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Committee members

We’ve added a new page to the site with the names and photos of the JHERA committee members. See here. Some details still to collect that we’ll hopefully fill in soon.

Old photos

Many will know about the fish market that was built at the West end of Columbia Road in 1869 and too soon after (circa 1958) was demolished. We’ve found a picture of the building we’ve not seen before and also some other photos from around the web, so thought they’d be worth sharing. If you… Continue reading Old photos

Tower Hamlets meeting on antisocial behaviour (28 Feb)

A meeting is being planned to discuss antisocial behaviour in Tower Hamlets on 28th Feb, at 6:30PM. The message below from Cllr John Pierce and Cllr Abdul Mukit give details. Dear neighbour Over the last few years, many residents have complained to us, your ward councillors, about the ongoing issue of anti-social behaviour in our… Continue reading Tower Hamlets meeting on antisocial behaviour (28 Feb)

Volunteering for Friends of Ion Square Fri 18th Nov

We have the makings of a committed group of people who are all keen to work together to improve Ion Square Gardens. As a start, Ingrid Chen (the “forest school” leader at Columbia Primary School) is welcoming everyone to join a volunteer day and we’re looking to use that day as an opportunity to start… Continue reading Volunteering for Friends of Ion Square Fri 18th Nov

Halloween and Guy Fawkes celebrations

For Halloween there’s going to be an after School Party for children – Monday 31 October. Please contact us for further details. For Guy Fawkes, all residents are invited to join neighbours on Jesus Green for our traditional celebration event at 6:30pm on Wednesday 2nd November. There will be sausages and a bonfire.

Proposed Constitution

We have a new draft constitution! You can view it here. At the 2015 JHERA AGM the committee agreed to bring an updated version of the Constitution to the 2016 meeting. The area has changed greatly since the inception of the organisation and, although it had been updated over the years, it was felt that… Continue reading Proposed Constitution

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Pitching in with the Library of Things

Garden tools from early American Gardens

A few members from JHERA are pitching in to get a Library of Things underway in the neighbourhood. It’s going to be based at St Peter’s Church and will offer people that chance to borrow everything from tools and garden equipment to kitchen appliances and carpet cleaners. The project is being supported by Civic and… Continue reading Pitching in with the Library of Things

A brief history of Ion Sq.

For those interested in Ion Square and keen to read up on it before the Friends of Ion Square meeting, we’ve dug up this text “A Brief History of Ion Square Bethnal Green“. Enjoy.

Want to be a JHERA Committee member?

We are looking for more members on the JHERA committee. The committee tends to meet once every two months and meetings last about 1.5 hours. Discussions can be robust, but meetings are always followed by a friendly drink. Between meetings business is conducted via email, so email access is essential to being a fully functioning… Continue reading Want to be a JHERA Committee member?