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Events Taking Place in Tower Hamlets in 2009
 
 Tuesday 15th September
 Event 1 : Ma Kelly's Doorstep
 Time : 2.00pm
Location :
 Just Space Network, Faiths Forum for London and Planning Aid for London
Travel info: Bethnal Green/Cambridge Heath BR
Details :  
 Attic Theatre Company provides an hour's entertainment, including a song or two, on the serious issue of Bogus Callers and how we can protect ourselves from them.
Event Lead: Sgt Christine Lightbody
Lead Body: Metropolitan Police Service
Event Contact : 
 Christine Lightbody                                   Tel: 020 8721 2851      Email: bethnalgreennorth.snt@met.police.uk
 
 Wednesday 16th September
 Event 2 : RLH Open Day
 Time : 12.00 noon
Location :
 Varden Street E1 
Travel info: Whitechapel Tube Station
Details :  
 Open day for Royal London Hospital with input from Whitechapel SNT
Event Leads: PS Love 12HT and Kelley Marriage (RLH)
Lead Bodies: Royal London Hospital and Met Police
Event Contact : 
 Adam Love          Tel: 020 8649 3520            Email: whitechapel.snt@met.police.uk
 
 Monday 21st-Saturday 26th September
 Event 3 : Drug Awareness Week
 Time : Varied
Location :
 Borough Wide
Details :  
 A range of activities including potential community march against drug dealers. Detached workshops with young people taking place Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday within School and Youth settings.
Event Lead: Nooruz Zaman
Lead Body: Community Safety Service
Event Contact : 
 Nooruz Zaman    Tel:  020 7364 4935        Email: nooruz.zaman@towerhamlets.gov.uk
 
 Monday 21st September
 Event 4 : Stranger Danger Presentation
 Time : 12.00pm
Location :
 Marion Richardson Primary School, E1
Travel info: Limehouse DLR
Details :  
 Presentation on 'Stranger Danger' to junior assembley with interaction throughout and a Q&A session after presentation.
Event Leads: PCSO 7213HT MORRIS & PCSO 7128HT BAPTISTE
Lead Bodies: St.Dunstan's & Stepney SNT, Metropolitan Police
Event Contact : 
  Stepney SNT            Tel:  020 8721 2808              Email: stepney.snt@met.police.uk
 
 Tuesday 22nd September
 Event 5 : Weapons in Crime
 Time : 7.00pm
Location :
 Devons Estate Football Pitch, Talwin Street, E3
Travel info: Bromley By Bow Tfl Tube Station or Bow Church DLR
Details :  
 Bromley By Bow SNT together with specialist firearms officers, working with youths from the local KICKZ project will give a talk on weapons used in crime, dangers in carrying or holding firearms and what guns and gun crime does to our local community.
Lead Body: Bromley By Bow SNT (Met Police)
Event Contact : 
 PC Gary McGINN     Tel: 020 8721 2041        Email: bromleybybow@met.police.uk
 
 Tuesday 22nd September
 Event 6 : Planning Places of Worship
 Time : 9.45am-3.30pm
Location :
 Indian YMCA, 41 Fitzroy Square, W1T 6AQ
Details :  
 The event launches a report that presents evidence about the impact of planning enforcement on faith communities and the need for better planning policy and better implementation.
Event Lead: Just Space Network, Faiths Forum for London and Planning Aid for London
Lead Body: London Civic Forum
Event Contact : 
 Harmander Singh      Tel: 020 8709 9778      Email: harmander@londoncivicforum.org.uk
 
 Wednesday 23rd September
 Event 7 : Hate Crime Lunchtime Seminar for staff
 Time : 12.00-1.30pm
Location :
 Anchorage House, E14
Travel info: East India DLR
Details :  
 This seminar aims to raise awareness amongst Council staff on their role in tackling hate crime and what provisions are available. The seminar also aims to encourage all to be proactive and take responsibility for making Tower Hamlets a better place to live, visit and work.
Lead Body: Hate Crime Policy & Partnership Team, Policy and Victims Unit, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Event Contact : 
  Menara Ahmed    Tel:  020 7364 6188        Email: menara.ahmed@towerhamlets.gov.uk
 
