Welcome to the Limehouse Community Forum 'Limehouse Matters'

What's happening in Limehouse?
LIMEfest 2019 will be coming to Ropemaker's Field on Sunday, 7 July from 12:00 noon to 5:00 PM. This annual event brings together residents and local businesses for a day of fun, food, games and entertainment for the whole family. To make this event successful the LIMEfest team needs volunteers for setup and clean up duties. If you can donate a few hours on Sunday morning or late afternoon please contact Helen Kenney.
For more information on LIMEfest 2019 visit www.limehousefestival.com.

The LIMEgreen Youth Hub Planter project has had a tremendous response from our crowdfunding campaign to raise £300.00 to create planters for our local Youth Hub. £185.00 has been donated to date which represents 65% of our goal. If you can help us get over the top please click HERE to donate. In addition, if you know where LIMEgreen can obtain some wooden pallets for this project, at little or no cost, please email Tim Kiely. Thank you!
For more information on LIMEgreen please click HERE.

In May, 30 Limehouse residents and delegates from public houseing associations and Tower Hamlets Council attended the Limehouse Ward Safe Neighbourhood Team (SNT) walkabout. Met Police SNT George Norteye led the group through neighbourhoods in Limehouse where Anti Social Behaviour (ASB) and drugs related crimes have been observed. During the walkabout, George fielded questions on CCTV camera use, patrols and Met crime statistics. Since the Walkabout a number of initiatives are in progress both from the Council and the LImehouse Community Forum.

WHO IS THE LIMEHOUSE COMMUNITY FORUM (LCF)?
The LCF was established in the Spring of 2005 to address three concerns that residents had; crime, poor street lighting and CCTV along Narrow Street. The founding members of the forum were representatives of some of our local housing estates and residential blocks. Our constitution was agreed in July 2005 and membership was redefined and opened to any "development" - an expansion which would grant admission to businesses, institutions and other local bodies.

Since that time the forum has successfully worked to increase membership and has reached out to form partnerships with a wide range of associated organisations and groups. This has allowed our Limehouse community to have a rather loud voice within and beyond our local authority. Activities have included expanding the local heath facilities, preserving neighbourhood youth services, mediating disputes, growing local amenities such as the Basin Market & PopUp Cinema and improving the quality of life in Limehouse.

In 2012 the LCF successfully lobbied the Boundary Commission to alter the size of our ward, matching those as defined in the LCF constitution. In 2013, the LCF applied to become a Neighbourhood Planning Forum and has now been so designated. The Limehouse Neighbourhood Planning Forum has the responsibility to produce a local plan which will have the strength of planning law, within our community

The LCF reaches out and interacts with our wider community of residents and businesses by hosting public events. Each year the LCF funds and organises a History Night, where we can all learn about our past and help shape our future. The formal adoption of our constitute is commemorated on the first Sunday in July with what is one of the premier local festivals: LIMEfest.

Please explore our website and have a look at what we do. Come to one of our meetings where you can identify local issues, ask questions and suggest answers. The value of a community is based upon our choosing to take part in that community. Limehouse matters. We can all add value making things better for ourselves and our neighbours. Take part today by registering. You will find a registration line at the top right corner of this page

Limehouse Community Forum
"To promote and protect Limehouse"