Soanes Centre

We are currently in a partnership with Setpoint London East as stewards of the Soanes Centre - a community centre in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park. Setpoint London East is a local charity which provides learning opportunities for local children and young people in ecology and natural science.

During our time as artists-in-residence, between April and July 2023, we provided organisational support to Setpoint London East, with a particular focus on strengthening and building relationships with the local community in Mile End. We also transformed a disused training room into a new community and cultural resource while testing collaborations with an ensemble of incredible organisations and practitioners including Hui, Bontyanak, Resolve Collective, Moreiya and Oitij-Jo. Ultimately, we began to lay the foundations for a long-term vision and strategy to secure the future of the Soanes Centre.

In 2024, we launched two new initiatives at the Soanes Centre - Solfi and Saturday Play School - and continued to provide infrastructural support to Setpoint London East. We helped recruit new trustees for the charity and launched the Save Soanes campaign after Tower Hamlets Council attempted to illegally evict Setpoint London East and Kin Structures from the building. We also organised the centre's first Summer Jam!