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Celebrate International Women's Week with us 💜
Join us for a jam packed week of celebrations of From Monday 3 March to Monday 10 March. We've got quizzes, arts and crafts, food tasting sessions and boxing sessions coming your way!
🌟National Apprenticeship Week 2025🌟
Join us for a week-long celebration of apprenticeships and skills! From Monday 10 February to Saturday 16 February, find out more about the apprenticeship opportunities available to you, in and around Tower Hamlets.
Wapping Youth Centre is back! 💥
After weeks of refurbishment, Wapping Youth Centre is back with a new look!
Join us for our reopening celebration on Monday 17 February from 4pm - 7pm. You don't want to miss out on the food, games, and activities.
Exciting News! 📰
We're welcoming TWO new youth centres this January - Samuda and The Reach!
Join us for our launch parties this February, and check out where they're based on our venues page.
NOTICE: Limehouse Youth Centre Temporary Closure
Due to refurbishment work, Limehouse Youth Centre will be closed for a period of 8 weeks starting from 6 January 2025 and will reopen on the first week of March 2025. Apologies for any inconvenience, please look at our other youth centres for activities during this time.
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
We are excited to announce that we are now running the Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE) at our youth centre, Urban Adventure Base!
It is usually costs £28 to sign up for DofE, however, we are offering FREE sign ups via Urban Adventure Base.
Check out what we have been up to!
Have your say in our survey
Give your feedback to improve communication with young people in the borough.
Everyone who fills out the form will automatically be entered into a prize draw.
Investment into young people
“The council has invested £13.7 million into Young Tower Hamlets to provide excellent opportunities and safe spaces for all young people across the borough.
“We are incredibly proud of our hard-working teams who enable young people to reach their full potential by offering a variety of activities, schemes, support and much more.
“We are so very proud too of ALL our young people in Tower Hamlets – so whether you are looking to meet new friends, discover opportunities, get creative or something else, Young Tower Hamlets is here for you.”
- Cllr Maium Talukdar, Deputy Mayor and Lead Member for Education, Youth and Lifelong Learning, and Steve Reddy, Director of Children's Services
Young Mayor of Tower Hamlets
The Young Mayor and deputies are the voice of young people in the borough, and they work closely with other local young people and services to understand their issues and raise concerns by:
- representing young people locally and nationally
- getting involved in the Tower Hamlets Youth Council and other local youth forums
- attending events and organising special projects and
- influencing and steering strategic decisions that affect young people in the borough
Get creative at our youth centres
At Young Tower Hamlets, we like to express our creativity!
Check out this poem for Black History Month written by a young person at Columbia Road Youth Centre.
This poem was recorded during a podcasting session.