A COMMUNITY centre offering after school classes is holding its official launch party this evening. The Hind Grove Cultural and Community Association will now be running its own centre on the Hind Grove Estate in Poplar.

A COMMUNITY centre offering after school classes is holding its official launch party this evening.

The Hind Grove Cultural and Community Association will now be running its own centre on the Hind Grove Estate in Poplar, which will be celebrated with food and drinks at 6pm.

The association has already been running after school classes at the Hind Grove Community Hall, but will now be running its own centre in Pigott Street.

Local councillors and the Poplar Harca housing association management team, which owns the venue have been invited. Speeches will be given.

The association will now be running its after school Bengali mother tongue and English classes from the new venue. It also hopes to introduce a tea room for elderly people and youth club at weekends.