation all over the UK, from the reedbeds in Dorset, the fells and woods of the Lake District, all the way up to the windswept, seabird rich Shetland Islands. “I hope to share all the conservation knowledge I’ve gained through the years here in the park to continue making this place the fantastic biodiverse island in the sea of tarmac and hi-rise that surrounds it. “I am also in the process of organising a range of green woodworking courses. “The next one is February 7, where you can learn to carve a beautiful, yet simple, butter knife. “More details about this course, and others, can be found on our website – www.fothcp.org” Tess “My first two months here have absolutely flown by and I have enjoyed every minute of it – there is so much to learn about the park, from those living and the dead therein. “I am attempting to absorb as much as possible from Ken, Terry and the rest of the team. “Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park has so much to offer and I feel extremely privileged to call it my place of work. “The main crux of my role is to establish environmental training, leisure learning and practical environmental consultancy. “My post is being jointly funded for three years by The City Bridge Trust, Esmee Foundation and Goldman Sachs, and I will be reporting back to them on regular intervals. “Before joining the Friends, I worked as a nature conservation ranger for Redbridge Council. This role gave me a fascinating insight into the habitats and species in and around London. I also learnt a great deal about engaging the local community with parks and open spaces. “I look forward to sharing with you the exciting training, events, and leisure learning activities which we are currently developing for 2015.” If you want to be kept in the loop, do sign up to our new monthly e-newsletter. It’s really simple, just go to www.fothcp.org/e-newsletter and fill in your details. By Kenneth Greenway 8 NEWS FROM TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY 22 DECEMBER 2014 – 11 JANUARY 2015
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