Wates saves local community kitchen from closure

Archive News Story: March 2012
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Wates Living Space has donated a brand new kitchen to a local community centre on the Berner Estate, Shadwell – in a bid to stop it from closing down.

The Children’s Education Community Group, who provide vital lunches for older residents, approached Tower Hamlets Homes and asked for help after their ageing kitchen was falling apart and in danger of shutting down for good.

We asked Decent Homes contractor, Wates Living Space, as part of their commitment to invest in the communities they work in, if they could help.

Andrew Grant, Project Manager, Wates Living Space, said, “We were really pleased to be able to help local residents. We donated all the materials and labour needed to modernise the kitchen.”

Jamalur Rahman, Chair of the Children’s Education Group, said the centre ‘looks so much better’. “The new kitchen means we’ll be able to continue to provide essential services to local people.”

Gavin Cansfield, Chief Executive of Tower Hamlets Homes said, “I know the Children's Education Group very well and I know that they provide vitally important services for their neighbourhoods.  It’s great to see them benefiting from their new kitchen.”