Do you have a skill or secret talent to share with your community? Perhaps you are a keen gardener or an amazing cook? Or maybe you are a whizz with technology or have a passion for local history? Whatever it is, we want to hear from you! You don’t have to be an expert, just interested in giving back to your local community. Roman Road Trust invites you to one of our Neighbourhood Curriculum workshops on Wednesday 6th October or Wednesday 20th October. These workshops are an opportunity for local people to come forward and let us know what you can bring to The Common Room. The sessions will be facilitated by Roman Road Trust and Torange Khonsari from Public Works. The workshops aim to be fun and relaxed. This is a chance for you to begin thinking about how you can be involved in The Common Room once it is built. There will be cake too! 🍰 Find out more and how to book your free place: https://romanroadtrust.co.uk/neighbourhood-curriculum-workshops/

A big hello to all our supporters! Here’s what we’ve been up to…   Following our Facade Design Workshops in February, the ceramicists have created an amazing, unique design for the facade that will represent our brilliant neighbourhood. In June, we renovated furniture for The Common Room at DIY DEMOS as part of Chisenhale Dance's Encounter Bow Festival. Thanks to all those who came along to help sand a table and decorate a bench! In August, we’ve been out and about on Roman Road Market and will be popping up at local events in September. Keep an eye out for us and feel free to say hello! Alongside all of this we’ve been quietly making preparations for The Common Room build, including getting all the legal arrangements in place and starting important parts of the build process. Costs in the construction industry are currently very high, and so we are also in the process of raising some additional funds before we start the build itself to make sure that we can complete it fully.   Remember to sign up to our mailing list for more regular updates and local news:  https://romanroadtrust.co.uk/become-friend-roman-road/

You're invited! Residents are warmly invited to help co-design the facade of The Common Room at a Facade Design Workshop on Sunday 7th February, 11.00am-12.30pm. The front (or facade) of The Common Room will include handmade ceramic tiles. The design, colour and glaze of the tiles will be inspired by our local community - that's you! Join us to collaborate with other local residents to design a facade for The Common Room that represents our neighbourhood. Check our socials or copy this link to book your free place. Families welcome! http://romanroadtrust.co.uk/facade-design-workshop-residents/

Roman Around the Christmas Tree is this Saturday 5th December from 12-3pm. Swing by the Christmas Tree outside Idea Store Bow to chat to us about how The Common Room is progressing and find out what the New Year holds for the project. We'll also be placing handmade decorations from local schools onto the tree. Exciting! We'd love you to say hello but please remember to follow social distancing guidelines to keep our community safe.

We are very excited for our first market stall for Transform The Common Room! Roman Road Trust & Public Works will be outside the Idea Store Bow from 12-2pm this Sat 10th Oct. Pop by to find out what's next for The Common Room and how you can be involved. We'd love to speak to you. Please remember to follow social distancing guidelines whilst at our stall - thank you!

We have put together the names of all our 252 brilliant backers into one image...can you spot your name!? Spacehive will be collecting your amazing pledge in the next couple of days which means we are one giant step closer to transforming The Common Room. Exciting! Find out what's next and take a closer look at the image here: romanroadtrust.co.uk/spot-your-name/

We did it! It has been one week since we reached our target (and beyond) to Transform The Common Room. You helped us finish with an amazing total of £81,721 and 253 backers. Thank you to each and every person, business, and organisation who has pledged, shared, and supported our project to Transform The Common Room. We have been overwhelmed by the generosity and determination shown by our local community as well as those from beyond Roman Road. Thank you. We are now busy finalising the important details and preparing for the build to begin. Please sign up to our newsletter, follow our journey on social media, and watch our Thank You Video here: http://romanroadtrust.co.uk/transform-the-common-room-reaches-target/ Thank you for being a part of something amazing. We look forward to welcoming you into The Common Room in 2021.