 Wednesday 23rd September
 Event 8 : Balloon Release
 Time : 1.00-3.00pm
Location :
 Oaklands School, Mansford St, E2
Travel info: Bethnal Green/Cambridge Heath BR
Details :  
 Balloon release with Year 7 pupils. Messages and pictures relating to “peace” and what it means to the pupils
Event Lead: Claire Irvin
Lead Body: Metropolitan Police Service
Event Contact : 
 Claire Irvin            Tel: 020 8721 2851           Email: bethnalgreennorth.snt@met.police.uk
 
 Wednesday 23rd September
 Event 9 : Question, Answer, Action
 Time : 6.00-8.00pm
Location :
 George Green School, 100 Manchester Road, Isle of Dogs, London, E14 3DW
Travel info: Island Gardens DLR 
Details :  
 To explore young people's views on drugs and alcohol with visible No Place for Hate messages.
Lead Body: Community Safety Service, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Event Contact : 
 Abu Sufian         Tel: 020 7364 1613              Email: abu.sufian@towerhamlets.gov.uk
 
 Thursday 24th September
 Event 10 : GAP Project
 Time : 10.00am
Location :
 Christian Bookshop, 305 Cambridge Heath Rd, E2 9LH
Travel info:Whitechapel underground
Details :  
 CO19, Operation Make Peace presentation aimed at diverting young people from carrying weapons and belonging to gangs.
Event Lead: Sergeant Christine Lightbody, Bethnal Green North Safer Neighbourhood Team 020 8721 2851
Event Contact : 
 Paul Young         Tel: 020 7275 4742                 Email: paul.young4@met.police.uk
 
 Thursday 24th September
 Event 11 : Warrior Women
 Time : 10.00am-12.30pm
Location :
 John Smith Children's Centre, 90 Stepney Way, London E1 2EN
Travel info: Whitechapel
Details :  
 A personal safety training course that aims to explore how we can be safer in our lives, homes and community. This is part of a six week course and is open to women only.
Event Lead: Sultana Hussain
Lead Body: Domestic Violence Team, LBTH Community Safety Service, Community Safety Policy and Victims Team.
Event Contact : 
 Sultana Hussain   Tel:  020 7364 0812    Email: sultana.hussain@towerhamlets.gov.uk
 
 Thursday 24th September
 Event 12 : Warrior Women
 Time : 10.00-11.00am
Location :
 The Barkantine, 121 Westferry Road, E14 8JH - Children's Centre
Travel info: DLR Cross Harbour, South Quays or Canary Wharf are all approximately a 10-15 minute walk. Bus D3 & D7 stops outside the centre.
Details :  
 A personal safety training course that explores how to be safer in your life, home and community. It is part of a 6 week programme and open to women only.
Event Lead: Sultana Hussain.
Lead Body: Domestic Violence Team, LBTH Community Safety Service, Community Safety Policy and Victims Team.
Event Contact : 
Sultana Hussain    Tel: 020 7364 0812       Email: sultana.hussain@towerhamlets.gov.uk
 
 Thursday 24th September
 Event 13 : Ignorance is the Crime
 Time : 12.00 noon
Location :
 Attlee Centre, Thrawl Street, E1 6RT
Travel info: Aldgate East
Details :  
 The event is being held to launch a six-month project involving The Map Squad, a self-advocacy group for learning difficulties, and The Police, as well as SOUL and Attlee Youth Organisations. The project will be improving how the Police and youths deal with people with learning difficulites, through a series of workshops and events.
Event Lead: Iain Forbes and Sebastian Behrens
Lead Body: Spitalfields SNT, The Map Squad, CSU Bethnal Green, Attlee YCC, BTP (Aldgate Team), SOUL
Event Contact : 
  Iain Forbes            Tel: 020 8721 2042                   Email: iain.forbes@met.police.uk
 
 Friday 25th September 
 Event 14 : Hate Crime & Personal Safety Event
 Time :  12.00 noon
Location :
 Bethnal Green Underground Station, E2
Travel info: Bethnal Green Underground Station (Central Line)
Details :  
 Information and advice relating to hate crime and personal safety in conjunction with British Transport Police, the Community Safety Unit and Crime Prevention Officers.
Event Lead: PS Helen Brown
Lead Body: Mile End & Globe Town SNT, Metropolitan Police Service
Event Contact : 
  Helen Brown      Tel:  020 8721 2853          Email: mileend.globetown.snt@met.police.uk   
 
