The Bromley by Bow Centre is a community centre in

Bromley-by-Bow Bromley, commonly known as Bromley-by- Bow, is a district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London, located on the western banks of the River Lea, in the Lower Lea Valley in East London. The area is distinct from Bow, which li ...

, in the

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. It was founded by Andrew Mawson in 1984 alongside community members such as Chilean artist Santiago Bell, with the aim of transforming the local community. Over the years, the centre has grown to encompass a

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where

Sam Everington Sir Anthony Herbert Everington , known as Sam Everington, is a GP at a health centre within the Bromley by Bow Centre, in Tower Hamlets, an area of East London. He has held the role of chair of NHS Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group ...

is an enthusiastic advocate of the centre, church, nursery, children's centre, community facilities and a cafe. It is the site of the UK's first Healthy Living Centre, and around 2,000 people use the Centre each week. In addition to team members such as psychologists, nurses, counsellors, and phlebotomists, the centre also houses artists, stonemasons, gardeners, and stained-glass makers. The Bromley by Bow Centre works in partnership with

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to deliver community regeneration work in its local neighbourhood. The conversion of the church, the health centre, cafe, enterprise and training barn, and layout of the adjacent

Bob's Park The Bromley by Bow Centre is a community centre in Bromley-by-Bow, in the East End of London. It was founded by Andrew Mawson in 1984 alongside community members such as Chilean artist Santiago Bell, with the aim of transforming the local commu ...

were designed by Wyatt MacLaren architects. The principal entrance to the centre is formed by an archway that formerly stood in

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, designed by

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. The archway was sold on the demolition of the building and stood in the garden of Tudor House, a local house that was purchased for the creation of the park. The archway was moved to its current location in 1998. On 22 December 2011 the church building suffered major damage in a fire. "Bob's Park" is next to

Kingsley Hall Kingsley Hall is a community centre, in Powis Road, Bromley-by-Bow in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, East End of London. It dates back to the work of Doris and Muriel Lester, who had a nursery school in nearby Bruce Road. Their brother, ...

and forms part of the Bromley by Bow Centre. In 1993 the park was shown on

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maps as Bromley Recreation Ground and was also known as Grace Street Park. It was later renamed by local people after the park keeper, Robert Grenfell.

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Bromley by Bow Centre
*, BBC article on the Centre *, 13 September 2006 article on local authority website about the centre as a model for action on

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Bromley by Bow Community Organisation
Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Health in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Community centres in London Bromley-by-Bow {{london-struct-stub

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