Results tagged “Dockland Settlements”
A CASH-strapped Isle of Dogs charity desperately needs help to find temporary premises and hopes a Canary Wharf company will step in to help.
The Docklands Settlement, in East Ferry Road, is the main community centre on the Island and is used by more than 1,000 people every week, including beaver scouts, pensioners and groups from Bangladesh, Vietnam and Portugal.
But the charity is housed in an ageing building, built in 1905, which is nearing the end of its useful life. It’s crumbling away and plans are in place to demolish it and build a new facility later this year, but that will present the charity with a headache, as Steve Hill, manager of the centre, explained.
THE LONG wait is nearly over for thousands of runners in the Flora London Marathon, but even if you aren’t one of them you can still play an active part.
This Sunday (April 13) some 36,000 runners will take to the streets for the race, with thousands more lining the route to watch.
The Isle of Dogs and Docklands hosts about six miles of the race and volunteers are urgently needed to help marshal the route and give out information to spectators. Marshals are provided by local charity the Dockland Settlements.
