Summary
The Bromley by Bow Centre is a community centre in Bromley-by-Bow, in East London. It was founded by Andrew Mawson in 1984 alongside community members such as Chilean artist Santiago Bell, with the aim of transforming the local community. Over the years, the centre has grown to encompass a GP surgery where Sam Everington is an enthusiastic advocate of the centre, church, nursery, children's centre, community facilities and a cafe. It is the site of the UK's first Healthy Living Centre, and around 2,000 people use the Centre each week.[1] In addition to team members such as psychologists, nurses, counsellors, and phlebotomists, the centre also houses artists, stonemasons, gardeners, and stained-glass makers.[2]
The Bromley by Bow Centre works in partnership with Poplar HARCA to deliver community regeneration work in its local neighbourhood.
The conversion of the church, the health centre, cafe, enterprise and training barn, and layout of the adjacent Bob's Park were designed by Wyatt MacLaren architects.[3] The principal entrance to the centre is formed by an archway that formerly stood in Northumberland House, designed by William Kent. The archway was sold on the demolition of the building and stood in the garden of Tudor House, a local house that was purchased for the creation of the park. The archway was moved to its current location in 1998.
On 22 December 2011 the church building suffered major damage in a fire.[4]
"Bob's Park" is next to Kingsley Hall and forms part of the Bromley by Bow Centre. In 1993 the park was shown on Land Registry maps as Bromley Recreation Ground and was also known as Grace Street Park. It was later renamed by local people after the park keeper, Robert Grenfell.
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References edit
- ^ A man with a microscope Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, Civil Service Live, 29 Jan 2009. Retrieved 1 Apr 2010.
- ^ Guillochon, Remi (9 December 2006). "What's so special about Sam Everington's Bromley-by-Bow health centre?". Career Focus. BMJ. 333 (7580): gp218–gp219. doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7580.sgp218. S2CID 79535673.
- ^ Bromley By Bow Centre Archived June 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (Portfolio) accessed 14 February 2009
- ^ "Bow–church hall fire". Latest incidents. London Fire Brigade. 23 December 2011. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
External links edit
- Bromley by Bow Centre
- The CAN Do Culture at the Wayback Machine (archived May 11, 2005), BBC article on the Centre
- "Government ministers' praise for Tower Hamlets". Archived from the original on 26 September 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2007., 13 September 2006 article on local authority website about the centre as a model for action on social exclusion
- Bromley by Bow Community Organisation
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