Getting active, with friends, out in nature!

Our ‘Touching Safe Ground’ project facilitators and attendees love coming to the space to practise trauma-aware yoga and English language for women refugees, as well as making use of the outdoor space. It’s got a particularly special place in our hearts which is why after a 4-year campaign to save the space from threatened demolition…

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Breaking taboos

Mother of 2 and local resident, Alya lives right on the doorstep of her employer, the Bromley By Bow Centre. With over 30 years’ experience in local community work, social prescriber and energy adviser Alya gives an insight into health needs of local Bangladeshi women.

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Amazing to witness

Meet Layla Shirreh, Social Prescribing Manager at the Bromley By Bow Centre. To celebrate Social Prescribing Day on 10 March, we interviewed Layla to find out how she ended up in this progressive career, why she thinks social prescribing is needed, and what motivates her.

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