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Consultant News.com - Two-Day Charity Event

Date Published: 
Fri, 06/12/2009 - 05:00

The London based ‘APM Project Management Company of the Year’ Moorhouse Consulting is holding a special event this weekend to raise vital funds for two major charities.

Charity Calls for 2012 Legacy to Reach Everyone

Date Published: 
Wed, 05/20/2009 - 05:00

Wednesday May 20th 2009, John Hyde, The Docklands Newspaper

A leading Docklands charity boss has called on Olympic chiefs to deliver the community legacy he believes Canary Wharf has not yet provided.

Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell last week re-iterated her desire to see East London benefit long-term from the 2012 Games.

Eddie Stride, chief executive of Limehouse-based charity City Gateway, said lessons had to be learned from the mistakes of the past.

Relax and Tuck in at New Cafe

Date Published: 
Mon, 05/11/2009 - 05:00

11-17th May 2009, Jessica Odubayo, East End Life

Social enterprise offers tasty fresh food, a place to socialise and training opportunities.

A new community cafe is serving Poplar with healthy, fresh and affordable food, training opportunities and space for people to socialise.

Cafe Relax, run by social enterprise Flavour Gateway Catering [part of City Gateway's social enterprise hub], employs three staff and eight trainees who are learning skills in cooking, customer service and finance.

Fresh brush-up by Barclays

Date Published: 
Thu, 05/07/2009 - 05:00

7th May 2009, The Wharf Newspaper

BARCLAYS volunteers slapped a "fresh and funky" new look on the City Gateway Youth Centre.

Centre manager Jo Read praised the "incredible difference" made to the Limehouse centre, after 15 volunteers repainted the entrance hall, chill-out areas and one of the training rooms.

Jo said: "It's not dark and gloomy when you come in but fresh and funky.

"It'll go a long way towards transforming the atmosphere here at the centre."

Bankers get their Hands Dirty

Date Published: 
Wed, 05/06/2009 - 05:00

6th May 2009, The Docklands Newspaper

Barclays volunteers got messy as they gave Limehouse's City Gateway Youth Centre a spring makeover.

Fifteen people helped to repaint areas of the clubhouse as well as litter-picking on the football pitch.

The centre helps young people who have not benefited from the area's wider economic development to access employment and training.

Centre manager Jo Read said: "It's an incredible difference, it's not dark and gloomy when you come in but fresh and funky.

Apprentice Pushes for a Fresh Start at Reebok Gym

Date Published: 
Fri, 05/01/2009 - 05:00

1st May 2009, John Hill, The Wharf

Former DJ Josh Silverman is pushing for a fresh start at Reebok Gym after enduring tragedy and injury in the last few years.

The 21-year-old became a fitness coach at the Canada Square gym last month through an apprenticeship with Limehouse charity City Gateway.

10 Year Blog Project To Tackle East End's Problems

Date Published: 
Thu, 04/23/2009 - 10:00

23 April 2009, Lorraine Connolly, Community Newswire

Shakespeare's Back To Connect With East End Kids This Easter

Date Published: 
Thu, 04/09/2009 - 10:00

9th April 2009, Lorraine Connolly, Community Newswire

Rapping The Bard

Date Published: 
Sun, 04/12/2009 - 10:00

12 April 2009, East London Advertiser

TEENAGERS will be rapping the works of Shakespeare this week following Hollywood star Sir Ian McKellen's visit earlier this year.

Social Enterprise Magazine Tries out a New Flavour

Date Published: 
Wed, 04/08/2009 - 10:00

07 April 2009, Social Enterprise Magazine & Newsletter

Rachel Claydon is manager at Flavour Gateway Catering and incubator manager at City Gateway Enterprise Hub:

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