The New Hanbury Project (NHP) is a centre for personal development and training, located off Shoreditch High Street, East London, in an area with all the usual inner-city social problems, including high unemployment, high crime and poor housing. The project helps people build up their self-confidence, learn useful and practical life skills, become involved in voluntary work, go on training courses and gain employment opportunities.

Activities
The NHP provides hands-on, practical training to people recovering from homelessness, addiction, mental health problems, learning difficulties, and long-term unemployment. A variety of courses are offered: computing, painting & decorating, wallpapering, tiling, carpentry, furniture repairs and restoration, DIY, arts and crafts, gardening, and cookery. We also offer literacy, drama, creative writing, art and music. For more information on our courses please see the links on the left

Aims
The aims of NHP are as follows:

1. Training
2. Individual growth/development
3. Increased recovery from addiction and homelessness issues

The students learn new skills and are able to access statutory education courses. The NHP enables students to develop a sense of purpose and belonging, bringing structure to their days, helping them move onto voluntary or paid employment, so that they experience an increase in self-esteem and confidence. Client recovery therefore becomes more effective as each student has a practical level of engagement. Students are included in something worthwhile and drawn inwards from the edges of society.

It is our experience that without meaningful occupation, rehabilitation and change can be limited or sometimes unachievable for this client group.

This project opened in October 2007.

Term Times 2011
Mon 4th January – Thurs 17th March
Mon 4th April – Thurs 16th June
Mon 4th July – Thurs 15th September
Mon 3rd October – Thurs 15th December

Contact
Please contact the office. Phone: 020 7613 5636 or email hanbury@sct.org.uk for more information.
Our postal address is: The New Hanbury Project, 3 Calvert Avenue, London E2 7JP.

Feedback

We are always looking to improve our courses. If you have recently attended the New Hanbury Project and would like to provide feedback, please click HERE

Referrals

To download a referral form please click HERE

The people in the Office keep the wheels going around. 2010.
Created by Recovery CHANNEL UK

My confidence in my ability to relate, communicate well and help others has massively improved and where I used to keep myself to myself, I now initiate conversation, offer advice and share regularly from my experience.”
New Hanbury Project Student - IanS in "Whispering Trees" by MyStory