Emdad Rahman THE ANNUAL London Boat Show has returned to ExCeL London and was launched, amidst much fanfare, at a fabulous opening ceremony by Joanna Lumley OBE. Among the special guests in attendance was Rugby World Cup winning legend, England, British ...

IT WAS “buy one, give one for free” in the run up to Christmas as Human Relief Foundation (HRF) volunteers asked shoppers to support a local food bank. The volunteers helped shoppers pack their bags at checkouts in the local ...

Emdad Rahman Maybe a home is nothing but two arms holding you tight when you’re at your worst. It’s been a busy weekend for us. On Christmas Eve I visited Mujib’s Chill & Grill, who very generously agreed to donate 50% ...

Emdad Rahman Kind hearted staff from Pearson – The World’s Learning Company – have given up their time and money to bring some festive cheer to some of London’s most vulnerable citizens. The Relations & Development team members donated a ...

Muslim Aid organised a “big food drive” at the East London Mosque last Friday – with generous worshippers donating a mountain of food for those homeless at Christmas. Ten tonnes of food was handed in by those going to pray, ...

Films are part of the entertainment industry – but they can also change lives. So it was in 1966 when Cathy Come Home, a BBC TV play directed by Ken Loach, exposed the ruthlessness of private landlords and how easy ...

Emdad Rahman It was a case of Chelsea and Scintilla Cricket club providing a sporting theme as our One Soup Kitchen hit the streets to enjoy our weekly catch up with London’s homeless citizens. The heavens had opened. It was ...

Emdad Rahman “Anyone who has struggled with poverty knows how expensive it is to be poor.” James Baldwin. It was rainy, dark and bleak. The town centre was bustling though. My team Scintilla Cricket Club had taken on the soup ...

Emdad Rahman The One Third soup kitchen team finished the last shift of Ramadan 2016 with a biriani belter at Stratford City. The night’s team consisted of a mix of adults and kiddos, all determined to serve their community. Homeless ...

Emdad Rahman It takes merely minutes to make a positive change I told wide-eyed Inaya. It’s Ramadan 2016, and Kam and I had a new team with us today. We really enjoyed serving and mixing with our visiting guests. It ...