Emdad Rahman blog #MASJIDALNOOR on the Gascoigne Estate has a dedicated team of volunteers who are focussing on serving the estate and surrounding localities in the borough of Barking & Dagenham. The majority of the team are from the local ...
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Island Network delivers 2,000th meal
Emdad Rahman THE ISLAND NETWORK’S Covid-19 Support Group on the Isle if Dogs has delivered its 2,135th food pack since the Lockdown started. Island Network volunteers distribute weekly meals and food packs to over 150 needy residents on the Island ...
Read More »Al Noor Mosque launches Gascoigne Estate Foodbank
Emdad Rahman A TEAM OF volunteers on the renowned Gascoigne Estate in Barking has launched a new community foodbank to support local people. The Al Noor Cultural & Educational Trust Foodbank is based on the estate, which sits in one ...
Read More »Barking and Scintilla partner up for Coronavirus aid
Muhammad Hamza A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN local sports rivals and businesses has proven particularly fruitful as members of the community have come together to deliver local aid to homeless residents. The Coronavirus pandemic has hit rough sleepers in Barking & Dagenham ...
Read More »Weavers Community Forum launches emergency COVID-19 Foodbank
Muhammad Ismael WITH THE GLOBAL Coronavirus pandemic in full swing, the Weavers Community Forum (WCF) has launched the Weavers Food bank to support the most vulnerable and needy residents in the neighbourhood. Present at the launch were Abdul Malik, Chair; ...
Read More »Community Coalition launches Corona-busting meals service
Emdad Rahman A COALITION OF volunteer groups has come together to support East London communities as the Coronavirus continues to bring hardship and misery to the lives of the most vulnerable community members. At the launch of the project today ...
Read More »Corona Chronicles: the homeless hostel
Emdad Rahman ON PLANET Covid-19 the homeless are most vulnerable because of constant exposure and dangerously unacceptable living conditions. It’s not surprising that many authorities are in a frenzied mad dash to house them. Many of the shelters offering accommodation ...
Read More »Where’s Wally? runners take over Olympic Park
Emdad Rahman A FANTASTIC COLLECTION of runners participated in the 2020 “Where’s Wally?” fun run held in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Sunday, 15th March. Given the threat of the Corona Virus, runners were also given the opportunity to ...
Read More »Shihan becomes London Super Series supremo
Emdad Rahman AMINUL ISLAM SHIHAN has purchased London City for this years London Super Series! The former Scintilla Cricket Club star batsman, who is also the captain of Comilla Warriors, is proud to be spearheading London City. Shihan said, “I’m ...
Read More »Shakib wows crowd at London charity night
Emdad Rahman BANGLADESH CRICKET STAR Shakib Al Hassan was the star attraction at an event held at the Mayfair venue in Romford to celebrate Muslim Charity’s Children of the World project. The event, hosted by Essex Cricket Board Director Jawar ...
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