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Old local community ward forums

Below are details of the priorities and budget allocation decisions made during the previous round of local community ward forums. The groups represented the ward boundaries of the borough before they were changed ahead of the 2014 local elections.

Bethnal Green North

Community Champion Co-ordinator

There was one Community Champion Co-ordinator for this ward:

  • Lyn Prendergast.

Ward priorities

In meeting one, all attendees decided on the following ward priorities:

  • environment
  • health
  • meeting place.

Budgeting

In meeting two, all attendees decided to allocate the £10,000 ward budget towards the following projects/activities:

  • Russia Lane improvements
  • 'Bounce Back' Young Stroke Survivors Network
  • The Zacchaeus Project: Arthiritis.

Bethnal Green South

Community Champion Co-ordinators

There were seven Community Champion Co-ordinators for this ward:

  • Abul Kasam
  • Abul Monsur
  • Abed Uddin
  • Abu Chowdhury
  • Ifthahar Ahmed
  • Anwara Begum
  • Sonia Sultana.

Ward priorities

In meeting one, all attendees decided on the following ward priorities:

  • youth
  • crime
  • obesity.

Budgeting

In meeting two, all attendees decided to allocate the £10,000 ward budget towards the following projects/activities:

  • Business classes
  • Additional youth activities
  • Crime reporting
  • Cooking classesm

Blackwall and Cubitt Town

Community Champion Co-ordinators

There were three Community Champion Co-ordinators for this ward:

  • Mohammed Yousuf
  • Robert Lister
  • Jean Farrugiam.

Ward priorities

In meeting one all attendees decided on the following ward priorities:

  • public events regarding developments on Isle of Dogs/community festival
  • support for local third sector groups
  • bringing the community together.

Budgeting

In meeting two, all attendees decided to allocate the £10,000 ward budget towards the following projects/activities:

  • Festival celebrating the ward (with stalls on local developments and third-sector support)
  • Silver surfers computer skills exchange.

Bow East

Community Champion Co-ordinators

There was one Community Champion Co-ordinators for this ward:

  • Marta Arechaga.

Ward priorities

In meeting one all attendees decided on the following ward priorities:

  • timebank
  • facilities for young people
  • activities for elderly people.

Budgeting

Residents who attended the second meetings in both wards decided to combine the budget for both Bow West and Bow East wards and hold one meeting for both wards. At this joint meeting, all attendees decided to allocate the (combined) £20,000 budget towards the following projects/activities:

  • Timebanking
  • Weekend activities for the elderly
  • Roman Road Festival
  • Football provision for young people in the wards
  • Increased THEO patrols in resident identified hotspots
  • A youth photography project.

Bow West

Community Champion Co-ordinators

There were five Community Champion Co-ordinators for this ward:

  • Irene De Lorenzis
  • Rachel Baliddawa
  • Shahanara Begum
  • Gilbert Eruchalu
  • Katrina Sale.

Ward priorities

In meeting one all attendees decided on the following ward priorities:

  • community
  • youth engagement
  • street environment.

Budgeting

Residents who attended the second meetings in both wards decided to combine the budget for both Bow West and Bow East wards and hold one meeting for both wards. At this joint meeting, all attendees decided to allocate the (combined) £20,000 budget towards the following projects/activities:

  • Timebanking
  • Weekend activities for the elderly
  • Roman Road Festival
  • Football provision for young people in the wards
  • Increased THEO patrols in resident identified hotspots
  • A youth photography project.

Bromley-By-Bow

Community Champion Co-ordinators

There were four Community Champion Co-ordinators for this ward:

  • Hameema Khanom
  • Siji Ajayi
  • Fatema Chowdhury
  • Uchechukwu Onwubiko.

Ward priorities

In meeting one all attendees decided on the following ward priorities:

  • community safety
  • youth provisions
  • finance,

Budgeting

In meeting two, all attendees decided to allocate the £10,000 ward budget towards the following projects/activities:

  • Democratic involvement (TBC)
  • Music project
  • Provisions for young girls
  • Financial advice and assistance.

East India and Lansbury

Community Champion Co-ordinators

There was one Community Champion Co-ordinator for this ward:

  • Crissy Townsend.

Ward priorities

In meeting one all attendees decided on the following ward priorities:

  • mental health
  • youth
  • disability.

Budgeting

In meeting two, all attendees decided to allocate the £10,000 ward budget towards the following projects/activities:

  • Disability awareness project
  • Fashion and creative arts project
  • BMX bike track 
  • Holistic art and creativity/drama classes for children and adults.

Limehouse

Community Champion Co-ordinators

There were five Community Champion Co-ordinators for this ward:

  • Saied Ahmed
  • Mark Slankard
  • Edgar Petrenas
  • Mohammed Akhlaqur Rahman
  • Yousuf Ahmed.

Ward priorities

In meeting one all attendees decided on the following ward priorities:

  • community festival
  • Pennyfield security
  • inter-generational programmes.

