Marie's story
I met new people at the party. There was a family on the other side, she'd lived here for 20 years and I didn't even know. I mean I'd often seen her but I thought she was new to the scene. But she said, no she'd been brought up in the estate. And I said "well I've been here ten years". I said "I didn't even know you lived round here". So – that was good. And we're still friends now.
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106 languages are spoken in Tower Hamlets schools.
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| "I think that in the environment we live in, it is a bit difficult sometimes for people to get to know each other. In the East End of London, people become quite cold, or they seem to be. Sometimes you need a place to go where you can be encouraged more to talk to each other. You get to understand that maybe there are a lot more people like you than you though there were." |
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29% of Tower Hamlets residents volunteer in some way for their local community.
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People in poorer areas are less likely to introduce themselves to a new neighbour than those in richer areas.
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