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Open Mic Night

11:30am Friday 17th May 2013

Access Group who meet at The Link Thamesmead every week are looking for comedians, musicians, poets and inspirational speakers to get up on stage and entertain the residents of Thamesmead during their first Open Mic Night taking place at The Link, 7:00-9:00pm on Friday 5 July 2013.

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Toddler group urged to enter awards

3:20pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

Toddler groups are being asked to show they are ‘Top of the Tots’ by entering the UK’s biggest parenting awards.

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Half-term Boredom Busters are back!

9:51am Tuesday 5th February 2013

Trust Thamesmead's half-term Boredom Busters of activities are back!

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The Link Thamesmead hosts photoshoot

11:05am Sunday 27th January 2013

The Link Thamesmead recently hosted the cast and production team from Starter Black Label for a major fashion shoot which took place around Southmere Lake.

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Access Thamesmead

11:10am Sunday 27th January 2013

Congratulations to 15-year-old, Martin Stupples-Surrey who recently won an iPod Touch, when his name was picked at random from a list containing contact details of those who have signed-up to become an Access Thamesmead card holder.

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Winter Festival

4:26pm Thursday 6th December 2012

Trust Thamesmead held a Winter Festival to remember in Arnott Close in Central Thamesmead on Saturday 1 December.

Half Term Fun

5:00pm Monday 5th November 2012

More than 240 Thamesmead residents took part in Trust Thamesmead’s October Half-term Boredom Busters, a programme of activities that took place Monday 29 October-Friday 2 November.

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Tavy Bridge regeneration

10:01am Thursday 20th September 2012

Please note that it is with sad regret that we will be closing our neighbourhood shop on September 28.

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Thamesmead's Ifeoluwa Adeyemi in Open Mic UK regional finals

3:40pm Wednesday 29th August 2012

Ifeoluwa Adeyemi from Thamesmead has been given the big thumbs up by judges at the Open Mic UK auditions.

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Game, set and match

2:49pm Tuesday 21st August 2012

Sporting Club Thamesmead hosted a successful junior's tennis course at its pitch in Crossway Park, Thamesmead last week.

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Time for a fair deal

9:50am Friday 10th August 2012

Trust Thamesmead launched a Fair Finance service, the first south of the river, at their office on Wednesday 8 August.

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Free training courses for Thamesmead residents

3:53pm Thursday 2nd August 2012

Trust Thamesmead is working in partnership with Adult Education Bexley and Greenwich Community College to offer Thamesmead residents the following training courses:

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Free training courses

3:44pm Thursday 2nd August 2012

Trust Thamesmead is working in partnership with Adult Education Bexley and Greenwich Community College to offer Thamesmead residents free training courses.

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Free Training Courses

3:41pm Thursday 2nd August 2012

Free training courses for unemployed residents of Thamesmead aged 16+

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Thamesmead primary schools football tournament

10:14am Monday 25th June 2012

Fifteen Thamesmead primary schools took part in the 14th annual Matthew Clarke Memorial Tournament which was hosted by Sporting Club Thamesmead at Crossway Park on Thursday 14 June 2012.

Young Footballers Wanted

11:00am Monday 11th June 2012

www.thamesmeadtownfc.co.uk

Thamesmead celebrates the Queen's Diamond Jubilee

10:27am Wednesday 6th June 2012

Thamesmead celebrates the Queen's Diamond Jubilee

World Challenge boot fair

5:03pm Monday 19th March 2012

Eleven sixth formers from Business Academy Bexley will be hosting a boot fair in the school's ground in Yarnton Way, DA18 4DW, 7:30am-12:30pm on Sunday 1 April 2012.

Free training for Thamesmead residents

1:35pm Monday 27th February 2012

Free community development training for Thamesmead residents

Harvest Festival Market

4:45pm Monday 17th October 2011

Moorings Action Together (M.A.T.), supported by community development agency and registered charity, Trust Thamesmead, held a Harvest Market Festival in Arnott Close, Central Thamesmead on Saturday 15 October.

Picnic in the Park

11:28am Friday 26th August 2011

Around 900 Thamesmead residents recently attended two Picnic in the Park events (11 and 24 August) held by Trust Thamesmead and Gallions Residents Group in Birchmere Park.

The Link Thamesmead's first ever event

2:06pm Thursday 25th August 2011

The Link Thamesmead held its first ever event on Friday 19 August 2011.

Wheelie good time

3:42pm Wednesday 17th August 2011

A wheelie good bin proved to be the star attraction at a recent ‘Street Soccer' day organised for local children by Trust Thamesmead and Gallions Residents Group. The brightly decorated bin was kindly donated by the UK's leading bin manufacturer, Taylor, for a day of football challenges that encouraged children to get outside and make the most of their summer holidays.

Thamesmead centre mangers appointed

1:29pm Tuesday 19th July 2011

Trust Thamesmead has made two key appointments as its two multi-million pound community facilities come closer to completion.

Misfits competition

2:38pm Thursday 7th July 2011

Win the chance to go on set and meet some of the cast of the Bafta award winning, E4 cult show, Misfits.

