
Emma Foster, Community Newswire, 29th October 2009
Mike Brooke, East London Advertiser, 26th October 2009
Last night City Gateway celebrated 10 years of working in partnership with a reception at Number 11 Downing Street, kindly hosted by the Rt Hon. Stephen Timms MP. Almost 100 guests from the government and corporate partners joined us for the evening.
In celebrating its 10th Anniversary City Gateway is launching a new initiative to encourage businesses, office workers and local residents to get involved in a range of opportunities accessible in just 10 minutes from Canary Wharf or the City.
Jim Boulden, CNN News, 2nd September 2009
CNN's Jim Boulden reports on one charity in London's most deprived area backed by beleaguered bankers.
East End Life, 17-23 August 2009
A VOLUNTEERING scheme has been launched to give Canary Wharf and City workers the chance to help out in projects just ten minutes away from their offices.
Actor Sir Ian McKellen launched the scheme at the Limehouse Youth Centre, run by community organisation City Gateway.
The Docklands Newspaper, 12th Sugust 2009
THEATRE and Hollywood films star Sir Ian McKellen is urging people to get involved in a new volunteering scheme close to their workplace.
City Gateway at Limehouse Youth Centre hopes people around Canary Wharf will provide help to their local community in their lunch break or after work.
Letters Page, Evening Standard, 13th August 2009
David Willetts MP:
WHEN Labour won power, they pledged to "get 250,000 under-25 year-olds off benefit and into work". The latest figures show how badly they have failed. There are nearly one million unemployed young people - the highest level since records began.