Budgeting

In meeting two, all attendees decided to allocate the £10,000 ward budget towards the following projects/activities:

  • Narrow Street Festival
  • THEO patrols in Pennyfields
  • Inter-generational event with programmes.

Mile End and Globe Town

Community Champion Co-ordinators

There were three Community Champion Co-ordinators for this ward:

  • David Tuckwell
  • Mohammed Ullah
  • Abukor Essa.

Ward priorities

In meeting one all attendees decided on the following ward priorities:

  • education
  • small-scale community festivals
  • park user groups/safety.

Budgeting

In meeting two, all attendees decided to allocate the £10,000 ward budget towards the following projects/activities:

  • Small community festival
  • Homework group on estates
  • A park users' group.

Mile End East

Community Champion Co-ordinators

There were five Community Champion Co-ordinators for this ward:

  • James Olanipekun
  • Steve Rashid
  • Mark Taylor
  • Melissa Patrick
  • Mohammed Kamali.

Ward priorities

In meeting one all attendees decided on the following ward priorities:

  • provisions for children aged between 8 and 12
  • provisions for children or 'young adults' aged between 13 and 18.

Budgeting

In meeting two, all attendees decided to allocate the £10,000 ward budget towards the following projects/activities:

  • Play sessions/food growing
  • Residential trips
  • Football sessions
  • Art and culture trips.

Millwall

Community Champion Co-ordinators

There were eight Community Champion Co-ordinators for this ward:

  • Mafijur Rab
  • Margaret Tracey
  • Lorraine Cavanagh
  • Rashida Raza
  • Muhim Miah
  • Rahim Miah
  • Syed Nuh
  • Mohammod Mortuza Miah.

Ward priorities

In meeting one all attendees decided on the following ward priorities:

  • community facilities
  • green space
  • youth activities.

Budgeting

In meeting two, all attendees decided to allocate the £10,000 ward budget towards the following projects/activities:

  • homework club
  • youth forum
  • ESOL classes for women
  • employability training
  • music facilities.

St Dunstan's and Stepney Green

Community Champion Co-ordinators

There were three Community Champion Co-ordinators for this ward:

  • Nafisa Adam
  • Muhammad Shamim
  • Francesca Colloca.

Ward priorities

In meeting one all attendees decided on the following ward priorities:

  • community activities
  • crime and anti-social behaviour
  • health and exercise.

Budgeting

In meeting two, all attendees decided to allocate the £10,000 ward budget towards the following projects/activities:

  • Mobile fast food outlet
  • 101/999 crime reporting campaign
  • Drug awareness event
  • Community notice boards
  • Employability courses.

St Katharine's and Wapping

Community Champion Co-ordinators

There were three Community Champion Co-ordinators for this ward:

  • Gren Bingham
  • Christine Trumper
  • Sala Uddin. 

Ward priorities

In meeting one all attendees decided on the following ward priorities:

  • activities clubs
  • green space
  • health.

Budgeting

In meeting two, all attendees decided to allocate the £10,000 ward budget towards the following projects/activities:

  • Duke of Edinburgh programme (for young people)
  • Small business hub
  • Wapping Walk Group: community improvements
  • Raine House improvements.

Shadwell

Community Champion Co-ordinators

There were three Community Champion Co-ordinators for this ward:

  • Mariajahan Begum
  • Jusna Begum
  • Abu Sayeed.

Ward priorities

In meeting one all attendees decided on the following ward priorities:

  • environment
  • enforcement
  • youth.

Budgeting

In meeting two, all attendees decided to allocate the £10,000 ward budget towards the following projects/activities:

  • Increased provision of bins
  • Increased THEO patrols
  • Increased promotion and provision of employment opportunities for young people.

Spitalfields and Banglatown

Community Champion Co-ordinators

There were two Community Champion Co-ordinators for this ward:

  • James Frankcom
  • Ruhel Miah.

Ward priorities

In meeting one all attendees decided on the following ward priorities:

  • environment/green space
  • public toilets
  • community radio/newspaper.

Budgeting

In meeting two, all attendees decided to allocate the £10,000 ward budget towards the following projects/activities:

  • Allen Gardens tree planting
  • Allen Gardens foot patrols.

Weavers

Community Champion Co-ordinators

There was one Community Champion Co-ordinators for this ward:

  • Naseem Khan.

Ward priorities

In meeting one all attendees decided on the following ward priorities:

  • green trail.

Budgeting

In meeting two, all attendees decided to allocate the £10,000 ward budget towards the following projects/activities:

  • Green trail and app.

Whitechapel

Community Champion Co-ordinators

There were four Community Champion Co-ordinators for this ward:

  • Nahim Ahmed
  • Shamsuddin Ahmed
  • Nadia Haque
  • Abdul Waheed.

Ward priorities

In meeting one all attendees decided on the following ward priorities:

  • using vacant spaces
  • child obesity
  • anti-social behaviour.

Budgeting

In meeting two, all attendees decided to allocate the £10,000 ward budget towards the following projects/activities:

  • After school cooking classes
  • Business classes.