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Energy saving video

2:34pm Thursday 7th July 2011

As part of its commitment to encouraging households to reduce energy usage and save money, Gallions Housing Association has launched a brand new online video, The Energy Saving House.

Matthew Clarke Memorial Tournament 2011

5:13pm Monday 20th June 2011

Thirteen Thamesmead primary schools took part in the 13th annual Matthew Clarke Memorial Tournament held at Woolwich Poly on Thursday 16 June.

Thamesmead Youth Voice Residential

5:12pm Monday 20th June 2011

Thamesmead’s leading community development agency and registered charity, Trust Thamesmead, recently took 15 members of Thamesmead Youth Voice (TYV) on a residential to Hindleap Warren in East Sussex, for a weekend of learning, teambuilding and event planning.

Chief Inspector of Constabulary visits Thamesmead

5:11pm Monday 20th June 2011

Chief Inspector of Constabulary, Denis O’Connor, CBE, QPM visited Thamesmead yesterday after receiving an invitation from Thamesmead’s leading community development agency and registered charity, Trust Thamesmead.

Thamesmead volunteer wins national award

5:06pm Monday 20th June 2011

Thamesmead resident, Angela Wilden, who completed an Advice and Guidance Support NVQ3, recently won an Adult Learner’s Week’s, Individual Regional Award.

Outstanding Achievement

4:39pm Friday 25th March 2011

Trust Thamesmead’s Acorn Pre-school has been awarded Outstanding by Ofsted for the second time running.

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Not just read noses at Thamesmead Town FC

4:38pm Friday 25th March 2011

It wasn’t a just a case of red noses when Thamesmead Town Football Club did their bit for Red Nose Day.

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New home and away kit

4:38pm Friday 25th March 2011

Thamesmead Town Ladies Football Club is looking forward to a bright future with a new kit sponsorship deal, a massive turnaround in form and a new home.

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Christmas Card Presentation

4:35pm Wednesday 8th December 2010

Trust Thamesmead held their annual Christmas Card competition presentation last night (Tuesday 7 December), at a ceremony held at Trust Thamesmead’s office in Thamesmead Town Centre, which was attended by Trust Thamesmead staff and Board members, winners and their families.

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Take Over Day

4:33pm Wednesday 8th December 2010

Trust Thamesmead took part in this year’s Take Over Day (Friday 12 November), when members of Thamesmead Youth Voice took part in a film project, overseeing every aspect of the production and making of the film, which they made about Trust Thamesmead.

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Award winning indepedent retailer

3:16pm Thursday 25th November 2010

Thamesmead Town Centre’s The Front Page newsagents won an award for ‘Effective Ranging’ at the Independent Achievers Academy Awards 2010, last Thursday, at an awards bash held at London’s Grange St Paul’s Hotel.

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Pop in's pamper afternoon

10:15am Thursday 18th November 2010

Thamesmead’s over 50’s group, the Pop in Parlour based at Evenlode House, Coraline Walk in Thamesmead held a pampering afternoon on Wednesday 17 November.

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• Age UK

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Thamesmead Food Bank

10:12am Thursday 18th November 2010

Trust Thamesmead; Thamesmead’s leading community development agency and registered charity works endlessly with these groups, one of which is the Thamesmead Food Bank, who provide community members in temporary crisis, with three days of non perishable foods as well as general support and signposting for further on-going assistance.

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Historic cuts threaten most disadvantaged

2:58pm Thursday 21st October 2010

The head of one of London’s leading community development trusts, and the only regeneration charity working exclusively in Thamesmead, says the cuts announced by the Government in yesterday’s Comprehensive Spending Review will have a massive impact on some of south east London’s most disadvantaged communities.

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Volunteering Success

11:50am Wednesday 20th October 2010

Trust Thamesmead and the Greenwich Community Food Coop has seen three volunteers from their fruit and veg stall based outside Arnott Community Centre in Arnott Close gain rightful employment all within a month of each other.

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• Volunteer Maine

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Thamesmead celebrates Black History Month

10:44am Wednesday 6th October 2010

Thamesmead Town Centre came alive on Saturday, 2 October, when the first of 21 events funded by Trust Thamesmead, launched Black History Month celebrations in Thamesmead.

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Tickets available for art exhibition

10:26am Tuesday 5th October 2010

Tickets are available for Trust Thamesmead's free art exhibition which will be showcasing artwork by young people, at its office in Thamesmead Town Centre on Wednesday 13 October.

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• Business Academy Bexley
• Bexley Council

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International day of older persons celebrations

10:21am Tuesday 5th October 2010

Around 50 older residents of Thamesmead joined Trust Thamesmead at The Atrium on Friday 1 October to celebrate International Day of Older Persons.

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• International Day of Older Persons

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Thamesmead's got talent

11:34am Friday 24th September 2010

Trust Thamesmead attended Business Academy Bexley's eighth Senior School Presentation and Awards Evening on Wednesday 22 September, which is held in recognition and celebration of their most recent Year 11 and Post-16 students achievements.

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