Welcome to SoulFlow CIC
Enriching Souls, Empowering Generations
Welcome to SOULFLOW CIC, we are much more than just a Community Interest Company. We are a living support system that unites diverse communities, generations, and individuals under one common belief: love, unity, and the transformative power of well-being. We go beyond programs and focus on the passionate essence that connects us all, empowering individuals and bringing about positive change. SOULFLOW CIC is not just a concept, it is a dynamic force that resonates with the harmony of the community.
Join us as we celebrate the extraordinary impact of love, unity, and well-being that creates lasting positive change.
🌟 SOULFLOW CIC's Heartwarming Recap: Christmas Eve Food Run 2023 🍲
Relive the magic of giving with SOULFLOW CIC! 🤝✨ Our Christmas Eve Food Run was a heartfelt journey of compassion and community spirit. 🎁 Highlights: ✅ Nourishing Souls: Witness the warmth as we serve soulful meals to those in need. ✅ Community Connection: Feel the camaraderie that lit up Roman Road Market, in front of the Idea Store, Gladstone Place E3. ✅ Spreading Joy: Discover the joy on the faces of our community members facing challenges. 🙌 Your Impact: A huge shoutout to everyone who shared, supported, volunteered, and contributed to making this night extraordinary. Your outreach reached hearts and brought smiles. 🌈 SOULFLOW CIC - Continuing the Journey 💚 Subscribe for more updates and join us in creating a positive impact! #SOULFLOWCIC #ChristmasEveRecap #CommunityLove 🌟❤️
NEWS
Active Monday Mornings
🌟 Active Monday Mornings 🌟
In Partnership with Tower Hamlets Council and The Mayor’s Small Grants Programme.
Our first session brightened and energised Monday mornings! Come and be part of our community as we embrace love, unity, and well-being. Let’s create positive change together! 💪
✨ What to Expect:
☕️ Chat and Natter Over a Cuppa!
🧘♀️ Chair Exercises
💬 Health & Well-being Workshops
📸 Photography with Nature Walks
📅 Every Monday: 9th September – 14th October 2024
🕙 Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
📍 Location: Idea Store Bow, Room: Lab 2
📍 Address: 1 Gladstone Pl, Bow, London E3 5GT
Upcoming Events
Winter Hot Food Run, 24th December 2023.
📅 Event Details:
- Date: 24th December
- Time: 9 pm to 10 pm
- Location: Roman Road Market, in front of the Idea Store, Gladstone Place E3
Active Tea Mondays
Are you a Parent? Are you over 50? Do you suffer from health conditions? Are you alone?
Come along, bring a friend, and let’s make every Monday a little brighter together!
📅 Event Details:
- Start Date: Monday, 9th September 2024
- End Date: Monday, 14th October 2024
- Time: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Location: Bow Idea Store, 1 Gladstone Pl, Bow, London E3 5GT
- 6 Sessions Only: Every Monday (once a week)
Discover a loving community spirit with Soulflow CIC’s Active Tea Mondays! This project aims to combat isolation and support the Parents, and the Elderly through engaging activities.
Join us for health and well-being workshops, refreshing photography nature walks, and fun physical activities.
Let’s connect, share stories, and create lasting memories over a hot 'cuppa.'
September 2024
December 2023
Soulful Food Run
Be a part of a heartwarming initiative with Soulflow CIC’s Soulful Food Run!
📅 Event Details:
- Date: TBC
- Time: TBC
- Location: To Be Confirmed
Our mission is to support those who are homeless and in need by providing nourishing hot meals.
Join us in spreading warmth, kindness, and a sense of community.
Your participation can make a real difference in someone’s life.
Let’s come together and serve with love.
Your small act of kindness can create a ripple of change.
October 2024
FREE EVENT!
Space is limited! You can register now to secure your spot. Only 18 seats are available, so book now.
Our Partners
At SOULFLOW CIC, we're so happy to work with a diverse range of partners. We team up with local authorities, organisations, NGOs, and non-profit organisations to take on even the most complicated challenges in our community. We're amazed by our partners' contributions - not just financially, but also with their brilliant ideas, volunteer efforts, and in-kind support. By working together, we can build stronger and more resilient communities and make a positive difference in the lives of those around us.
