Trip to St Paul's Cathedral

On Monday 5 March 2012, Father Duncan from the St Way Church (Leopold Estate) kindly organised a VIP tour for members of the Leopold project and LiC volunteers. The unique tour allowed the participants access sections of the Cathedral closed to the public. The pictures below were taken by a professional photographer called Ollie Harrop a resident artist living on the Leopold estate.  





Extracts from the Leopold Project Documentary

The Leopold project documentary is a film made by residents from the housing estate. The quotes below are from Nazma begum, Pedro Reyes and Sirajul Islam.

The Leopold documentary team are currently two interviews away from starting the editing phase. If interested in taking part, please contact Abdul on 020 7987 8796 or email on abdul-lic@live.com

Under 12 Street Dance Project

We have launched our Under 12 street dance classes in the Burdett Community Centre every Thursday's 4.30pm-5.30pm. The sessions are free and delivered by a professional dancer. The sessions are leading up to a performance later in April. Anyone who's 12 or under are welcomed to attend. To get more information please contact Abdul on 020 7987 8796 or email abdul-lic@live.com. 

Young People's Film in Partnership with St Paul's Way Trust School

Every Tuesday afternoon, film makers from LiC are working with young people at St Paul's Trust School on their Asdan project. The students are making a film where killer zombies have attacked the school and only two surviving students combat the zombies and save the day. Once the film is complete I will post it here.

The Leopold Christmas Event

We decided to hold a Christmas Event for all the residents that have taken part in the project so far. The event was held on Thursday December 15th LiC at St Pauls Church, Bow Common which is very local to the residents. Everyone that attended got to enjoy free food and drink while watching performances from some of the young people we have been working with and also performances from residents of the Leopold Estate. We also had Santa's Grotto and facepainting for the children which was very popular at the event. Over 100 residents turned up which LiC are extremely pleased with and we hope to carry on working with them on the Leopold Project next year.

Fashion Project

The fashion project takes place every Friday's from 4.30pm-6pm. The young people taking part in the project are all working towards a final product and are going to be accredited with the Bronze Arts Award. These sessions are aimed towards young people, however parents are welcome to come along with their children. Please contact Abdul or Charlotte on 020 7987 8796 or email abdul-lic@live.com to join this course.

Resident Documentary

The documentary film group meets once a week either to interview a resident or to update each other to their progress. The group have developed their idea and have started filming residents in the estate. Their next session is on Thursday 17th November in 25a Limborough House at 6pm.  We have a dedicated tutor who will you train in all aspects of film making.  If you're interested in taking art either being interviewed or learn broadcasting skills please contact Abdul on 020 7987 8796 or email abdul-lic@live.com.