About The Centre

The Redmond Community Centre is the local hub for all residents and visitors to Woodberry Down in Hackney.

The centre was completed and opened by the Mayor of Hackney in February 2012.

The centre is managed by Manor House Development Trust which was formed in 2007.

Manor House Development Trust is a charitable social enterprise. We deliver and help other organisations to deliver community services which are value for money and create lasting benefits.

This approach allows the community to lead and determine its own future.

Your Team

The Redmond Community Centre's team are always on hand to offer a warm welcome to everyone.

Simon Donovan
CEO

Simon Donovan is a London based Social Regeneration Specialist. He is the Chief Executive of Manor House Development Trust, which was recently awarded a Queens Award for Enterprise and was also named Impact Champion at the 2016 NatWestSE100 awards, in which Simon was also shortlisted as Leadership Champion.

Fionnuala Keane-Conley
Project Manager

Fionnuala has a degree in Fine Art (Sculpture) from Wimbledon College of Arts (UAL). She is a local member of the community. She joined LDT in 2019 initially as a member of staff at Woodberry Blooms and moved to the projects team in 2020. She works on setting up and running projects at the London Development Trust and is passionate about building community partnerships.

Sara
Kamaliporshokouh
Head of Finance and Operations

Sara has a master's in Mathematics and was previous a Sales Manager back in her home country Iran.

She also previously lived in Austria and worked as a Mathematics teacher before leaving to live in the UK to study finance.

Heenaaz
Operations Manager

Heenaaz graduated with a degree in Business Marketing in India and moved to the UK in 2013. She began her journey with Redmond in 2017 as a volunteer and gradually advanced through various positions. She is currently the Operations Manager for London Development Trust.

Aysun Erdal

Centre Staff

Aysun has a Degree in Computer Science. Worked many years as a software engineer in BT. Also run catering businesses in London over 20 years. Now giving her time for her local community by working in her favorite community center.