In Partnership with:
Please Note
At SOULFLOW CIC, we uphold a commitment to creating a safe and respectful environment for everyone involved in our workshops, and food/soup run. We want this initiative to be a positive and welcoming experience for both our staff, volunteers and guests.
We operate under a strict zero-tolerance policy regarding any form of abusive behaviour, whether verbal or physical. Our 'staff and volunteers' well-being is of utmost importance, and they reserve the right to discontinue their services immediately if they feel uncomfortable or threatened.
We strongly emphasise the need for mutual respect between our guests, staff and volunteers. It is essential that everyone feels safe and valued during the educational workshops, and food/soup run. We believe that fostering a culture of respect contributes to a more positive and inclusive community experience.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in creating a supportive and secure environment for all participants in our workshops, and food/soup run.
Sunday Soup Kitchen
Our Sunday night soup run only costs £3.50 per person to run before any logistics or packaging. During our soup run, we aim to feed 100 people. As we don’t have a permanent base, please follow our social media on the update of our next location.
Please sponsor a person or donate towards the whole event, and be part of the event volunteering your precious time.
Warm Winter Food Project
Our Food Night Run only costs £6.00 per person to run. During our Food run, we aim to feed 100 people. As SoulFlow CIC don’t have a permanent base, please follow our social media on the update of our next location. We aim to collaborate with the local community hubs or religious establishments to run the SoulFlow CIC Food Night run.
We aim to cater for our community’s dietary needs. May it be a meaty biryani or vegan, we are here for you.
At SoulFlow CIC, we aim to keep the cost low by collaborating with local businesses to provide us with a low-cost ingredient or to caterers to lower the minimum threshold to £6.00.
Please sponsor a person or donate towards the whole event, and be part of the event volunteering your precious time.
All our Food projects are free to help the people who need the most in the community.
Active Tea Workshop
Our Active Tea Workshop help reduce social isolation, loneliness, and social determinants of health across all ages, especially for older people.
- About 11% of Old Ford residents rated their health as bad or very bad. Therefore, almost double the rate across Tower Hamlets (6%).
- The rates of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are significantly higher in Old Ford than in Tower Hamlets and North East London, i.e., 52 per 1000 people.
- The rate of hypertension in Old Ford is 186 per 1000 people, which is similar to the rate for Tower Hamlets and North East London.
- The rates of diabetes in Old Ford are 115 per 1000 people, which is slightly less than the average for Tower Hamlets but higher than across North East London.
- Deprivation: The neighbourhood is among the most deprived 20% in England. It's also among the lowest 10% for income and income deprivation affecting older people.
- Living alone: 36% of people live alone.
- Disability: 1 in 5 residents is disabled, which is higher than the proportion for Tower Hamlets and England.
SoulFlow CIC offers community activities to empower our elderly generation. Join our empowering, energetic, euphoric activities at SoulFlow CIC now!
Some of our Active Tea Workshop activities include:
- Nature Photography and Filmmaking: Organising nature walks, encouraging artistic expression and appreciation for nature through photography and filmmaking in our local parks.
- Nature Walks: Organising nature walks in our local parks to connect individuals with the natural environment for mental and physical health benefits.
- Mindfulness Through Arts and Crafts: Utilising creative arts as a therapeutic outlet to enhance emotional expression and healing.
- Health and Well-being Workshops: Educational workshops on health topics in collaboration with local health authorities and providers.
- Community Navigation: Assisting community members in accessing essential services and resources.
- Mindful Yoga: Conducting yoga classes tailored to individual needs, including faith-based and marginalised communities.
- Talking Therapies (Mental Health): Providing accessible mental health support services through counselling and peer-led therapy sessions.
- Chair Exercise for The Less Able and Elderly: Tailored exercise programs for those with limited mobility, promoting physical well-being.
These are just a few to mention. As SoulFlow CIC don’t have a permanent base, please follow our social media on the update of our next location. We aim to collaborate/hire with the local community hubs, Idea Stores, or religious establishments to run the Active Tea Tuesdays.
Please sponsor or donate at least £2.00 or how much you can towards our Active Tea Workshop to empower our elderly generation.
Welcome to SOULFLOW CIC, where every connection is a step towards a thriving, united community.
Our Soulful Food Projects
"Be merciful to those on the earth, and the One in the heavens will have mercy upon you.”
