St Hilda's East Community Centre

St. Hilda's East is a vibrant multi-purpose community Centre catering for all sections of the local community. We welcome people of all ages and backgrounds and currently have an active programme of activities based within our building.
These include advice services, youth projects, support for parents and pre-school children, work with older people, women's projects, volunteering placement and carer's respite. Please see the Projects page for further information.

Our Aims and Values

St Hilda’s aims to meet the diverse needs of the local community by providing good quality services that promote social inclusion, and help and empower individuals. In meeting these aims we will endeavour to:

Provide the highest standards of service
Actively involve users in agreeing priorities and setting standards
Make the best use of resources
Continually monitor and improve our performance
Achieve equality of opportunity at all stages of the Centre’s activities
Monitor and develop staff to achieve their full potential
Work in partnership with other organisations to pursue common objectives
Work with and understand the needs of the clients and service users
Be accountable for our actions
Research the needs of the local community and learn from their diversity

St. Hilda's East Annual Report 2009 / 2010

Click here to view the 2009-2010 annual report.
Please note this links to a .pdf file & Adobe Reader

Little Oak's Children's Centre opens for 2012 on Tuesday 3rd January

Food Coop opens on Thursday 5th January

Under 5s Soft Play opens on Friday 6th January

Greenfields School of Development, Daytime Advice, Under 5s Creche and Women's ESOL classes all open Monday 9th January

Legal Advice and Boundary Community School open Tuesday 10th January

Christmas at St Hilda's

A lovely time was had by all at the Under 5s Project Christmas party, which included a surprise visit from Santa. (20.12.2011)

Many thanks to our volunteers from Berwin Leighton Paisner who helped with the Older People's Christmas party today! (15.12.11)

Rev. Merry from Cheltenham Ladies College came to deliver presents donated by studnets of CLC. Our heartfelt thanks for the continued support from Cheltenham Ladies College. (13.12.11)

Sonali Gardens Day Centre, our second site in Shadwell, will be hosting a Christmas party for its users consisting of Asian elders. (08.12.11)

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Food Coop Social Enterprise Training

Our Food-Coop is offering free social enterprise training. Click here or contact Lourdes. (23.11.11)

Surjamuki Talent Show

To launch the Ambitions employability training programme, Surjamuki members (disabled teens) held a talent show. In addition to their many talents, Surjamuki also modelled casual and ethnic wear. The judging panel included Derek Cox (OBE for services to young people) and Nahimul Islam (Tower Hamlets Young Mayor). Well done to all involved and congratulations to the winners! (26.10.2011)

Advice Session Quality Mark

Our daytime Advice Service has been reawarded the General Quality Mark by Community Legal Service! It provides assistant on welfare benefits, debt and housing issues and is open to all. Legal advice is also available in the evenings, and is staffed by pro bono volunteers from City Law firms. For more information, email Alaya or drop by the centre.

Working for the community since 1889

St. Hilda's East Community Centre
18 Club Row, London, E2 7EY
Email: mail @ sthildas.org.uk Tel: 020 7739 8066 Fax: 020 7729 5172

Founded by The Incorporated Guild of Cheltenham Ladies' College in 1889

St. Hilda's East is a Company Limited by Guarantee No: 52880 and Registered Charity No: 212208 with registered offices at the above address

Grant funded by London Borough of Tower Hamlets Council