The West Euston Time Bank was set up by local residents and became a registered charity in December 2004. Its development was supported by the Third Age Project and the West Euston Partnership with Abbey (now part of Santander) being our first major funder.
Since then the Time Bank has gone from strength to strength and currently has 231 adult members and over 300 children that take part in and help us deliver many vital community services, social activities and events such as our after school clubs, basic skills workshops, street and line dance classes, a new Crochet & Knitting Club and a family activities programme during the school holidays.
We moved to a new small community centre – The H Pod- in November 2006 that has now become our main base. We also run several partnership projects such as “Science is Fun” to inspire and promote a new generation of young scientists in conjunction with the Wellcome Collection and “Inner City Life” a new street dance theatre project with support from the West Euston Partnership and British Land. We are also a key delivery partner in the West Euston Healthy Community Project- a health consortia funded by the Big Lottery- and have responsibility for running an innovative volunteering programme using the time bank model.
We have a staff team of three people; two part-time paid workers and one voluntary (unpaid) manager who report to a voluntary committee of management of 13 elected members that meet bi monthly to oversee the running of the Time Bank.
Breda Hayes was elected as the new chair at a Committee of Management meeting held on Friday 24th June 2011 as a result of Natalia Karplus having to leave the area.
Shahanara Begum is our part-time Broker who is responsible for general administration, the smooth running of the Time Bank Office and matching members and prospective members with volunteering opportunities.
Mariam Hassan is our part-time development worker who is responsible for the afterschool clubs and school holiday Family Activities Programmes as well as developing new projects.
Tony Bloor is our voluntary (unpaid) manager and Company Secretary.
Breda, our new chair, is far right
with Cllr Abdul Quadir, Mayor of Camden and Donne Robertson, Operations Manager from the Wellcome Collection.
Those elected to the Committee of Management
at our
Annual General Meeting on Thursday 27th October 2011
- Breda Hayes (new Chair)
- Fakhrul Qureshi (Vice-Chair)
- Foyeza Akhtar
- Pat Futatsugi
- Tigist Roblin
- Yolanda Fossaluzza
- Bithi Das
- Rita McGrath (Treasurer)
- Rathna Begum
- Rukban Rouf
- Arefa Tajzai
- Sarah Green
- Islam Molla
- Oumalkaire Abdi
West Euston Time Bank believes:
- Everyone has something to contribute, whether skills, knowledge or lived experience
- Relationships between people are strengthened through an exchange of skills, knowledge or lived experience
- Living in a friendly and active neighbourhood leads to happier, more secure and fulfilled lives
- There is equal value in difference
Our Vision
West Euston - a friendly and peaceful neighbourhood where people want to live, where everyone is valued and respected, and where people of all ages, background and circumstances reach their full potential.
Our Mission
West Euston Time Bank's mission is to bring people together in neighbourly co-operation through the exchange of time, skills and knowledge and the provision of activities to build skills, trust and a sense of wellbeing for individuals, families and the wider community.
