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.
Gloria Obilana
Centre Manager
Gloria Obilana is the Centre Manager of Manor House Development Trust. She is a local resident who has lived on the Woodberry Down Estate over 30 years and has regularly taken part in various community schemes.
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.
Sara
Kamaliporshokouh
Finance Manager
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.
Derya Ergur
Volunteer Coordinator
Derya’s role is to create and update volunteering opportunities as well as signposting training opportunities to volunteers. She offers continuous support to motivate volunteers to achieve their personal goals.
As a polyglot, Derya is fluent in Spanish, Turkish and Japanese.
And holds a degree in Spanish and Global Communication from the University of Westminster.
Suhur Nur
Administrator
Suhur Nur is a local resident. She has a passion for her local community.
Suhur Nur is a local resident. She has a passion for her local community. She is fluent in three languages.
Miriam Burke
Project Manager
Miriam Burke has a PhD in cultural geography from Royal Holloway, University of London. Her research focused on using participatory arts practices as a way to think about multi-species communities and social entanglements.
Charlotte Arnold
Communications Specialist
Charlotte Arnold is the Project Officer of Manor House Development Trust. Originally she started as the the Project Officer for MHDT.
Loredana Leska
Administrator
Loredana Leska an artist who has created artwork recent exhibition 'connection' held at the Centre in 2019. Loredana was also apart of a recent 'Hackney Works' that was used across Hackney and surrounding areas. Loredana also works as a part-time teaching assistant.
