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25/06/2020
New digital inclusion programme helps hundreds of families with home-schooling
Today we launched a new project to help 200 local families with limited or no internet access to get connected with free laptops and full fibre broadband.
Read More22/06/2020
Chrisp Street Market s203 transfer
We’re pleased to be moving ahead with the Chrisp Street Regeneration scheme to create a thriving town centre and much needed new homes for London.
Read More18/06/2020
“Volunteers are part of the solution”
Volunteers are integral to strengthening our community. Babu Bhattacherjee, Poplar HARCA's Director of Communities & Neighbourhoods, shares why Poplar HARCA values volunteers so highly.
Read More25/05/2020
Rent free retail units for East End businesses to thrive post COVID-19
Transformed Aberfeldy Street to lead the way on regeneration initiatives.
Read More12/05/2020
Connecting communities one click at a time
New digital community centres are helping people in Poplar keep connected while we stay at home.
Read More29/04/2020
Right Care, Right Place, Right Time: Spotlight’s new in-house GP service
Together with Tower Hamlets' GP Care Group, Health Spot provides medical services by GPs experienced in working with young people. It’s accessible and delivered in the familiar space of Spotlight.
Read More29/04/2020
Alex volunteers to support the community during Covid-19
Alex has been furloughed from Hilton Hotel, so has signed up to volunteer with Poplar HARCA to support his local community. He recently checked up on our elderly residents through (socially-distanced) door knocks, and has since helped out with cooking at our Community Kitchen.
Read More05/04/2020
Meet Reverend James: HARCA’S very own Ambassador
We sat down and chatted to self-confessed "social media freak" Reverend James who works at Christ Apostolic Church in Chrisp Street Market. As well as being a resident, he served the HARCA Board for 10 years (until 2016) and has since become an Ambassador.
Read More13/03/2020
Aberfeldy West
We began conversations in 2019 with 400 residents living in Aberfeldy West, on what they like about where they live, what improvements they’d like to see and whether they would support local redevelopment.
Read More28/02/2020
Deputy Mayor Justine Simons OBE officially opens Poplar Works
Poplar Works, an innovative new home for East London’s fashion economy was officially opened on 27th February 2020 by London’s Deputy Mayor for Culture and the Creative Industries, Justine Simons OBE, who met with the building's first resident creatives, before inaugurating the project.
Read More17/02/2020
Build a Bike gives young people the opportunity to explore bike repair and maintenance
Poplar HARCA's youth service Spotlight recently teamed up with Bikeworks to give 18 young people the opportunity to explore bike repair and maintenance by constructing and deconstructing bikes straight from the manufacturing box.
Read More11/02/2020
Who’s the boss! Mayflower primary school visits the world of work at Poplar HARCA
33 year threes, from Mayflower primary school, exchanged their backpacks for briefcases as they visited Poplar HARCA's head office during World of Work Week on Tuesday 11th February.
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