Inspiring young scientists of the future Centre of the Cell is a science education centre at the Whitechapel Campus of Queen Mary, University of London. It aims to inspire the next generation of scientists and healthcare professionals. www.centreofthecell.org Welcome to the web Spring Online aims to encourage people to try out using computers, tablets and the internet. www.ukonlinecentres.com News News in brief Have you seen Edna? POLICE are appealing for assistance to help trace a missing woman from Poplar. Edna Chibogwu (right), 69, wa s l a s t seen at around 7.30pm on Saturday, April 11, leaving her home in Teviot Street. Edna is a black woman, approximately 5ft 5in tall, with grey hair. She was last seen wearing a red and white bobble hat, a red jacket and a bright, multicoloured skirt. Edna was also carrying a cream-coloured handbag. Edna suffers from schizophrenia and requires regular medication. She is known to ride buses and when missing before has been found in the Bethnal Green and Fulham areas. Anyone with information is asked to call Tower Hamlets police on 101 quoting ref: CAD 9487/11Apr15. Inspired by Bowie A PERFORMANCE inspired by a classic David Bowie song is being hosted at Oxford House on Friday, April 24. Howl at the Moon is described as a mix of music, comedy and street dance and is set just after the release of Bowie’s Space Oddity in 1969. Howl at the Moon is at Oxford House Theatre, Derbyshire Street, Bethnal Green. Tickets for the show, which starts at 7.30pm, cost £10. See www.we gottickets.com/event/309534 QUEEN Mary University of London has registered its 100,000th visitor at its life science education programme. The milestone, coming in the fifth year since the creation of its Centre of the Cell, followed a visit by Year 4 pupils from Thomas Butxon Primary School in Whitechapel on Friday. Centre of the Cell is a podshaped, interactive show that teaches children about cell biology and biomedical research. It is housed above the university’s biomedical research lab at its Whitechapel campus. Professor Fran Balkwill, director of Centre of the Cell, said: “Getting more and more young people interested in science is critical as today’s children are the cancer researchers, brain surgeons and Pupils from Thomas Buxton School, celebrating being among the group which included the 100,000th visitor to Centre of the Cell Photo: Gary Schwartz computer scientists of tomorrow.” The institute claims that, since 2009, the scheme has increased outreach in the area with an estimated 50 per It’s a good time to Spring Online BY SUSAN MULLIGAN THE council is supporting the Spring Online campaign, which aims to give people the chance to try out computers, tablets and the internet – often for the first time. From April 20-26, Idea Stores will offer free access to the internet and support to learn a new language, find a job, discover new ways to help with children’s homework and find out about activities in the local area, plus online advice about money and health. There are also a number of UK Online centres in the borough that offer free access to the internet. The council has worked with local partners, including housing associations, voluntary and community groups, children’s centres and Idea Stores, to develop a digital inclusion strategy, which makes online resources more accessible to residents. The strategy was agreed at the council’s March cabinet meeting. Call your local Idea Store on 7364 4332 to be part of Spring Online or find your nearest UK Online Centre at www.uk onlinecentres.com By George, it’s party time in the park DON’T forget to book your place at a St George’s Day-themed tea dance on Thursday, April 23. The council is inviting older residents to trip the light fantastic at a tea dance at the Art Pavilion in Mile End Park. There will be live music from acclaimed London band The Sunshine Kings, who will play jazz, swing, traditional and vintage favourites from across the decades. The free event begins at 2pm but it is essential to book in advance on 7364 7924. On Saturday, April 25 the council, in partnership with the V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green, will host a traditional day of merriment. The museum in Cambridge Heath Road will be staging a variety of old-fashioned games and entertainment from 11.30am- 4.30pm. Highlights include performances by Becontree Brass Band, Cecil Sharpe House Choir and the Sea Shanty Choir. There will be ceilidh dancing as well as delicious homemade cakes from the East End Women’s Institute. No booking is necessary, just turn up on the day. cent of its school participants drawn from within a tenmile radius of Whitechapel. LIMEHOUSE DAY NURSERY Quality Childcare Specialised tutors in French, Dance & Movement, Sport and Action Adventure Story Telling. Emergency Childcare Provider Please come and see for yourself Fees 3 months to 5 years £1,000 per month 2 years to 5 years £780 per month if eligible for 15 hours of free childcare For further details call 020 7538 3355 or email: limehousechildcare@gmail.com www.limehousedaynursery.co.uk Delivering Quality Affordable Childcare to the local community for over 28 years. Part of Limehouse Childcare Ltd. 20 – 26 APRIL 2015 N E W S F R O M TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY 9
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