 Friday 25th September 
 Event 15 : Cutting edge of crime - knives!
 Time : 7.00pm 
Location :
 Devons Road Football Pitch, Talwin Street, Bow, E3
Travel info: Bromley By Bow Tfl Tube or Bow Church DLR
Details :  
 Bromley By Bow SNT working with youths from the local KICKZ project will give a talk on knife crime, dangers in carrying or holding knifes even for personal protection. They will also look at Stop & Search leglislation.
Event Contact : 
  PC Gary McGINN    Tel: 020 8721 2041          Email: bromleybybow@met.police.uk      

 Friday 25th September 
 Event 16 : British Transport Police Charity Coffee 6orning
 Time : 9.00am
Location :
 Bethnal Green Station, E2 OET
Travel info: Bethnal Green (Central Line)
Details :  
 Charity coffee morning (Worlds biggest coffee morning) organised by St.Margrets House in Bethnal Green which is a local charity organisation. The event is open to all local people and is in aid of MacMillan Cancer Research. Good opportunity to meet and talk to a variety of people in the community.
Event Lead: PC Miller, NPT Team
Lead Body: British Transport Police
Event Contact : 
  PC Miller                     Email:  npt@btp.pnn.police.uk    

 Saturday 26th September
 Event 17 : Conflict Resolution Workshop
 Time : 10.00am-3.00pm
Location :
 Tower Hamlets Mediation Service, The Toby Club, Vawdrey Close, E1 4UA
Travel info: Whitechapel on District Line 
Details :  
 One-day workshop in conflict resolution for 20 residents of Tower Hamlets. The workshop aims to open dialogue and explore how to resolve tensions and promote harmony
Event Lead: Menara Ahmed
Lead Body: Hate Crime Policy and Partnership Team, Council
Event Contact : 
 Emily Knox              Tel: 020 7702 8305                Email: emily@thms.org.uk

 Saturday 26th September
 Event 18 : Community Safety Day
 Time : 11.00am-4.00pm
Location :
 Fruze Green Park, DEVON'S ROAD, E3
Travel info: DEVON'S ROAD DLR
Details :  
 Community led event with stalls, foods and music includes information stalls from local SNT, Fire Brigade and Council.
Lead Bodies: Lincoln Estate & Local Area Regeneration Group assisted by Bromley By Bow Safer Neighbourhoods Team
Event Contact : 
 Pc Gary McGINN      Tel: 020 8721 2041        Email: bromleybybow.snt@met.police.uk

 Sunday 27th September
 Event 19 : Chrisp Street Community Safety Day 
 Time : 11.00am-5.00pm
Location :
 Chrisp Street Market E14 8HZ
Travel info: Nearest DLR station is All Saints
Details :  
 Open day focussing on community safety with stalls from MPS partners including Poplar Harca Housing Association, DLR, TFL, St Johns Ambulance, LFB, Poplar College, Sure Start, Salvation Army and Air Cadets. There are various information stalls ('No smoking' advice, crime prevention, fire safety etc) from our partners as well as fun items (face painting, bouncy castle, 'Beat the Keeper', food etc)
Event Leads: PCSO Damien Bird and Foluke Ajayi (Poplar Harca)
Lead Body: East India and Lansbury SNT and partners
Event Contact : 
 Damien Bird       Tel: 020 8721 2806     Email: eastindia.lansbury.snt@met.police.uk

 Sunday 27th September
 Event 20 :  Bicycle Marking
 Time : 10.00am
Location :
 Columbia Road Market E2
Travel info: Liverpool Street mainline/tube station.
Details :  
 Security Marking of Bicycles
Event Leads: Weavers Safer Neighbourhood Team
Event Contact : 
 Weavers SNT      Tel: 020 8721 2043           Email: Weavers.snt@met.police.uk
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 LONDON WEEK OF PEACE 20TH-27TH SEPTEMBER 2009