This probably my favourite place in town it has so many nice workers and the free pool is amazing 5…read morestars

UpRising had been mentioned on more than one occasion to me in connection to the various Into Work…read moreprojects I work on. This charity concentrates its efforts on young people, 19-25, but rather than work skills, the encourage people to build in their leaderships skills. In a sense, they offer leadership a programme with the objective to equip young people with the skills and knowledge that will help them work within their communities. Ultimately the aim is to build a better Britain, starting with these young people; the leaders of tomorrow. With a base in Birmingham, they are also working in Bedford, Manchester and London. Speak to Zehra Zaidi for more details.

Applied yesterday 27/02/14 in the hope of getting some financial assistance as I am on means tested…read morebenefits JSA & HB, female living alone. They got back promptly this morning. They cant assist & wont send the application form because the JSA payments are not coming in every 2 weeks as it should, (HACKNEY BDC payments office are notorious for being slow & making very late payments in my case 6-8 weeks late). So, a heads up, there is no point to contact them unless your payments are the regular 2 weeks.

Matchborough East is a great little place to visit as it has a small soft play centre, it is…read moreespecially great for children with special needs. We have a special needs group called WASPS running on a saturday morning from 10am-12pm every sat of the year except bank holiday weekends.

You will see this place back from the road near to the post office and Burger King - it has parking…read morebehind the centre. It has numerous events/classes on during the day and evening, indoor bowling, dancing, bingo just to name a few. It has a small bar which due to the size does not stock a large range. They also hire out the room for parties at around £25 an hour

I have held a party at the centre and found the rates reasonable and the staff friendly and polite,…read morethey also showed me around before the party which was very helpful. The bar was good value.