We are a small local initiative with huge aims. We have come together to support our residents of Tower Hamlets, Old Ford area. We are a very committed team who are passionate about providing support to those in need. With the cost of living crisis upon us all, our services stretched, and another cold winter looming upon us, we are dedicated to providing support and assistance where we can;
At our Food Run and Sunday Night Soup Run, we provide more than just hot, nourishing food. We set up a medium where we provide advice, support, warmth and shelter. Most importantly, we do not judge. We want each person to know we see them, hear them and support them all with a warm, compassionate smile.
We are here. Every meal we serve carries the weight of kindness and compassion. Every interaction is a testament to the power of humanity's collective heartbeat.
All our Food Projects are free.
Can you help? Imagine giving up that last pound at the bottom of your purse or pocket and filling someone's hungry stomach that night. The pennies can go a long way if we all can pull together as a team to support one another.
Regarding the running cost of our projects- the Food Run costs £6.00 per person, and our Sunday Night Soup Run costs £3.50 per person.
Are you certain that you can easily let go of this?
Many of us can look around and know of someone who is struggling/ having to battle multiple jobs alongside responsibilities. Let us help them. You can help by either donating, sponsoring a person or volunteering amongst us.
For our projects to reach those who most need it. We need your kind support. Let us bring humanity together. As we don’t have a permanent base, please follow our social media on the update of our next location.
Our Old Ford Neighbourhood
Did You Know?
Did you know that approximately 3,000 people reside in the Old Ford neighbourhood, which is situated between Victoria Park and Roman Road? This health profile pertains to the primary LSOA (as depicted on the map), which is also the most deprived area in Old Ford, Tower Hamlets.
All the data sources used in this profile are taken from the 2021 census conducted by ONS, unless stated otherwise.
Who We Support
Here are some important facts and statistics about Old Ford
- Population: Old Ford has a population of 2,735 people.
- Deprivation: The neighbourhood is among the most deprived 20% in England. It's also among the lowest 10% for income and income deprivation affecting older people.
- Employment: 18% of residents have never worked or are long-term unemployed.
- Accommodation: 58% of households are living in socially rented accommodation.
- Living alone: 36% of people live alone.
- Disability: 1 in 5 residents is disabled, which is higher than the proportion for Tower Hamlets and England.
- Ethnicity: 48% of the residents are from White ethnic backgrounds, 33% are from Asian backgrounds (less than the Tower Hamlets average), 12% are from Black backgrounds, and 8% are from mixed, multiple or other ethnic backgrounds.
Old Ford Health Profile
Self-reported Health:
About 11% of Old Ford residents rated their health as bad or very bad, which is almost double the rate across Tower Hamlets (6%).
Long-term conditions:
The rates of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are significantly higher in Old Ford than in Tower Hamlets and North East London, i.e., 52 per 1000 people.
The rates of hypertension in Old Ford are 186 per 1000 people, which is similar to the rate for Tower Hamlets and North East London.
The rates of diabetes in Old Ford are 115 per 1000 people which is slightly less than the average for Tower Hamlets but higher than across North East London.
Here are some additional details
- Age: There are more older White people in Old Ford than the Tower Hamlets average.
- Religion: 35% of the residents are Muslim and 28% are Christian.
- Language: 12% of households have no one who speaks English as their main language.
- Qualifications: Residents are less qualified than the average for the borough, with around 1 in 4 residents over 16 having no formal qualifications.
- Crime: Crime rates in Old Ford are in line with those for the borough, with 202 crimes per 1,000 people for the area. This is higher than the London average, with a high percentage of violence against the person.
Source: (1)recorded Crime: Geographic Breakdown – London Datastore
Travel time to healthcare: Old Ford residents have similar travel times to healthcare as others across London, i.e., 25 minutes to a hospital and 5 minutes to a GP using public transport or walking.
Overall health in Tower Hamlets:
Female life expectancy in Tower Hamlets is 83 years, with healthy life expectancy at 58 years. Male life expectancy is 80 years, with healthy life expectancy at 65 years. Women live longer than men but spend more years in ill-health.
Babies born in Tower Hamlets are more likely to be born with lower weight than the London or England average. By age 10/11 years, there are more children who are overweight and obese than a healthy weight.
Sources: (1) East London Database of primary care sources curated by Queen Mary University of London;
(2) https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/journey-time-statistics
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