Youth Zone

The National Youth Parliament debate will be held at the House of Commons on 13th November – and young people must vote to set the agenda by this Friday, 9th October. The Young Mayor of Tower Hamlets, Deng Yan San, ...

Hundreds of residents took advantage of free activities and events hosted by Tower Hamlets Council during the February half term. •More than 1,500 people turned up to the council’s flagship event, Get Your Skates On, organised by the council’s sports ...

Young women and girls in Tower Hamlets who have experienced sexual violence can now seek support from a new advocate based in the borough. The Nia Project has received funding from the Home Office as part of the Government’s Ending ...

Deng Yan San has been elected as Tower Hamlets’ next Young Mayor. She won 2,663 of the votes cast in the record turnout of 71.95%. A total of 10,775 votes were cast for the 14 candidates in the polling stations ...

There will be spooky surprises at a host of free spine tingling events in Tower Hamlets to celebrate Hallowe’en. The Council will be staging two Halloween fun days as part of Boo! on Friday, October 31 at King Edward Memorial ...

Half term week needn’t be a drag this year: not only has the Council set up a series of half term activities, there’s also Black History Month events to take part in.   Half term fun •Sporty young people can ...

Young people have the chance to rustle up a three course meal from scratch thanks to a new free class aimed at 13-19-year-olds in the borough. Tower Hamlets Council’s youth arts platform ‘A’ Team Arts has received a grant to ...

Global financial trading company TradeNext have launched their Search For An Asian Football Star initiative to discover talented young Asian footballers in the UK. The scheme will offer more than 500 young Asian footballers the chance to showcase their skills ...

The seaside was brought to the East End on 2nd August as thousands of revellers enjoyed Victoria Park’s “A Great Day Out” event. Organised by Tower Hamlets Council as part of the Sports and Play Festival, the event marked the ...

You’ll be a-mazed at what’s going on at your Idea Store and library this summer with the Mythical Maze, Summer Reading Challenge. Fantastical creatures from the world of legend and mythology, including a yeti and Minotaur, are hoping to encourage ...