Communities Keeping Well
Supporting you to live a healthier life
Communities Keeping Well (CKW) are your GPs, the council’s Public Health team, local voluntary sector organisations and residents working together.
CKW is working with eight communities in Tower Hamlets to prevent diabetes, coronary heart disease and respiratory disease.
Since April 2024, residents have come together through a series of community events to design and lead activities to support a healthier life. As well as making these neighbourhoods a healthier places to live, it’s a chance for our community to get their voices heard on health and help each other out.
In rounds 1 and 2 of CKW, residents applied for up to £2,000 to start their own health and wellbeing project in Lansbury, Limehouse East or Barkantine (Isle of Dogs).
Round 3 of CKW will launch in September 2026. As part of this round, we will provide renewed funding to community projects that demonstrated success in Rounds 1 and 2, helping to strengthen their long-term sustainability and increase impact within local communities.
See below for the free projects that came out of rounds 1 and 2. This list will be updated from September with renewed projects that you can attend!
Want to try a new & free activity in your local community?
Through rounds 1 & 2 of CKW, new projects emerged led by residents to create healthier communities.
If you’d like to get in touch about any of the projects below, please email leoca.powell@nhs.net or call / text on 07512313033.
Leoca Powell - CKW Locality Project Lead
“The gardening workshop helped me feel more confident in my ability to grow and maintain plants”
“I absolutely love these Pilates classes. They have created a truly safe and welcoming space where women of all ages, body types, and backgrounds come together to take time for ourselves, focus on our well-being, and exercise without judgment”
“Thank you for providing free classes like this for us, otherwise I would not be able to afford it.”
“I love coming to the group, it allowed me to be healthy and make new friends, as a result of coming here I have also joined the gym, this group has given me a lot of confidence and has built up my physical and mental resilience””
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Men's projects
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Mindfulness for all
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Legs, Bums & Tums (LBT) & Yoga (Women's Only)
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St Annes Garden Group (Starting again in March 2026 due to season)
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Chai & Chat Coffee morning (coming soon!)
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Women's only Pilates & Circuits class & Women's Talking Therapies
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Men's exercise and wellbeing group
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Scraps of Joy: Upcycle, Connect, Thrive (Next session: 23rd February 2026)
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Women's only Coffee Morning and Crochet Classes
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Green Mind Project
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Therapeutic Art Workshop Collage
Important Information:
Lansbury and Limehouse/ Barkantine Community Project Lead volunteering
We’re always looking for local residents who are passionate about their community and interested in leading projects in the Barkantine or Lansbury & Limehouse East areas. We want to strengthen social connections and improve wellbeing through community-led activities.
If you’d like to be contacted about the next round of this project (round 3), contact Leoca Powell, Communities Keeping Well Locality Project Lead on Tel. 07512313033 or email: leoca.powell@nhs.net
Upcoming events in the South East Locality:
Poplar Picnic
Saturday 8th August 2026 11am - 5pm
Poplar Union, Bartlett Park, E14 6LH
Summer of Wellbeing Festival 2026 - Isle of Dogs
Wednesday 12th August - 12pm - 3pm
Island House Community Centre, Roserton Street, E14 3PG
Where we are working in the South East Locality
Lansbury & Limehouse East
Barkantine/ Millwall
Find out about how Healthy Island Partnership is working in the Barkantine area
Find out more about other localities in tower Hamlets through Tower Hamlets Together
How can you get involved?
Volunteer with us
Get involved with improving health and wellbeing for local neighbours
Become a health champion with Public Health
Help us at community events and workshops
You will get:
Training opportunities
Community experience working on health inequalities
Support from NHS, Public Health and voluntary sector staff
Flexibility in volunteering
Collaborate with us
Your organisation can support this project by helping to spread the word about our activities, becoming a nurture organisation to support resident led projects or working in partnership with us to strategically improve health and wellbeing locally. Get in touch by completing the contact form.
