Three get birthday honours Gallery director Robin Klassnik and managing director Faisel Rahman, left, have received OBEs. Queen Mary University of London Professor Colin Jones has been made a CBE. see below Tour road closures Are you ready for the Tour de France? Road closures in Tower Hamlets may affect you. Find out more at... www.tfl.gov.uk/tourdefrance News Trio ready for a Royal date BY JESSICA ODUBAYO THREE more people from Tower Hamlets have dates with Buckingham Palace, after they were given Queen’s Birthday Honours. Professor Colin Jones, a historian from Queen Mary University of London in Mile End, has been made a CBE in recognition of his services to historical research and higher education. Professor Jones, who joined Q u e e n M a r y i n 2 0 0 6 , specialises in the history of medicine, eighteenth-century France, particularly the French Revolution, and caricatures. Robin Klassnik, the founder and director of Matt’s Gallery in Bow, was awarded the OBE for services to the visual arts. Robin said he was thrilled to receive the honour. “The award comes at a Faisel Rahman Plan to avoid Tour de France disruption THERE are just a few weeks to go until the world-famous Tour de France cycle race comes through Tower Hamlets on Monday, July 7, as part of the third stage of the race in the UK. The race will see around 200 of the world’s elite cyclists travel from Cambridge, through Essex into London before a spectacular finish on The Mall. However, a number of roads Robin Klassnik Professor Colin Jones significant period in the gallery’s history, falling amidst our 35th birthday celebrations,” he said. Matt’s Gallery was founded in 1979 in Mr Klassnik’s artist studio in London Fields, Hackney, before moving to Copperfield Road, Bow in 1991. It operates as a not-forprofit, publicly-funded venue and has a commitment to commissioning will be closed and residents and businesses are being urged to plan their journeys in advance. Road closures will begin after the morning peak at 10am to ensure the safety of competitors and spectators, with roads expected to reopen by 6pm according to Transport for London. Road closures in Tower Hamlets include the A1261 Aspen Way and the A1203 Limehouse artwork and maintaining free entry to exhibitions and events. It has commissioned 171 solo exhibitions. It supports young, emerging and mid-career artists, often providing them with their first major solo exhibition, which for many becomes a launchpad for successful careers. “The honour is something I share with all of our artists, some of whom I have worked with since the very beginning in 1979,” Mr Klassnik said. Faisel Rahman, managing director of Fair Finance, a social enterprise which offers debt advice, loans and financial literacy to excluded communities, has been awarded an OBE for services to community finance. Fair Finance, which was founded in 2005, has an office in Limehouse and works with about 2,000 Tower Hamlets residents every year. “While its a great honour to Link/The Highway past Poplar, Shadwell and Wapping. There is a drop-in session organised by TfL on Wednesday, June 25, 11am-2pm, at Docklands Sailing Centre, 235a Westferry Road, E14 to help residents and businesses to plan ahead and avoid any disruption The latest travel information, routes and advice for Tower Hamlets and neighbouring boroughs can be found at www.tfl.gov.uk/tourdefrance News in brief New Pilates classes for mums-to-be NEW Pilates classes for women expecting a baby or adapting to life as a mother are starting at the Bromley-by-Bow Centre. Designed to complement NHS maternity services, the free classes offer both physical and mental benefits to women. Ante-natal Pilates is designed to help women cope with aches, meet other mums-to-be and prepare for their baby’s birth. The classes will run on Mondays at 10am from June 30. Post-natal Pilates for mothers with babies between six weeks and eight months old, will run on Fridays at 1.30pm from July 4. The classes are accessed from Bruce Road. Email thnct@gould.plus.com or call 07986 841706 for further information. be recognised for the work that I’ve done over the last few decades in this field, this award is as much about Fair Finance and what it has achieved since it was launched,” Mr Rahman told East End LIfe. 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